Player 1 Player 2

Chapter 5 pt.3

"What about Emily?" Adrian looks back to me, I can see Emily has marks all over her body where her bones had broke from the fall.

"Did Felix ever give you what he got from the office?" The office? "Felix said he was going to get something from the office for you, and he never gave you anything. He went to the roof where Emily was writing you a have a good day cheer up note. She went to the railing because Felix shot something over there to distract her attention. And then he pushed her. This all makes sense, doesn't it?"

"It does. Why didn't I connect this sooner? Why am I so oblivious?" Adrian hugs me.

"It's okay, but you need to go. He's killing off people because he wants you to himself. I don't know why and we don't have time." He let's go and helps me up.

"But I don't know who's next...I don't know of there's a pattern or something. I..." Adrian steps back with Emily and Roy in a straight line.

"Who's next?" They say it together again, then it hits me.

They're all my friends, friends I've been getting close to. Helping Roy out, Emily cheering me up. Someone I'm close to....someone like....

"Cloud!" They vanishes as I dash out of the house to to Cloud's.

He's here, I know. The party was shut down and everyone had to leave. I find the spare key and unlock his door hurrying upstairs as I hear a loud thud from his room. Bursting in I know what I see.

"Felix!" Cloud is tied and pinned to the floor by Felix as a knife is raised, Felix stops and looks at me.

"Oh, Alex.....it's not what it looks like." He stands up still keeping Cloud down with his foot. "We were just chatting.......oh what's the point, yeah. I was trying to kill him. But I have my reasons. So, Leave. Before you do something stupid."

"I'm not going to do anything." He looks at me with confusion and surprise. "Are you killing people because you feel alone? Because you want to be the center of attention? I understand, in a way. You may have murdered over a hundred people but what for? What good did it do you? It didn't, because in the end you killed that person, the so called idiot like me. But I've noticed something. The moment I accepted you, there was something different. The moment I said you were my friend, there was something different. Every time I accepted you there was something different about you. I noticed it. But you kept going back to your old self because I had others that I cared about too. You wanted me to yourself, so that I'd be your friend. But that's not the way things work, and if you can find it in your soul, please, let me show you how you can change."

"No....you're wrong." He grips his knife and steps over Cloud to fully face me. "Hehe, just you wait. Don't expect a normal day. Don't be so surprised when someone drops dead in the hallway tomorrow."

"Felix no!" He jumps out the window and vanishes somehow, I don't waste a second to run over and help Cloud. "Cloud! Could I'm so sorry, I should've listened to you. I should've never avoided you. I'm sorry, I'm such an idiot."

"As long as you're my Player 1, you're the best idiot I've ever met. " He sits up and gives a small smile to me, I can't help but smile back grateful that he's still alive.

"We need to call everyone and gather at my house. I'm not letting Felix hurt my friends. Not anymore." We get up but Cloud looks at me with confusion.

"What? You can't be serious." I just stare. "You are, aren't you. Okay, I'll start calling too."

We both pull out our phones and start calling, some don't believe us until I say I know the truth. By around midnight were all gathered in my living room. It's silent, so I start.

"I know you don't trust me but please. Just listen for now." I sigh knowing this will take a lot for them to be convinced. "You should've never trusted someone like me. Someone who was as oblivious as me. I'm sorry. I really am. But right now, I know what's going to happen. Felix is going to stop at nothing until he kills every one of you. He killed Roy by replacing the gun, and he pushed Emily off the roof. I was blind to see it. He acted so kindly to me that I didn't realize the real truth behind him. And I pushed all my friends away. I'm sorry, you were right not to trust me."

"No, we should trust you." Everyone looks at Peggy as she stands. "And I'm sorry, I should've never blamed you for Emily's death, I shouldn't have been mad. You may not know it but you've been noticed by everyone every day as something amazing. For your actions, and your reasons. And I'm sure you're been the voice of reason for all of us. When Brook made a comment about that kid sitting alone at lunch you came over and told her the truth that he was hurting. And guess what she did. The next day she walked over and sat next to him, she was there for him like you are for us."

"She's right, I did. And I didn't regret it. It was a feeling I can never forgot, and it was all thanks to you. I've always felt pressured and I'm really not a mean person, but with everyone around me I just felt that I should follow everyone else. And I see now that I shouldn't have done that." Brook looks at Peggy then to me.

"When Roy was going through problems people heard you, they overheard you, they listened to you. And then they started leaving notes in her locker saying 'hope you're okay' 'hope everything gets better' 'wish you good luck' 'if you ever need anyone to talk to I'm here for you'." She walks over and grabs my hands in a slightly cheerful manner. "You have done so much more than you think! You're not oblivious, you just look for another way! And that's amazing! It's what makes you you!"

"She's right! When I was feeling sad you made a poster for my locker saying 'I'm here for you and feel better' and then more people started writing good notes to me. It was amazing what YOU did! I'm sorry..." Tamara's almost about to cry as she finishes speaking.

"You may not know it but you're the most popular person in school, everyone knows you. People try to be like you, people who feel alone try to be like you. You are the most important thing in our lives. And were sorry for not truly seeing that." Peggy let's go of my hands and smiles.