Being Enthralling

80."What sort of paranormal activity is this?"

DEREK'S POV

I shifted on something soft. Which felt unfamiliar and weird.

With a lot of difficulties, I opened my left eye, which seemed to be glued. Blinking, I opened both of my eyes and looked around, I was in my room.

Oh.

 It's rare for me to get up in my room with a headache that hurts like a bitch. I'm usually used to waking up on the ratty old chairs or the tavern on the floors of clubs or of any frat house. Once I woke up and find myself in a dumpster. 

I shuddered reminiscing about that particular situation I was in once.

I rolled to the right side of my bed to see the clock on the night side table. It was quarter to 5. Great, I slept the whole damn day.

 I still can't feel my right thigh. There is no sensation. 

Snorting weed and cocaine is one thing and getting drugs shoved in your leg is another.

I stayed in bed as my mind was fogged with lots of disturbing stuff. I closed my eyes, expecting sleep to come, but it was of no use. 

"I did not see a boy who is furious at me and wants me dead. I saw you as a son who is grieving his mother's death and wants to get justice for his mother." 

Her words keep ringing in my mind like a fucking broken record player. 

Over the past few years, I have seen Diana's many feelings, anger, frustration, guilt and hatred toward me. However, something changed yesterday. I saw compassion for the first time in a long time.

"You are no longer the son who wants justice for his mother, you have become a puppet of a manipulator who is using your rage for her own entertainment." 

The term manipulator feels small and incomplete as to what Allison is.  

Allison has always used people for her own selfish reasons. She has the power to manipulate like a witch has the power of witchcraft. Never once I have seen Allison approached someone without any ulterior motive.

Diana on the other hand has the power of  COMPELLING.

 Damn, that girl can talk! 

There were times I agreed with her just so she stops talking. I don't understand how people even stand beside her and listen to her constant rambling. She would be sipping her smoothies and making comments on random stuff and people would be cracking up like a bunch of meth addicts.

 Even Nina thinks she is hilarious. She would be praising Diana and I would be rolling my eyes. Once she said that the only reason why I don't find Diana funny is because of the bitterness I have in my heart for her and that Diana roasts me on the face. 

Nina and Diana have been friends for a long time, their friendship was so bonded that it ended our relationship. 

Nina couldn't stand the thought of me being involved with Allison to make Diana's life miserable enough to confess, so she broke up. 

Another reason why I hate Diana. 

Nina was the only good thing that happened to me in this life, but it all went downhill because of Diana Forbes. 

I had two genuine friends, Diana and Blake. After that horrible incident, Blake chose her over me. 

'Reasons to hate Diana list' gets piled up.

Diana has the power to make extroverts feel like an introvert,  Her persuasion skills are commendable.

I might have said that I don't believe her, but now that I think about things from a different angle I'm having second thoughts.