The Journey to Escaping Darkness (Book 1)

Chapter 23

^^^^^^ that's the guy that is talking with Raven right now in the story.

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I stare at the figure frightened. I wasn't sure who it was, hell, I didn't know who anyone was. My breathing hitched and I started to push myself back in bed, like it'd help any.

He continued to stare at me with that smirk. He tilted his head to the side and chuckled. "I guess I should've expected this reaction. I mean you just lost your memory, and also, I'm dead."

I said nothing. My body felt like it was frozen and there was nothing I could do.

"Raven, don't be scared. I'm probably the person who has your best interest in mind." He said still staring at me with his hazel eyes. He was charismatic, I figured that out from the start.

"Who-who are you?" I chocked out confused. If he was dead, I shouldn't have been able to see him.

He chuckled "I'm a very important person from your past." he wasn't being straightforward at all.

"But who?" I asked a tad bit stronger.

"Does it matter? You won't remember me anyway." He countered making a valid point, but it didn't make my curiosity any better.

I nodded my head waiting for him to do something. "Why are you here?" I asked wondering why there was a walking dead man in my hospital room.

"You lost your way, I need to help you." he answered annoyed and aggrieved to be here.

I started busting out laughing. He stood there rolling his eyes at me. "Oh god, please tell me I'm dreaming! That's the biggest cliche in the book!" I said in between laughs.

"Listen, I was fine. I was doing my own thing, I was happy. Then you had gotten attacked, so now guess what? I was sent here to watch after you." He explained waving his hands around.

"What, are you some type of angel?" I asked being a smart ass trying to tick him off.

"No, but we were close when I was living. So when someone in your previous life needs you, you help them. Believe me sweetheart, you need me." He explained to me angry at me. He acted like he knew me.

"First off, don't ever call me sweetheart again. Second, you'll have to join the club, I already have two nitwits trying to help me, who already think they know me. So I guess you would finish the group, the three stooges, what a classic." I started low, but got higher and let go with a smart ass comment.

"Raven, I know you. I was in your life for just about all of it. I truly care, probably more than one of them. So listen to me. I'm only here to help you. So please try to do the impossible and not be difficult." he tried to act like he was going to be easy. But little did he and everybody else know, being around me, was only going to nothing less of difficult.

"But you don't. Memories and how people get through them is what makes a person. I have nothing. My mind is like a book with words and stories that are now gone. It was destroyed. So now I'm a book with blank pages. My story is now beginning all over again. So no, you don't know me." I lecture him.

He nods in understanding what I was trying to portray. "True, but I know your tendencies. I know what you're going to do under pressure, when you get angry, when your get upset, you name, I know what you're going to do." He tried to pretend he knew me, but deep down he knew I we right.

"You learn how to react. You learn from experience and watching others. I don't have that. Whatever I do will be completely unexpected." I told him like I already the story and I was giving him clues.

"I know you Raven. I know. Believe me." He said trying to convince me that he knew me. I shook my head. His face started to fall. You could see the pain on his face, it wasn't too hard, he wasn't hiding it.

"You didn't answer my question, who are you?" I changed the subject.

"I already told you, it doesn't matter." He said with a blank expression that I couldn't read.

"But it does matter! I need to know. Can I get a name at least?" I shouted frustrated with him dodging the matter.

"Sorry, that's all you're getting out of me darling." He said with a smirk and walked away from me disappearing leaving me scrambled wondering what the fuck.

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So who do you think this guy is??? Maybe this chapter wasn't too too painful? Anyways I hope school isn't as much of a drag for you guys as it is for me! Please tell me what you think, comment and vote!

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