Stay.

End.

Autumn's P.O.V.

I opened my eyes to see an arm draped over my stomach. I slowly rolled off of my matress in the quietest way possible. Kevin twitched as he moved his arm over to find my being. I quickly slid a pillow beside him, and watched, as he put his hand atop the pillow and whispered the word "Sorry..."

"Awh..." I sighed, turning around to see Joey intensely staring at me.

"Are you going to kill him or not?" He said, monotone, as if boredom controlled  his mind.

"G-Give me a good reason." I launched back, fearfully.

"Becuase he is trying to tear us apart. Leanne, even if I was just an "imaginary friend" aren't I a much better friend than anyone else? I'll always be here. You'll never get bored! And I understand you. Didn't you always say "nobody understood you"?" Didn't you want a friend like me? it seems like nothing is good enough for you!" Tears formed in his eyes.

"I was just trying to help you. To give you a friend! I mean, fuck, how do you know that your family are the real ones? Maybe IM the real one."

My hands started to shake and my knees wobbled as my whole world became a mix of fiction and reality.

"Autumn!" Kevin ran over and caught me as I began to lose balance. "Autumn.." He wimpered as he carried me back to the bed. "I don't want to see you like this..."

I couldn't speak. only stare at Joey.

"Is he.... here?" Kevin said lightly.

a shaky hand pointed to the doorway.

"Um.. J-Joey?"

Joey faltered in his step. "What's this guy doing?" He chuckled as he looked at me.

"Is he saying anything to me?"

"N-no."

Kevin sighed. "Is that evidence enough? He can't even talk to me! Only you. Becuase HE IS YOU!"

My eyes widened.

The cafe.

His addiction to coffee. 

The eyes...

The similarities.  

"I DONT WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS ANYMORE!! ALL OF YOU. GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE! I DONT CARE WHO IS REAL AND WHO IS FAKE, JUST GO AWAY!!!" Tears flung from my eyes as Kevin gasped. I removed my eyes from the darkness of my hands to see Joey gone.

"Autumn..." He wimpered again.

"Get out. Get out of my life.You're fucking worthless to me." I barked.

"Autumn.....!" He wimpered. His eyes grew watery, and in almost seconds, he went from triumphant to defeated. His face grew pained. His posture shrank, as if suddenly he was nothing.

I watched his grief unveil in disbelief. 

"I'm not leaving you. I'm not leaving.... AUTUMN I AM NOT LEAVING." His voice was squeaky, in a masculine tone. "From that first night... When you told me to stay the night, because you were scared, that's when I new I loved you. Autumn.. I am going to be here for you... Even if i-" his words began to crackle. "am worthless to you..." His shaky hand pulled out a ring. It was the same one I had tossed into the lake. He slid it onto my ring finger.

"I'm staying."