Two Broken People

Control of Illusions (Part 2)

                                                                                    Tori's POV

  The subway ride wasn't half as awkward as the date was. There surprisingly wasn't anyone in the subway but us. I told him everything. Every way he touched me, kissed me. It was a little awkward to say out loud, but I was surprisingly calm. Elliot, however, was not calm. He looked furious. "Are you alright?", I asked him. "I'm fine.", he uttered and stared at the ground. "Elliot?", I nervously asked him. "Yeah?", he calmly said as he looked at me. "Would you....you know.....do it again with me if you wanted to? And this time.....remember?", I asked him carefully. "Yes. I would.", he said before kissing me. We walked in silence back to the hotel. When we reached the lobby, I asked him,"Would you like to go for a swim?" "Sure.", he said with a smile. "Ok. Let me go change.", I said with a smile. "Ok.", was all I heard him say as I ran upstairs to put on my suit. It was my blue and pink one-piece I bought years back. It fit like glove even though I was self-conscious. I grabbed my navy swimming shorts and put them on, then grabbed my Disney princess beach towel, and my pink flip flops and ran downstairs. "Hey!", I yelled over at him, as he watched me dip my feet in the pool,"You getting in?" I smiled at him when he didn't answer. 

                                                                       Earlier That Night

                                                                         Elliot's POV

  "I can't believe you said that to her!", I yelled at Mr. Robot, from inside the bathroom. "What was I supposed to do? Tell her that your life was all roses?", Mr. Robot yelled from across the room,"You know it's far from the truth." Mr. Robot made me sound like a tool at the park. She really wouldn't like him if she full-on met him. In fact, I knew he would scare her. Best to leave all the twisted non-normal stuff out of future conversations. Friend, I glad you're with me on this one. It would be a hard thing to explain to her this early in the game. "What? That you talk to an imaginary friend, and have a split personality? Yeah that would be tough.", I heard Mr. Robot say with a laugh. "I actually want her to like me.", I said with emphasis on the word, 'like'. Mr. Robot laughed,"Like you?! If it weren't for me, you would be a stuttering mess. You're not bold enough to make a move, man, and your biological clock is tick tocking away. You wanna blow off some steam, take her. Take her away to pleasure town." I grabbed him hard, and shoved him against the wall, "What if she's not that type of girl? Huh?" "Trust me. Every woman wants it. It's just a matter of time.", he said with a smirk. "You think you can charm her?", I said with a sarcastic smirk, "Go ahead and try." As soon as those words left my mouth, I instantly regretted it and wanted to take it back. 

  I looked at him with pleading eyes, but he never relented. "I think I will.", he smirked at me. Oh no, friend. I think I'm losing control. "Yep, you are. We've been over this before, Elliot. Control is just an illusion.", he slowly walked over to as my consciousness disenigreated. No!! NO!! What was that phrase again? Help me out, friend. Mind asleep, body awake. Mind asleep, body awake. Mind asleep, body awake. Mind asleep, body awake. Mind asleep, body awake. Mr. Robot had pulled Tori inside of my apartment, then asked her what she would like to go eat. Classic move, man. That caught her off-guard and she happily told him what she wanted to eat. I followed them out of the building and down the street until I saw him yank her into an alley way. I wanted to stop him, but how? I ran over to them, my heart racing. If he hurts her I'll never forgive him for that. "This city is a dangerous one, and you're probably thinking that you're safe here with me, but you're not.", I heard him tell her. What the fuck are you doing, man? Stop it! Stop it! You're scaring her! It's no use. He doesn't hear me.  "The high-dollar man is controlling our every move. What we eat. What we drink. What we forge. What amount of money goes into our pocket. They control everything. They even control when we die." "I thought control was just an illusion.", I said with the roll of my eyes. Mr. Robot looked back at me with a confused look before continuing to scare Tori,"Our days are numbered." He turned back to face her doe-eyes. "That's why I've allowed Elliot to take you on a date.", he said with emphasis. "I thought you were the one taking her on a date.", I said as I just realized that he exposed my secret of having a split personality. I know, friend. I'm as shocked as you are right now.