At That moment

Chapter 9

12:45pm. It's dead quiet except for a few light snores. Virgil's chest rises and drops in a rhythmic fashion. He shuffles a little bit pushing his head back against the pillow. "Roma-." A muffled giggle escapes. Before his face falls and the silence once more rolls over the atmosphere.

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"C'ᴍᴏɴ sᴏɴ ʙᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʙᴏʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏʟʟɪᴇ." A ᴛɪɴʏ Vɪʀɢɪʟ clutches the Barbie to his chest. "ɴᴏ!" ʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟs ᴅʀᴀɢɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀʟɪᴋᴇ. "ᴍᴀᴍ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴʏ ʜᴇʟᴘ?" ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅʟʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ. "ɴᴏ, ᴍʏ sᴏɴ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ." ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀ ɴᴏᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴀᴡᴀʏ. " ᴠɪʀɢɪʟ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏʟʟ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɴᴏᴡ." "ɴᴏ!" ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sɪɢʜs. "ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴍʏ ᴍᴀɴ." ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴇs . "ɪ ᴅᴏɴᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴀʀᴍʏ ᴍᴀɴ I ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʙᴀʀɪᴇ." ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴏᴀɴs. "ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴᴛ ʜᴀʙᴇ ᴀ ʙᴀʀʙɪᴇ ᴅᴏʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀᴇ ᴀ ʙᴏʏ."

" ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴏɴs ᴅᴀᴅ ʟᴇᴛs ʜɪᴍ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴏʟʟ." ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɢʟᴀʀᴇs ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ. "ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ, ʜᴇ's ᴀ ʜᴏᴍᴏ, ʏᴏᴜ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ. Hɪs ᴍᴏʜᴇʀ ʀɪᴘs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʀʙɪᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡs ɪᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀ sʜᴇʟғ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ. "..." sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴠɪʀɢɪʟ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ʙᴀᴡʟɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴇ.
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Tᴇᴀʀs sᴘɪʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴀs ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ʟᴏᴀᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀ ᴠɪʀɢɪʟ sɪᴛs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀʙ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋs ʀᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ. Sᴍᴀʟʟ ʜɪᴄᴄᴜᴘs ᴅɪᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇs ᴀ ᴘᴀɪʀ ᴏғ sʜᴏᴇs ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ғᴇᴇᴛ. Tᴡᴏ ᴘᴀɪʀs ᴏғ sʜᴏᴇs ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ. "ᴜʜ...ᴇxᴄᴜsᴇ ᴍᴇ." ᴠɪʀɢɪʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.

"ʜɪ ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ Rᴇᴍʏ." "ɪᴍ ᴠɪʀɢɪʟ." ʀᴇᴍʏ ɴᴏᴅs. "ɪ sᴀᴡ ʜᴏᴡ sᴀᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴᴛ-." ʀᴇᴍʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡɪʜ ᴀ sᴜsᴘɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴇʏᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ. "ɪ sᴇᴇɴ ʜᴏᴡ sᴀᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏᴍᴍᴀ sᴀɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴏʟʟ sᴏ I ʙᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏ ᴏɴᴇ." Vɪʀɢɪʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴀᴛ Rᴇᴍʏ's ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴅᴏʟʟ ᴇɴᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪᴛ.

"ᴛᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ." ᴠɪʀɢɪʟ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀs ᴀ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ. "ᴜᴍ ᴇxᴄᴜsᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ." ᴠɪʀɢɪʟs ᴍᴏᴍ ʏᴇʟʟs. Aᴛ Tʜɪs ʜᴇʀ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ. "ᴏʜ ʜɪ ɪᴍ Aʀɪᴇʟ, ɪ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴢᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪsᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ. Mʏ sᴏɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. I ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏᴋᴀʏ.

"ᴏʜ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ɢᴜᴇss  ɪᴛs ғɪɴᴇ." ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ. "ᴍᴏᴍᴍᴀ ᴄᴀɴ I ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴡɪʜ ᴠɪʀᴡɪʟ!" ᴀʀɪᴇʟ ʟᴀɪɢʜs. "ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏɴɪɢʜᴛ ʀᴇᴍʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs ʏᴏᴜᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴍ." ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Rᴇᴍʏ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ʀᴜɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴇʟ ᴏғ Vɪʀɢɪʟs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. "ᴄᴀɴ ᴠɪʀᴡɪʟ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛᴏᴍᴍᴏʀᴏᴡ ᴍɪss Vɪʀᴡɪʟ ᴍᴏᴍᴍʏ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ!" ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴅᴇsᴘʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴇᴀ ᴠɪʀɢɪʟs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ɴᴏᴅs ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʏs. "ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴜʀsᴅᴀʏ sᴏᴜɴᴅ?" Aʀɪᴇʟ  ɴᴏᴅs. "ᴘᴇᴇғᴇᴄᴛ."

"ᴏʜ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ." sʜᴇ ʜᴏʟᴅs ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. "ɪᴍ ᴍᴀʀɪᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜʀɪs." ᴀʀɪᴇᴀʟ sʜᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴀᴇᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ sᴏɴ ɪɴ ʜᴀɴᴅ. "ʙʏᴇ ᴠɪʀᴡɪʟ!" ʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟᴏʙʟʏ ᴀs ʜᴇ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍs. "ʙʏᴇ ʀᴇᴍʏ!" Vɪʀɢɪʟ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍs ʙᴀᴄᴋ.
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Waking up suddenly, Virgil pops up from his rest his chest quickly rising. His hungover mind worsening his mood. He hugs his knees to his chest and sits in the quiet, his eyes low. Virgil lifts up his head and looks around his dorm; oh how he needed a roommate. He then notices a letter on his table. With scrunched eyebrows he warily looks at the note before grabbing it.

Virgil hi. If you're reading this it means you've woken up. While we were at the bar you're friend Remy left the bar and threw your keys to Thomas but his friends got wasted so he gave the keys to me so I had to carry you to your dorm. Don't worry about saying thank you it was a simple act of heroism.
                                - Roman.H

Virgil rereads the letter this time critiquing it. 'What heroism he carried me to my dorm it's not like he stopped my murderer.' His thoughts immediately shoot down Romans ego. He shakes his head putting the paper in a side drawer before slamming it shut. "I've got work to do!"

And for hours Virgil sits at his desk working on his essay. A slow process surely but it still gets finished. He sighs and slams his head against the wooden surface. "Four more years, four more long years."

Another short chapter only 7 hundred something words. Bleh- (-_-) I am obviously having trouble so the updates will be spaced. I just want to put out something I'm proud of so... yeah. Bye and thank you. 💜💜💜

Also falsettos is an amazing musical so check it out if you haven't.