Road To Nowhere

Date With Death

Bzzzz, Bzzzz.

I woke up at 12PM the next day to hear my phone vibrating annoyingly. I tried to find it, but when I opened my eyes, I could only tell where the side of my face was. My right eye was swollen shut, and I had an awful migraine. I cautiously opened my left eye to view my phone, and luckily I could.

"Where are you at? You totally bailed on me this morning!"

The text was from Amelia. Shouldn't I tell my best friend? I had to right? I couldn't keep my body a secret, that in its own was a red flag.

I slowly replied.

"Come to my house. I need to tell you something."

After I sent it however, something didn't feel right. If I told Amelia, wouldn't that put her at risk as well? If I told her, knowing her, she would want to investigate, and if she finds one clue she would eventually find my attacker. I couldn't delete the text however, and I had no time to waste. She was probably already on her way.

I carefully got out of bed, and noticed something slippery underneath me. I looked down with my left eye and horror filled my veins. There was blood, and plenty of it. I had lost a large amount of blood last night, and I now realized why my migraine woke me up this morning. As I stood up though, I suddenly lost my balance and became very dizzy. Stars spun around my room, and I began to feel very ill. How much blood did I actually lose, and how much time did I have before I lost too much?

I knelt down to the bottom of my bed, and sat there trying to calm my nerves by breathing in and out very calmly. It only helped a little, the naseua stuck around, and my migraine went nowhere. I looked to the left of me, and spotted my bathroom, and so I began to crawl into it.

Once I reached my bathroom, I laid down on the cold tiles to rest. I only crawled a matter of 5 feet, but I couldn't go any further. I was exhausted, and I no longer felt pain.

When would Amelia come and find me? When would she figure out that I might be close to death? When would she come to rescue me? And more importantly, when would she come to ask the many questions she'd have?

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"Eric? Are you awake?"

My eyelids were flooded with a gray light all around me, and I heard a voice I was familiar with. I cautiously opened my eyes to find myself under bright shining flourescent lights. They were rectangular, and extremely bright. My eyes tried to adjust, but I had to close them for just a second.

"Who's there?" I asked nervously.

"S-shh. It's Amelia. You're going to be alright. Take it easy. I'm here for you."

She gently wrapped my hand into hers, and for a moment I felt safe; pain exited my body, but only for a moment. It came back with a sharp jolt, and I tensed very quickly, and then cautiously relaxed again.

"Did they do this to you?" Amelia said in a hushed tone, almost a whisper.

"Who's they?"

"Thomas, Sasha, Jules, or Percy? Did they do this?"

It took all the strenght I had to forcefully say,

"N-no."

I paused for a moment. I tried to open my eyes again, and suddenly it was much easier to do so than my previous attempt.

I looked to my right, and saw the stunning Amelia. Her hair a beautiful auburn brown, her lips red with rose red lipstick, and her face doused in makeup. This wasn't the norm for Amelia, but I didn't mind. I didn't want to say anything, she seemed to also enjoy it. She smiled as she saw me looking at her and said,