Spy School: Trapped in Tech

Chapter 2: Dream or Nightmare

Short but sweet chapter. 

Top Floor
Erica's Dorm
12:00 AM
Saturday
September 21st

Erica's POV:

I was in a room with Ben. He was sitting next to me, but he was really close. Like our sides were touching close. I couldn't figure out why or what was happening. I realized Ben's arm was around me. What the- not gonna lie, I don't hate this. STOP IT! You can't think things like that! Not about Ben, especially after Josh. It's Joshua. I corrected. I looked up and saw his eyes were filled with tears and... anger? Pure... loathsome?

"Ben! What's wrong?" Ben stood up and shoved me away. He growled something I'd never thought I'd hear.

"You don't get to ask that! I loved you, but every time I tried to tell you, you pushed me away. Ghosted me. Left me heartbroken and depressed." Wait, wait, what did he say? He loveD me? He doesn't anymore? I felt like crying. "I thought that I could never betray those who I cared about and loved. But thanks to you, I did just that." I couldn't take that last part. I broke down into tears. I was shaking.

"Ben, I-I love you too. I was just scared that you'd betray me like Joshua." When I said the last part, my voice dripped with disgust. "I never realized that me pushing you away would lead you to betray me and everyone. Please, I'm sorry. Don't do this. I know you, Ben. Don't. I'll tell the CIA it was a trick for Spyder. Anything. I... can't lose you too. Please." his eyes softened. And then iced over mere seconds later. I felt as though this was quite ironic. The caring and outgoing one and the icy distant one had switched places. But there was no time to think about this. "Ben, look at me." he looked up and gazed icily over in my direction. "Ben, I'm sorry. I really am. Please, come back." I pleaded. His eyes softened again and I saw the ice melt into tears. He sat back down next to me. I hugged him tightly.

"I want to come back. I do. But I can't. The real reason I joined Spyder was to protect you. They said they would kill you and everyone I was close to in front of me and make me live without them until I joined them. So I did before they could take you from me permanently. I thought I could gain intel and figure out their plans. For a while I sent the CIA anonymous emails and letters with all of my findings. I almost got caught numerous times. But soon Spyder pinned me against you and said you wouldn't miss me because you never cared about me." he said, his voice cracking and quiet.

"That's not true and you know it. You were my closest friend after Joshua. I wanted to spend time with you and be with you, but I was worried about what other people would think. I was wrong. I love spending time with you, but I won't be able to if you stick with Spyder." he nodded.

"I want to. But they'll just mark me a traitor and throw me in jail."

"No they won't." I said firmly.

"You don't know that." he said, his voice cracking.

"I do. I'll stand up for you. You know my mom and dad will. And I'll convince Cyrus. With 3 amazing, and dangerous, spies and Alexander on your side, they wouldn't convict you. They know we could destroy them easily and wouldn't dare go against us." he smiled. He stood up and took my hand. I got up and we both walked out hand in hand. BAM! BAM! I heard gunshots. I felt a pain in my chest and Ben and I dropped to the floor to see Joshua standing over us with an evil grin. "TRAITOR! And you!" he pointed at me. "You couldn't forgive me, but you could forgive Ben?" I nodded with a smirk.

"He was tricked and is actually cute, sweet, and nice. More so than-you'll ever be." Josh shot at us again. I woke up with a start. I looked at my chest to see the bullet wounds, but they were gone. So was Ben. I looked around and saw that I was in my dorm. My phone was charging on my nightstand and my alarm clock read 12:30 AM. My room had those cool led strips glowing and polaroid pictures of all my friends, my parents, Cyrus, and me. In every single one, I was next to Ben and he had his arm around me, and Cyrus clearly didn't like this in any of them. It was just a dream. No, it was a nightmare. But it made sense. Pushing Ben away may end up like this. It's time I let him in.

Sorry it took so long but there are a few more. K, so I don't know if it made sense but basically Erica had a dream that Ben betrayed her because she pushed him away so much so she felt it was time to be nicer. This is why she was strangely nice to him when he knocked on her door and asked he out. She really does like Ben tho and she's not just leading him on so he doesn't turn evil. Just wanted to clear that up.