I'm Not the Only One

Chapter Fifteen: I'm Not The Only One

This chapter is going to be super long since it's the climax, ending, epilogue and my message at the ending. Panic! At The Disco - This Is Gospel is the band/song at the top. It relates to this chapter and it's SO GOOD GUYS

After Rylie was temporarily done with me so he could eat a meal someone brought my twice daily food in. Today I had two oranges, a piece of bread, a water bottle that someone drank out of, and of course a knife. As much as I wanted to live to see my family again I couldn't help but wish more to just get it over with and die. Trust me, I would have stabbed myself or let myself bleed out by now if I had the chance, but someone was always there with me when I ate. I didn't even have power over my death and that was the one thing I had always counted on. That even if I got bit or kidnapped I could always find a way to end it. Unfortunately in this shit hole I didn't have the luxury. Nor the weapon. I finished slowly due to my lack of energy, but after eating I did feel a little better.

Rylie came back in and sat across from me, but before anything happened the door opened again and Gareth walked in and whispered something Rylie's ear. Rylie nodded and whispered something back. I closed my eyes and shook my head a little. Gareth is dead. This isn't real. You're hallucinating. This is not real. I looked up again to see Rylie and Eli. Eli made eye contact with me and nodded his head so fast and faintly I thought I was hallucinating again. To my relief he smirked knowingly and friendly afterwards so I knew that he was still on my side... hopefully. Luckily, Rylie didn't notice a thing. Eli left and then it was just Rylie and I again.

"They were happy," he said staring at me despite the fact that I looked away. "When Beth came back. They all smiled, cried, hugged, and screamed in joy. It was as if they had forgotten all about you. Poor, little Jade, right? The people she loved most in this world just up and left her for someone they used to know. But that changed. Oh," he laughed. "That all changed. She said everything you told her to. The memory on that one is positively impeccable! She didn't forget anything. You caused a lot of pain with what you told them. Carl broke down, just wept on the floor all by himself. They do love you... But I know, and you know, and they know you're never getting out of here. You're never going to see them again. Can you believe it's only been fifteen days in here, with me? Only fifteen! It feels so much longer. Anyways back to your -" he raised his fingers and used airqoutes, "- 'family'. That man Daryl got angry when Beth told him about you being okay with you're death. He punched Rick when he tried to calm the ol' redneck down. Rose kept telling the group there wasn't a way out of here. She's right, they don't know a way out. Not many people do."

"Why are you telling me all of this?" I got out without my voice cracking.

"Why? Haven't you figured it out you stupid, stupid girl? No? Well, when you're hurt - may it be physically or mentally - I'm happy. Your pain brings me joy! Not anyone else. Just you." He sighed with a fake pout. "I've got to go. But I'll be back later." He stood and left the room.

I looked at the mirror and tried to plead with whoever was in there. I clutched my father's old dog tags and prayed for something to happen. Two bangs went off and not five seconds later the door swung open. Eli grinned and stepped through the doorway with a large gun hanging on his shoulder. He cockily made his way towards me and scooped me up under with left arm.

"Come on, Jade. We're gonna blow this joint."

I laughed a tiny bit. "Once I can stand on my own two feet yeah."

"Oh!" He let go of me and I nearly fell, but he grabbed ahold of me right before I lost my balance. "A friend gave this to me for emergencies. And I think this is one..."

"What is it?" He pulled out what looked like an eye glass case, but when he opened it up it was a shot of some sort. It had a odd looking liquid in it and - "I don't know what that is, but I'm not taking it," I told him shaking my head and trying to get out of the door without him.