Black Roses {Skephalo}

Day Ten

————— 21 days remaining —————Wednesday, January 10th, 9:47 pm
Status 1: stage 5 - Watermelon
Status 2: stage 5 - Azure

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The song 'Simple Song' by Alec Benjamin and Call Me Karizma is referenced in this chapter, specifically the chorus line and the final verse.

This song was one of my main inspirations for Black Roses.
Enjoy. Love ya <3   ~ Owl

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-Darryl's POV-

I'm getting worried.

I know Skeppy is taking a break, but it's so  empty to not see his new videos appearing in my subscription box. He's normally posting on four different channels, and now there's nothing.

The theories on twitter aren't good. Nobody honestly has a clue what's going on, and it's awful to read the predictions. My own Twitter is flooded with people asking me where Skeppy has gone. I've not been replying to them, because honestly...

I don't know either.

That's what scares me the most. He's been gone for only two days, but it's not just that he's taking a break from YouTube. He won't post on Twitter, won't go online. He won't even talk to us.

I've tried to call him. Lost count of how many times. As soon as I saw his tweet I called him, no answer.

I waited an hour and tried again, no answer.

Tried when we'd usually record, no answer.

There never is, and it's scaring me.

I refresh Teamspeak for probably the hundredth time today. When Skeppy next comes online, he's going to have near 200 messages and 52 missed calls. About to be 53.

If he ever comes back online.

I decide not to try calling him again, and opt to call someone else on teamspeak instead. Their contact is right below Skep's, considering they're the person I talk to the most after him.

One ring...

Two rings...

"Hello?"

"A6D have you had anything from Skeppy?!"

There's a long sigh from the other end. "Bad this is the third time you've called me today. No, I've had nothing from him."

Despite getting the answer I was expecting, I sigh heavily, laying my head on my desk. A6D must hear the 'clunk' on the other end, as he asks me if I'm ok. "Yes" I reply sadly. "I'm just worried if he is..."

"Bad, Skeppy will be ok. He just needs a break, alright? He's fine I'm sure." There's a hint of uncertainty in his voice that makes me think he doesn't believe his own words. "You don't sound very convinced. Oh my goodness A6D what if he's in hospital! Something really awful could-"

"Bad, he's not in hospital."

There's certainty in his voice this time, like he knows that's true. I can't quite tell if he's faking the certainty to comfort me, or if there's something he's not saying. "A6D, how do you know?"

Silence.

Anger builds up inside of me. He knows. He knows, and he hasn't told me. "And don't tell me you don't, because I can tell you do. I know I seem a little dumb when Skep trolls me all the time, but I'm not plain stupid.