Chapter Eleven: Crank That (Danny Boy)

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When I got home, I immediately headed for the bathroom. I grabbed my headphones and blasted Crank That (Souja Boy) as loud as I could as I scrambled to the sink cabinet to retrieve my comfort jar. I really wished I was in the music room right now. I desperately needed to play piano to wind down from whatever the fuck that was, but that wasn't an option.

Chris was dead.

I struggled to open the jar, my hands were shaking so ferociously. I dropped the jar onto the cold bathroom tile and my heart stopped in fear of it shattering, but it didn't. I sobbed harder.

I took deep breaths, trying to regulate my breathing enough to give me the strength to open the jar. The lid unscrewed and I reached for the last cotton wool ball I had left. I tried to hold back the tears as I tore the cotton apart but they fought their way down my cheeks.

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I hesitated before leaving the note by the piano.

"Hello Daniel, I guess there's no point calling you The Pianist anymore. I get that I might have scared you in the bathroom the other day, but I was being serious. I can sense the power you hold. You know where to find me if you want to make a deal :)"

I hadn't seen Dan in a few days. I worried that it was my fault he stopped coming to school. 

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