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chapter 8

a single candle lit up my dark , cold room. the curtains were closed and the wind blew gently. i stared at my ceiling in silence. the pocket knife on the side of my bed glinted in the moonlight of a visible window.

1:00am read the clock.

i got up. i can't sleep at all. how am i supposed to sleep with all that's going to happen? i pulled open a drawer. paper and wood rustled and flattered and i pulled out a stack of paper and slapped it against the floor. i began writing. i did doodles , and mapped out the group's plot with what i could remember. they would enter through my window , go through to my dads room , then exit through the town square as nobody would be awake at this time , except for-

my thoughts were quickly interrupted by a gentle knock at the door.
" skep? are you going to sleep? "
i held my breath. i dropped my pencil and sat completely still , until i heard the patter of footprints fade off. i cant tell bad, otherwise he'll freak out.
i clambered back into my bed and laid my head down. the candle flickered , slowly dying out as i stared blankly up.

the loud clatter of metal slammed against my wall and my whole body began to tremble. i threw myself facing the opposite of the window. a mutter of voices filled the air as my window was slid open and curtains were thrown open. clay stepped in first. he slipped slightly , before picking up my papers.

whoops.

" look. " he pointed at a piece and picked it up. it had my symbol drawn all over it.

i physically felt uncomfortable and shuffled slightly in my bed , alarming tapl. he gasped dramatically and held his breath.
" if he wakes up , we die. there's no way we'll kill him without being murdered by dave and the guards. place is probably littered with them in here. "

" you knew that there were guards inside. and you didn't mark them on the god damn map? " dream hissed.

" i forgot! it was in the heat of the moment. " tapl mumbled.

" oh my god. " techno snickered and hopped inside. " there's probably guards outside the door. search the room , maybe there's a better weapon we can use than our plain old stuff. "

my heart stopped slightly , thinking about my knife. i waited for them to go silent , before scrambling out of my bed and snatching it up. i pointed it wildly at them , trembling. my arms were weak from fear , my only way of surviving was probably to just scare them. i couldn't hurt them in this condition.
"come closer , and i will murder you. no joke. no troll dude! my dad taught me self defence when i was 6! i'm like.. a gaming god!"

dream threw his hands in the air.
" calm down. we're not going to hurt you. "

" just leave me and my family alone , you assholes! "

" damn. we got played. right technoblade? " tapl snickered , elbowing dave.
techno stood in silence. he stared at me in silence , almost observing me up and down.

" stop laughing! this isn't funny. he's gonna kill us! " dream snapped. he raised his arms higher.

" this wasn't supposed to be the plan. if you leave now , then.. you won't get hurt. if you continue then.. i will stab you. with this knife. " i held it up.

" shut up. " techno rolled his eyes.
" roll your eyes one more time. i dare you! " i croaked.
" i would , but my brain does it automatically when i'm annoyed. if i did it again , it would hurt. and i'm about to get stabbed , so i'd go through even more pain. "

i stepped closer and pointed the knife closer to his face.
i forced myself not to crack a smile and waved it around. techno

" shut up for once. you sound so monotone , half the time your questions sound like robotic statements. "
"offensive, much?"
" exactly. "

" listen- skep- how about we make a deal? you don't kill us and we kill your dad. you can be king , and then we'll never talk to you again. we'll do our own thing. we'll support all the choices you make. " techno grinned at me.

i forced myself to break away and held my weapon tight with a clenched fist. " i don't want to be king! i'm 17 man! i don't wanna get married yet! i'll have to run it with my sister , and that's going to be absolute trash. i'm still younger , i don't want these responsibilities. i don't want all of you just dumped on my shoulders like this! i wanna have fun! i don't want to be the one to save my dad's life! why can't any of you understand that? just go away and leave us alone! "

dream's face formed into a frown.
tapl seemed visibly uncomfortable.
techno stared at me with a straight face.
" that's too bad , honestly. "
he wrapped his arms around me and held me tightly. i pushed him back, still absolutely pissed. the silence lasted for about 10 seconds, and it was uncomfortable.

we stood in silence , until techno turned his attention to dream and tapl and flicked his head. the creak of my door opening echoed in my ears and my heart sunk.

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