I am more than sad and angry, I am devastated and enraged. I remember the voice of the angel boy. It was his voice. I don’t know why he is killing people, or why he is always in my dreams, or why I can hear his voice in my head. All I know is, he can’t do this to everyone. He can’t kill these poor, innocent people and he can’t keep making everyone so sad. I’ve made up my mind. I am going to confront him and tell him to stop what he is doing.
After school, I walk into the Forbidden Forest. I walk deeper and deeper until I feel like I am at the middle, the heart. I sit down on the leaf-covered ground. In fall, the leaves cover the ground, so you can’t see the dirt. Fifteen minutes pass, and I start to think that the angel boy isn’t actually here.
Ten more minutes pass.
“I’m done waiting, he’s not here.” I say,. Then, I get up to leave. After I walk two steps, I hear his voice.
“Where are you going, my love? Please don’t leave.”
I turn around but don’t see anyone.
“I won’t go. If you show me who you are and answer a few questions. Can you do that?”
“Very well. But you must promise something first.”
“What is it?”
“Don’t run away.”
I say nothing for a little while.
“Okay. Now show me who you are.”
He walks out from behind the tree where I was sitting.
I show him how dumb I feel.
He is very handsome. He has blonde hair that, just like me, covers one of his eyes, which are…blood red? That’s weird. Anyway, he is tall and normal-sized, not too fat and not too skinny.
“What do you want to know? I will tell you anything.”
I snap out of my admiration and love for him. I start to ask questions, one at a time.
“What is your name?”
“Jorden Hahns Balroe.”
“Where do you live?”
“Here.”
“Okay…Why did you kill those people? You know, Mr. Kole and Mr. Jade?”
“Very observant, aren’t you? Because I must kill to survive. There is no other way. I’m sorry.”
I get very angry, but the way he says “I’m sorry,” makes me think that he means it.
“Last question. How are you able to go into my dreams?”
“Because I have a strong connection to you.”
I turn around to blush, but somehow he knows that I am blushing. I can tell that he knows from the big smile on his face. After I am done blushing, I take a few steps. Suddenly his smile turns into a sad frown.
“Are you leaving already?” he asks.
“Yeah, I have no more questions, so why would I not leave?” I swear I see a tear slide down his face.
“Please stay.” I am shocked! I definitely wasn’t expecting him to say that!
“Why?” I say through a shocked face.
“Because I love you. Please, stay.”
“Tell you what, I’ll come back tomorrow, after school. But only because I might have more questions by then.”
He still looks sad, but I see his relief as well. I take a few more steps, then look back. He is not there. I stand there for a minute, then walk home.
I am home by 3:23, exactly 1 hour, thirteen minutes later than the time I start to walk home from school. Luckily, I had already texted my mom saying that I would be late getting home. Of course, she asked why. Smart me, I had thought up an excuse before I texted her.
Hey Mom, I will be late
getting home today.
Why?
Because I will be over at
Leah’s house to help her
with her homework.
Alright. Just be home by
6:30. Okay?
Okay. Bye.
Bye.
I open the door to our house.
¨Mom, I´m home.¨ I say with my voiced raised just a little.
¨Good, can you come here for a minute? I need to talk to you. I´m in your bedroom.¨ What´s she doing in my bedroom? I wonder. I walk upstairs and into my bedroom, she´s sitting on my bed.
¨Sit down with me.¨
¨Okay.¨ And so I sit. We sit there saying nothing for a few minutes. Then, I speak.
¨So, what did you want to talk to me about?¨ I ask.
¨A boy stopped by the house today, he said he was a friend of yours. He said that his name was Jorden Balroe. Do you know him?¨ I think back to a little while ago. The angel boy.
¨Honey? Do you know him?¨ I snap out of my flashback and answer.
¨Yeah, but I didn´t know he was going to come to our house.¨
¨Okay, just making sure.¨ And with that, she left the room.
I wonder when he came to our house. Then, a question comes to mind. How did he know where my house is?
I watch TV for a few hours, then I get ready for bed. By the time I get in bed, it is 7:49. I think about Jorden until I fall asleep.
¨Hello, my love. It is nice to know that you thought about me.¨ Jorden says.
¨You're in my dreams again. I have more questions, but I´ll save them for tomorrow.¨
¨So, you're still going to come see me?¨
¨Of course, I told you I would, and I don´t go back on my word unless it´s important.¨
¨Good to know. But I came to ask you a question.¨
¨I´m usually the one asking questions, but go ahead.¨
¨Who do you not want me to kill? I won´t kill anyone that you care about.¨ He can see that I´m shocked, so he continues. ¨Remember what I told you? I have to kill to survive, so I want to know who you deeply care about.¨
¨Umm…okay. All my teachers, my fellow students, my friends, my family, and…¨ He smiles.
¨And me. I can tell by the nervous, embarrassed look on your face.¨ I blush a lot.
¨You are so cute. And pretty…and kind. You are everything to me, that´s why I asked who you really care about. Anyway, I have to go now. Bye.¨ And then I wake up.
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