Truths Hide In Shadows

Chapter 22

Xcellence sighed softly, rubbing his eyes gently. He felt tired... Like he hadn't slept in for months! His body was also aching... He didn't know why, but it just was...

It felt like going through puberty again, which would be fucking weird if he was since he's an adult.

"Yo, dude, you okay?" The blond haired jock called, pausing in his cooking to look at his old friend.

He's noticed that something was wrong with the guy, specially since he's been on edge a little more lately.

X shook his head, groaning as it sort of felt like a migraine was forming.

"No..." He stopped to let out a sigh that ended up turning into a yawn. "I feel like I'm dying from lack of sleep."

Eraser gave a soft chuckle, swiping some fried chicken and stuffing it in his mouth before the other could stop him.

"Care to explain? Have you been having trouble sleeping at night?" Marvel sighed at the greyish-haired male, but let it slide. It was a small piece, so it didn't matter.

The white haired jock shook his head, groaning.

"I sleep fine at night... Just," He waved his hands up in the air. "I get exhausted randomly! Like I could be doing something so easy and then suddenly it feels like I haven't slept in months! And to top it off, I keep feeling like something is watching me from the shadows, sometimes I see these... Things in dark alleys!"

The tired jock laid his head on the table, covering it with his arms, almost feeling the childish need to cry. Cry of all things!

Marvel bit his bottom lip... Those were...

"That's what Hall used to say..."

The other two looked towards him, knitting their brows together.

"When he started pulling away, he used to complain about seeing things outside our window at night... Monsters he called them, he even said that he could feel them watching him when we walked to school... And then his sleep schedule kind of got all weird... Then came his almost unstainable craving for sugary foods..." Marv looked at his friend, allowing himself to show concern. "Why don't we go to a doctor tomorrow and see what's up?"

Xcellence nodded, that would be the best course of action...

Though, someone had overheard all of what they were saying... And they didn't like it. Not one bit.