The Chairs Between Us

A Familiar Demon

It's been a couple of days and I am still in the hospital. 

I still hate this place.

The doctors let me be freed of the restraints but they check on me a lot. I only get like ten minutes alone!

It really is annoying.

I haven't seen Officer Jones since that night and I can't bring myself to see my parents. 

They are part of the reason I am here.

I am alone.

My brother appeared in the corner of the room, sitting on one of the dressers...

He was dressed in all black with a giant coat. He definitely looked like a villain.

He looked over at my tray of untouched food, "Are you trying to starve yourself now?"

I laughed, "I guess that could work. But it might take too long and a nurse will notice. Then, Dr. Myers will come and shove the food down my throat. So no... I am not trying to starve myself."

He chuckled, "I know the food is horrible. Trust me I have been through it before."

I nodded, "I have been through it too."

He smirked, "Oh, Dominic why didn't you do it? You could have been with me."

He wasn't the Peter I remembered. He is a demon that can't stop filling me with sadness and depression. He won't leave me alone. We always start with normal conversation then he reminds me of everything. 

"Shut up Peter. This is all your fault."

"Oh really... you were the one with the knife in the middle of the forest. Not me."

"Just shut up!"

He put his hands up, "Frankly, I think it is funny that you keep putting yourself in the hospital. It's like you want to keep seeing me... Remembering me."

He gave me a big smile like the Cheshire Cat.

"You are not the brother I remember! You were the one that put me here... If you didn't push me to make it to that stupid competition, that drunk driver would have never hit us! Then you had the nerve to beg me to kill you..."

He stood up, straightening his coat, "Oh but you left the room."

"I left that room so you wouldn't get hurt. But you had to leave me... You took my happiness away. You took mom away from me! You are the reason I am in here! I had to stop the pain in this screwed up life..." 

"It is your fault I am going through hell!" I screamed out loud.

He laughed, "Be careful now... You wouldn't want the doctors to think you are crazy."

I glared at him, "Go to hell."

He laughed again. Then he appeared right next to me, coming really close to face. His voice was pure evil, "Where do you think I am now? You don't even know hell Dominic."

I shook my head, "I am pretty sure I know what hell is."

 It was his turn to get mad now, "You don't know a thing! I was paralyzed! I couldn't even pick up any of my instruments. That drunk driver killed my soul and I just finished the job."

He leaned back away from me, "I gave up and thank god I died... Anything was better than lying in that damn room all day."

"Peter I don't want to fight anymore... I can't even play without you always showing up. The only problem is I had Liam to help me. Now that he is gone, you are trying to kill me. I love you but you have changed. You are ruining my life!"

"That's exactly why we are here Dominic. Your mind is messed up. You mind has locked me here, making me ruin your life."

I shook my head, "I don't understand..."

He laughed. "It is simple... Liam changed your perspective on life so I changed too. Now that he is gone I am falling down with you... after all I am not actually here. I am just your imagination. The real me shows when you play but every where else I show up is your twisted imagination trying to bring me back... Come to think of it we are both crazy." 

He moved back to the dresser sitting down, "Now if it is okay with you I would really like to leave. It seems you are going to be busy in a moment... Goodbye Dominic."

"Bye Peter."

He disappeared as someone shook me back to reality.

"Dominic, I found Liam like I promised."