Sky for Two

Chapter 8.

Of course, as the weeks went on the whole seating situation was forgotten. Considering Aidan barely shows his face in school anymore, I get to have my seat most of the time. I try to contact him every time he misses a good amount of days to keep him updated on the things he is missing, but I never get a reply, not even a single thank you. So, I have decided not to send him anything else from now on if he is such an unappreciative jerk. Everyone in this town seems to be disappearing somewhere for a few days and suddenly reappearing, Adam, Aidan, Mr.Hayls... I don't know what to make of it but I guess I am thinking too deep into it.

Adam got himself a girlfriend now, she is a college student, so I assume he misses school a lot to hang out with her. Me and him have drifted away since his new relationship started, and I don't know how I feel about it. He also seems rather...I don't know.. on edge all the time? He never lets me talk about Aidan or discuss Mr.Hayls with him and he always tells me that he feels that "that new Delayne boy is just trouble and a waste of space" and that I should "get him out of my head and let him be". I don't know what gets him so wired up about him, but Adam seems so closed off, so Im scared to even ask him. Im happy for him and his relationship, he seems to be very happy in it. However, I cannot shake the feeling that his girlfriend took a disliking towards me off. Why else would he be so distant? On the one hand, that upsets me deeply, but on the other, this time has allowed me to once again resurrect my buried relationship with my old girlfriends.

I am not sure why we stopped talking, I just remember that we did. Imogen and Clara have been my best friends since I was born, our mothers used to attend a baby support group together were we all met. And one day, just like that, we just drifted apart and neither of us mentioned it after. I guess life is full of surprises. You never know when your paths with someone will separate and meet again. Getting to know these girls all over again has been amazing, and I have realised a lot has changed in their lives, but theyre still those amazing girls I always knew.

Aidan has missed a whole week of school. Typical. Its Friday, and usually I would send him everything his dumb ass missed, but not today, not anymore. As I got home, I plopped straight onto my bed and decided to relax. I have all weekend to study and do my homework, right? I can afford to relax for this evening.

Without even noticing it, the sky outside turned to dark blue and my room was becoming pitch black. I was so engaged in aimless scrolling through YouTube that I failed to acknowledge my room becoming so dark that all the items inside it started merging together into one big unrecognisable blob. My mind always decides to play tricks on me when I am in the dark. Creating monsters out of my clothes that are resting on a chair. Im sure you know the chair Im talking about. That chair, reserved for all your clothes. My eyes wonder around the room, scanning every detail, trying to catch the monster move amongst the shadows. Suddenly, a noise. Tap. Tap. Tap. Oh no, is this how I die? Reading creepypastas about monsters tapping inside your mirror, trapped there waiting for you to switch with them, has definitely not helped me progress as a human in these situations. I propped myself up on my bed and listened carefully. And there is was again. Tap. Tap. Tap. My heart was flipping in my chest. My irrational fears seemed to be coming to life.

"Oh come on! Are you deaf?"

What? That came from outside. And that voice sounds rather familiar. Oh no..he didn't!

I drop my feet from my comfortable bed and slowly walk towards the window, careful not to give my presence away to the person that is standing below it. I creep up to the glass, now acting like a monster in the shadows myself. Gently moving the curtains and peeking through the window I could see him. Even in the dark, I was able to identify the person standing outside my house, looking up at the window, hands full with little pebbles. I open the window and look down.

"What the actual fuck Aidan!? Have you completely lost it? Or whats the story?" I shouted down, forgetting that people are already asleep in my house and the neighbouring houses too.

"Sshhhh I need your help! Please let me in!" Aidan shouts back, but unlike me, his shout is more of a whisper, because he seems to care about the people around.

"Have weeks of not going into school and doing god knows what completely melted your brains away? Why on earth would I let you into my house? You could be a serial killer for all I know! And anyways, how do you know where I live? Creep. Get away from my window or else I will call the police." I was getting angry at this point, but remembered about the sleeping people, and not wanting to cause drama or suspicion on my part from my parents and neighbours, finally decided to keep my voice down.

"Please Jessica, this is an emergency! I promise I'll explain everything, just let me in!"

He really did sound like he was in distress, and he was literally begging me to let him in. My mind was telling me not to do it, that I don't even know the guy, and that it could be very dangerous. But my kind nature refused to let someone in trouble just stand there with no help.

"Wait there." I closed the window tightly and sighed. "I will probably regret this." I thought to myself and quietly creeped downstairs to open the door.

As I opened the door we both said nothing, just headed towards my bedroom. His steps on the stairs were so heavy, yet gentle and quiet. As we entered my room, I turned my nightlight on, and only then was I able to see the reason for the intrusion.