《Short Story Collection》 In a Short While In A Short While 10/2/18 3:24 Am Hey, it''s Vivvian ¡­. umm I know this phone isn''t in use anymore, after what happened. But I still have things I need to say to you before I forget. Can''t wait to talk to you later. Bye. 10/7/18 2:56 am Hi, me again ¡­ It''s been over a month since you¡¯ve been gone and the gap you made still hasn''t healed. The situation has just gotten worse since you left, all my friends left and Aunt and Uncle don¡¯t like me because I remind them of you. So I¡¯m going to tell you what you should know now, what you should have known before you left. 10/9/18 3:30 am Why did you do it? I can''t believe you left me with Aunt and Uncle; they are the worst kind of people. They always forget that I even exist, and when they do remember, they purposefully ignore me. Did you think I couldn''t handle what you were going through? Newsflash: I¡¯m going through the same exact thing. Ever since you left, the nightmares keep haunting me and are only getting worse; I can¡¯t even close my eyes without the memories of seeing that look on your face as you left me going through my head. When I do sleep, it only seems to last a couple hours before I wake up in a cold sweat haunted by memories of you¡­ Why were you so selfish? Didn¡¯t you care about how your actions affected me? You were the only one I had left. Aunt and Uncle don¡¯t count as family, especially after what they did to me, even if I do live with them. 10/18/18 1:15 am Sorry it''s been so long. They took away my phone after Aunt heard me talking to you. They think I need help. They¡¯re probably right. Every time I leave the house I can''t help but think about what happened that day. Was it me who drove you to the point of leaving or was it seeing Chis again with his new wife? Either way, I can''t handle going outside with all the anxiety ready to burst out of my body. I have you to blame for this, because it all stemmed from what you did to me, maybe not on purpose but it was your fault. Not that They are any better. They are purposely doing it. Though at least They try to hide it. You didn''t even notice what you were doing; you just cared about yourself. They don''t seem to understand the full extent of what runs through my mind. After all it came from your side of the family. Guess I¡¯ll talk to you again later. Bye 10/25/18 7:00 am It¡¯s me. I actually got more than five hours of sleep tonight. Yay me! It''s been a long week, and I was too busy to call. Everything has been terrible this week. They keep on trying to get me to go outside. They say it will help ¡°Face your fears, Vivvian.¡± It''s not the outside that scares me, it¡¯s that I¡¯ll be who I used to be. Hiding who I was, putting up a mask, depending on pills to get me through the day feeling apathetic to everything around me. Yeah, no, never again. They want me to get more pills. They say it will help me. I can be who I was and forget this ever happened. Yeah, right! They think that The Incident can leave that easily. I thought my life was bad but tolerable but this, this is a living hell. Talking to you helps. Talk to you later. Bye. Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. 10/27/18 4:00 am Yesterday was sickening. I had to go out because They were in a meeting, and all the food was gone. They should try to be less obvious about not wanting me. Anyway, I went out to get food, and I was unlucky, and I barely made it out to the car when suddenly I had a flashback. You were staring blankly at an empty driveway, now without the beat up Chevy since Chis had left us. Anyway, I had a panic attack because the memory was so sudden. My body went into overdrive, every sensation was rough against my skin and even the softest blankets would have felt constricting. The wind was roaring in my ears and pushing me down to the ground. Dark spots flashed across my vision, my eyelids felt like a hundred pound weights, and it was a struggle to even stay standing. After that panic was over, I ran as quickly as I could back inside; it wasn¡¯t like I haven''t skipped meals before. When They finally returned and saw me curled up on the couch, They demanded I get up to make them something to eat. I told them there was nothing edible in the house as quietly as I could still completely recovered from what happened outside. They called me useless because they had told me to get food in the afternoon. Were they always like this? Is this why we ended up where we are now? You left me because of Them, or was it because you thought I was useless and didn''t deserve your attention? Well anyways talk to you later. 10/31/18 12:50 pm Mom! Everything is finally going to get better. The medicine I got will help fix me. They don''t know I got the medicine yet, but Aunt and Uncle don''t care what I do anyway, just as long as it makes them look good in public. Maybe after taking this my friends will call me back, and Chis will realize the mistakes he made. I¡¯ll finally get away from Them and get back to the one person who really understood me. You Mom. You were the one person to really try, even if you weren''t doing that great yourself. After Chis left, part of your heart left with him. You weren¡¯t whole and I understand; after all, it''s what you did to me. On that fateful day it seemed normal. The only thing that was bad that week was seeing Chis with his new wife. Even then the day was peaceful. Anyway, as I was walking to the door my only worries were finishing a big project for science and my math homework. I didn''t see you at home; I thought you were at work or something. I worked on homework for about fifteen minutes, looking back fifteen minutes could have saved you . I needed to go to the bathroom and as I pushed the door open there you were, looking peaceful and happy as blood slowly turned the clean water dirty creating a beautiful yet disturbing picture that will forever haunt me. I blacked out. I thought I heard screaming, I didn''t know it was me until later. Mom, remember how you felt when Chis left with his new wife and now husband? That''s how it felt for me. Now though, I can finally get better. All I need is to take these pills, and in a couple hours everything will be exactly how it was. I can''t wait to see you soon, Mom. Bright Brown Eyes It was a beautiful day, the lake water was sparkling and the children playing around the lake made a beautiful symphony of noise. The sun glinted off the lake in front of Patton as he sat on a bench looking at the scenery and what beautiful scenery it was. Patton loved going to this park, he went whenever he could. It was always fun to enjoy the beautiful scenery after being inside all day. Of course that wasn¡¯t the only reason Patton went to the park every day. Roman was at the park too, he taught a daily yoga and acrobatics class outside until 3:30 on the dot. Everyday Patton would sit on the bench watching Roman as he taught the class. Always hoping that he would look over and recognize Patton, who was always there to support him. Patton hummed little snippets of Hellfire from The Hunchback of Notre Dame after Damien decided to listen to his favorite Disney villain songs. After Roman had finished class, Patton and Roman decided to go to an ice cream shop to get ice cream. Roman got his usual rainbow sherbert, while Patton couldn''t decide between Rocky Road or Pistachio Nut ice cream. IN the end it was time to head back to Romans house. Roman left a bit before Patton because Patton still needed to finish his ice cream. When Patton was about to turn the corner to Romans house, he saw Roman talking suspiciously on his phone. Unfortunately, Patton wasn¡¯t close enough to hear what Roman was saying. Patton decided to risk moving closer, Romans face looked worried and it could be serious. What patton heard was startling. ¡°Virgil, I¡¯m getting worried. I just don¡¯t have a good feeling about going out today. I have felt like someone has been watching me all day.¡± ¡°Roman, hey princey. Don¡¯t worry, it''s fine. We can postpone our date until you feel better. Would you like me to head over to your house? I know it always helps to have someone with you if you are feeling anxious.¡±Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. ¡°Don''t worry my Emo-Nightmare, I¡¯m just stressed about my interview. This could be my big chance to finally be on Stage, not just putting on a play.¡± ¡°Just in case, I¡¯ll be over in about an hour. I just need to help Logan with his debate prep, you know how he is. You know I love you Sir sings a lot.¡± ¡°And I you, My stormcloud. I can¡¯t wait to see you later.¡± Patton was stupefied. How dare Roman go out with another, how dare he throw away Patton''s feeling. After all these years of support after high school, who helped Roman get ready for his first audition. How dare he cheat on his high school sweetheart. As Roman went inside his house, Patton seethed. All these years of work and watching over Roman, yet never a word of thanks. How dare he. Patton went to find Romans spare key. He knew where it was kept. Patton stalked inside and saw Roman looking at his phone, smiling so sickly sweet. Patton lost control. He blacked out. When he blinked his eyes open, he saw an unfamiliar light. Patton''s head was throbbing and thumping. His arms ached. He stood up carefully, not trusting his legs to support him. As he blinked to clear his eyes he saw Roman. Poor sweet beautiful Roman. Roman was spread out on the floor, head surrounded with a halo of beautiful red blood. The white of his Jacket had been dyed with red. Romans beautiful chocolate brown eyes, usually so full of energy and life, were dull and lifeless. Patton stared. For the longest time that was all he could do. Just stare, until finally he heard a chilling scream and saw a flash of purple. Then the only thing he could do was run. Run and run and run. Away from what he had done, back into his hazy memories, filled with chocolate eyed princes dancing in the sunlight.