Kiss Or Miss - The Adventures Of Johnny Applebee

Raven's Roof

Chapter 7-

~Raven's Roof~

Salem locked my door. He LOCKED MY door; he didn't lock his door. It was MINE. That's like untieing my own shoe lace. That's like taking my lunch money and saying- "You owed me from last time." That's like walking into my house and eating any food that he wanted to out of my fridge, without even asking me, as I watched while he says, "Well, you ate at my house so, now, we're even." This is crossing lines of personal territory that I did not feel comfortable with, at all, especially, knowing how dangerous he could be. He can't just lock my own door. He can't do this.

Looking at his frozen figure, which was half not visible in my dimly lit room, I was frightened, honestly, dumbfounded & quite annoyed to be honest. Really? Is this really happening? I responded, "Salem, look. I didn't mean to see anything. I didn't. I swear! I just needed to know the time. It's getting late. You have to believe me. Please. You-." I said in a quick pace as he edged himself closer to me. What's he doing?

"Liar." He said, softly.

"No. No I'm not. Salem please. You gotta believe me. Salem, PLEASE please. Don't- don't hurt me." I said breathing hard.

Suddenly, he ran up to me so fast. I got so scared; I did nothing, but, get in a hunched position, trying to shield my head from him & crouched myself in the fetal position to hide my chest, naturally & instinctively, as I sat down. Oh my god. I thought-"He's going to actually hurt me! He's going to beat me! I'm calling my mom!" I started to yell for her, but, before I could even finish, I saw him to my left and he just picked up his phone & violently threw it across the room and it shattered to bits and pieces.

Silence.

He blankly stared at his phone. He just stood there. He said nothing. He wasn't really mad at me, I confirmed, which, was a relief. I was just thankful that I wasn't in danger, at that moment to be honest. I really didn't care about anything else.

"I told him not to call me that, anymore. F**king Moron! And, I HATE your stupid rooooooooom." He said.

Is it wrong? Is it wrong that this type of behavior, on Salem's part, did not really shock me, anymore? It had only been 48 hours. But, I was already getting used to his... outbursts and, I don't know, "lifestyle" I guess we'll call it. I was stunned, but, no where near as much as I had been when I had seen this behavior for the first time, two days ago, in his house when we were alone and he kicked his Xbox ONE & threw things at me.

In that terribly quick voice of his, he blurted- "You're just like them. Always in my case. You've ALWAYS acted weird." He said in an accent that was actually a bit different than the one he usually used to talk. Now, THAT was freaking weird. It was so strange. He sounded different. And, ME?! ME???!!! I'm Weird? Is he serious? I don't do anything to him! He's delusional!

After a few minutes of him just standing there and looking at his broken phone, I said- "Look."

"NO, YOU LOOK." He barked and turned around and darted to me.

"What'd you see?! Huh? WELL?" He said. This time he actually, violently, grabbed my shoulders and shook me really hard in sequence to what he was demanding me to answer really fast. It scared me! He didn't stop! OW!! It made my head hurt.

"Well? Answer me! Answer me. I don't have time for your crap! Hurry up! ANSWER ME! ANSWER ME!" He shook me harder making my hair flop back and fourth.

My eyes wanted to tear up, but I swallowed the tears.

"I-I-I just saw-uhm I don't- I don't know something about a roof and someone saying "Raven" and... that they'll tell..." I said. He let go before I could even finish and walked over to my window slowly and just looked outside. He looked. I don't know... sad.