I try and grab the frying pan out of my...well...my other selve's hand, but my hand goes through his face, as if I'm a ghost. "IAN!" I try and warn him. But, I...well, Reflection smirks at me, hitting Ian in the head. He collapses to the ground and I rush to his side. "What the hell?!" I exclaim, trying to hold him in my arms. But once again, he just falls through.
I can't do a thing. I...it's...it's all my fault. I can't deny it anymore. All Reflection has said...as much as I hate to admit it...well...as much as I detest to admit it....it's all true. One hundered percent. As much of a douche he really is, he isn't a liar...
I'm not a liar.
"Reflection...what the hell?!" I exclaim, running towards him, my fists at the ready. Reflection completely ignores me. Or...can he even hear me?
Wait...Reflection could never speak to me unless he stopped time...All I need to do is stop time! But...how the hell am I gonna do that?
Ian...Ian please be alright, hold on for me...I love you...I love you more than anything in the world...please don't leave me. Don't ever leave me. Better yet...don't leave this world.
1 HOUR LATER OF THINKING THINGS OVER AND IAN BEING UNCONSIOUS
"A-anthony?" Ian stutters out, sitting up. "Babe," Ian looks up at Reflection who is standing over him. "My head hurts...what happened?" He asks, starting to stand up. His eyes adjust to see that Reflection has a knife in hand. "B-babe?" Reflection tackles Ian to the ground, pinning him down. I...I can't do a thing.
He has a smirk on his face as he drags the knife lightly against Ian's face. But the knife is so sharp that it leaves a cut. Blood pearls appear from the cut. "A-anthony," Ian whimpers, trying to kick Reflection off of him. "Go on Ian...I believe in you! Run away from him! Please...I don't care if you ever love me again...but please...run away from him!" I exclaim at him. Ian doesn't hear me. "What...what are you doing?" He asks.
Reflection takes the knife and drags it across Ian's wrist. Ian tries to struggle free while screaming. "I...I thought..." Ian stammers out. "You thought I loved you?" Reflection laughs, looking down at Ian. "You really thought...THAT I WOULD LOVE SOMEONE LIKE YOU?!" Reflection burts out into laughter. "REALLY? Get that head of yours out of the gutter. It's never happening." "What...what do you mean..."someone like me"?" Ian asks. Reflection digs the knife deeper into Ian's wrist. "Isn't it obvious? Have you ever even seen a mirror? Obviously not. Not to mention how fucking needy you are. I never loved you anyways, and when you told me you loved me? I wanted to laugh in your face, call you a fag, and leave. If it wasn't for you, I would be married to Kalel, having kids, live a happy lif-" "You told me that you loved me more than Ka-" "DON'T YOU KNOW A LIE WHEN YOU HEAR ONE?" The knife goes all the way through Ian's arm. I try and punch Reflection and tackle him to the ground, but once again, I go through him. Ian yelps trying to struggle free from Reflection's grip. "IAN! NONE OF THAT IS TRUE! HE'S LYING! HE'S A FILTHY GODDAMN FUCKING LIAR! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT YOU!" I exclaim, tears forming in my eyes.
"WELL, I DO KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU, AND I BECOME A FUCKING MESS! DON'T EVER LEAVE!"
Reflection drags the knife across Ian's (what use to be perfect) skin. Across his legs, his arms, his hands, his face. All of him. With every cut, comes another word out of Reflection's mouth that isn't true. "Worthless." "Unloveable." "Awful." "Terrible." "Ugly."
The blood oozes out out of Ian and stains the carpet."Ian..." Tears continue to roll down my face.
I blink and I'm the one pinning Ian to the ground. Did we just...switch bodies again? I throw the knife across the room and cradle Ian in my arms. "Ian I didn't..." I start balling. "I didn't do this...it sounds crazy I know...but you're gonna be okay...okay? I love you and you're not going anywhere." "Anthony...I...I....love you...I don't care if you don't love me back, and after all that...I know you don't....just live a happy life....for me...okay?"
Then Ian's eyes close...never to open again.
The End
