🌹Chapter 21🌹

A/N:

Y'all are gonna hate me at the end of this chapter, and I'm kinda scared. That's all I'm gonna say.

TW: Wanting to die, putting people down, kinda intense pain.

|Previous chapter:

The second before I fell asleep, I heard a faint whisper, although it could have been my sleepy brain making it up.

"I love you, Princey."|

Virgil POV: 

I was alone, standing in the middle of Thomas' living room. Suddenly, the room went dark, save for one light that illuminated the area of the room I was standing in. 

"H-hello?" I called out tentatively, scared about what might be lurking in the shadows. "Patton? Logan? Thomas? Deceit?" 

"Oh, they won't be helping you anytime soon," a silky voice called from the shadows. "In fact, no one will be helping you anytime soon."

Upon hearing the voice, I froze. I could recognize that voice in a heartbeat, but I never expected to hear it in this context.

I heard a snap, and a light turned on in front of me. Once my eyes adjusted, I was able to clearly see the source of the voice, and my stomach dropped while all the breath left my lungs. 

"Roman?" I breathed. "What's going on? Where are the others?" 

Instead of acknowledging that I spoke, Roman simply smirked and held up his hand. 

"Oh, you mean them?" he asked calmly, snapping his fingers as he spoke. 

More lights turned on, flooding the room with their harsh glow. I blinked rapidly, blinded by the sudden switch from dark to light. When I was finally able to see again, I glanced around the living room. 

Standing around me in a loose circle were all the others. 

Roman was directly in front of me, smirking evilly with his arms crossed. Patton was to Roman's left while Deceit was on the other side. I had to turn around in order to see both Thomas and Logan. Logan was next to Patton, which left Thomas to stand between Deceit and Logan. 

I would have expected them to smile or explain why I was there, but all of them were glaring. Even Deceit. 

"Guys?" I asked, slowly turning in a circle to look at all of them. "What's going on? Did I do something wrong?" 

None of them responded or did anything to acknowledge my existence, and I turned to face Deceit. 

"Deceit?" I asked. "What's going on?" 

Instead of answering my question, Deceit just crossed his arms. "You really thought I was your best friend? How stupid can you be?" 

I froze again while Deceit's question sunk in. How could he say that? We've been best friends for over twenty years. 

"Oh, please," Deceit scoffed, rolling his eyes. "I was lying the whole time. That's what I do. I'm Deceit for god's sake. It's in the name." 

I couldn't, wouldn't, believe it. Deceit would never say that. 

"And I must have been pretty convincing, 'cause you fell for it pretty bad," he continued, smirking when he saw my reaction. "But don't worry. I'm sure you'll find someone to talk to when you get to wherever you're going."

In shock, I turned to Patton, whose arms were also crossed. 

"Dad?" I whispered. "What's happening?" 

"Oh, I'll tell you what's going on, kiddo," Patton said harshly. "Oh, wait, you wouldn't understand. I often forget that you aren't as smart as Logan." 

I gasped and felt tears prick at the back of my eyes. 

"No," I breathed. "No... no... no... no, no, no. That's not true." 

"Oh, but Virgil, it is," Logan said, which made me turn to face him. Hearing Logan say that cracked a hole in the dam I kept up, causing hot tears to start rolling down my face. 

"Aww, is the wickle baby cwying?" Roman jeered before laughing. "You've always been so weak, Anxiety." 

At this point, I was shaking violently. My arms were wrapped around my stomach, and I tried to curl into myself and disappear. I tried sinking down, but I found that I couldn't, which just made me cry and tremble more. 

I wanted to get out of there. I wanted to be in my room, alone, where I could forget everything that happened. I wanted this to be over. I wanted my life to be over. I always tried so hard to please the others, and sometimes it was worth it. But then things like this happen and any hope I have goes out the window.

"I'm sorry, Virgil." 

Thomas's voice broke me out of my train of thought. I turned around so I was facing him, who was looking at me with a face full of sorrow and... 

Pity. 

Before I could respond, Thomas held his hand up to his mouth. I caught a brief glimpse of a small white pill and instantly knew that it was anxiety medication. 

As soon as Thomas swallowed, I felt the effects kick in. It felt as if I was stabbed in the stomach and chest hundreds of times in just a matter of seconds, and it didn't stop. 

I doubled over with a scream and bit my lower lip to try and muffle the screams that tried to force their way out. It didn't do anything to help, and the screams escaped in short, broken sobs. I didn't even realize that my lip had started bleeding until I tasted the metallic tang of blood in my mouth. 

It was then that I realized that I had shut my eyes as soon as the pain started. Slowly, I opened them and almost threw up. Everything swam in front of me, and everything had a mirror image. 

Focusing on the person in front of me, I could just make out the light blue of Patton's shirt. 

Looking up to his face, I called out to him between sobs. "Patton! Please... help me... please!!" 

Instead of responding, Patton turned to Logan and buried his face in his shoulder. It was clear that seeing me in pain was too much for him to bear. 

"Logan!" I called out, knowing that Patton wasn't going to be able to help. "Please... make it stop!" 

Logan didn't respond either. He just wrapped an arm around Patton and sunk out, the other side clinging to him. 

Desperate for the pain to end, I turned to where Thomas had been standing, but all I saw was empty space. 

A new wave of pain hit me, forcing me to my knees. A scream erupted from my lungs, and I didn't even try to hold it back. My throat was already sore from crying, and the scream irritated it even more, which caused me to start coughing.

I couldn't breathe because of the petals forcing their way out of my lungs. I braced myself against the floor as the coughs mixed with the sobs and knew that the only thing I could do was wait.

When the coughing subsided, I tried to focus on my surroundings, but all I saw was black. Reaching out a hand, I felt the hem of a cape brush my fingertips, and I instantly knew that Deceit was in front of me. 

I tried to grab onto the cape, but my hand was forcefully kicked away. 

"Don't touch me, creep," Deceit hissed, and I heard the swish of his cape as he turned and left. 

Hearing that only made me cry harder. Not just because of the pain in my hand, but because the one person that I thought I could trust with my life had abandoned me when I needed him most. 

I turned my head to my right and caught a glimpse of Roman's white pants. He had yet to leave, which shocked me. I had half expected him to be the first to leave. 

I lifted my head as much as I could and looked him in the eyes. For just a second, I thought I saw regret flicker in his eyes, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared. 

"Roman! Please... please... it hurts... so bad... please, make it stop!!" I choked out between a mix of sobs and cries of pain. 

"Begging isn't going to get you anywhere," Roman said, and I could tell that even he felt bad. His voice sounded thick as if he was on the verge of tears. "You had this coming for you as soon as you became a problem for Thomas." 

I couldn't respond. The pain was too much to bear. 

I must have blacked out for an instant because, next thing I knew, I was lying on my side. 

Prying my eyes open, all I could see was Roman's back as he retreated down the hall. 

"No... come... back..." I whispered, my voice hoarse from my screams. "Please... please... I love you"

The last thing I saw before everything went black was Roman looking back at me one last time from where he stood at the end of the hall. 

A/N:

Soo.... yeah...

Please don't hate me too much.

*hides from the mob of angry readers*

Until next time,

Take it easy guys, gals, and non-binary pals!

~death_by_fanfic

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