It had been a couple of days since I met Herobrine, and I was just sitting in my room, listening to We Are by Hollywood Undead. I propped myself, upside down, against the wall, the heels of my feet touching the space just below my Death Note--How to Use It poster. I heard footsteps outside of my room, before my door opened. It was Allison. I smiled, I liked to see Allison, because it was nice to be around someone who got what I was going through.
Allison kneeled by me, turning down my stereo. I frowned, before she pointed to the window. I rolled onto my side. Did I mention that Allison was temporarily a mute? She had lost her voice a day or two ago, when she was at work. One of her co-workers thought it would be funny to replace her water with a liquid, I don’t remember what though. It turned out, that the liquid damaged her vocal cords, and her co-worker, who was obviously at fault, was paying for her medication.
Anyways, I got up and went to the window. I saw that the house a couple doors down from mine had been sold. That sparked my curiosity. I wonder who moved in.
“Maybe it’s a friend for you, you loner!” Death said, “Oh wait, they probably wouldn’t even like you, metalhead. Always singing Get Scared and Black Veil Brides. Nothing wrong with those bands, but not everyone likes them.”
I sighed, before muttering, “Herobrine seems to like Get Scared…. He knew the lyrics for Keep Myself Alive, after all…”
Death rolled her eyes, “I’m sure. Well…. You still will probably scare them.” I sighed, trying to ignore Death’s negativity.
I heard Allison leave the room. I let out a sigh of relief. I smiled, looking out at the house. I turned around, grabbing my green converse. I quickly laced up my converse. I grabbed my black MP3 player and my black and purple headphones before walking out of my room. I walked out to the living room. I plopped down onto the couch and began listening to Panic! At the Disco. Sarah Smiles came on. I grinned. This was my song. Literally.
I began singing along, “I was fine, just a guy living on my own. Waiting for the sky to fall.” I continued singing along when I got to my favorite part, “Sarah smiles like Sarah doesn’t care. She lives in her world so unaware. Doesn’t she know that my destiny lies with her?” I loved that part because it fits me so well.
“Hey Sarah, can you, you know, shut up and never sing again?” Carmen asked me as she walked down the stairs all dressed up in bright colors with a 5SOS hoodie.
“No, do I tell you to shut up and never sing again when you sing 5SOS or 1D? No, I let you be even though I don’t like those bands.” I said, pausing my music.
“So? The music you listen to is nothing but screamo, emo trash!” Carmen smirked at my reaction. My eye twitched.
“Screamo, emo trash!? TRASH?!?!?” I asked her, rather harshly. “Excuse me, I do NOT insult your music choices!”
“Yeah, so what? You little emos are attention seekers, cutting yourselves and acting all freaking pathetic. Just do it already! Oh wait, you’re too scared!” Carmen laughed.
My eye twitched. She was seriously making fun of me? “Do you have any fucking idea how many lives bands like BVB and SWS have saved just by being themselves? Not every emo is an attention seeker! Not every emo self-harms. Not every emo is suicidal. If you were in our places, constantly being judged for trying to be ourselves, you would probably break down every single day, you spoiled-rotten brat!” I hissed at her. I continued on with my rant, “Let’s see how long you would last in my position, in any of the ones who feel like self-harm is the only way to let the pain numb, even if it doesn’t help much.”
Carmen looked at me, aghast, “Sarah why would you use that language at me like that?? Oh my god, you cut yourself? Sarah, I am so sorry you feel like pain is the only way!!” I raised an eyebrow at her. People said I was bipolar, maybe I am but still.
“Are you bipolar, or something, Carmen?” I asked, “One minute, you were like--” I was interrupted by “Mom” and “Dad”.
“Sarah!! You said you accidentally got scratched up when you run around in the woods!” “Mom”, or “Wendy” as I will now refer to her, said, crossing her arms.
“I did!” I said, gritting my teeth. Carmen set me up. She set me up to admit that I self harmed!!!! She had to!!
“Sarah, go up to you room! You lied to us, if it isn’t bad enough to lied to us about cutting yourself!” “Dad”, or “Henry”, as I’ll now refer to him, said.
I snapped, “I LIED!?!?!?! I FUCKING LIED?!?!?? NO!! You have been the liar, here!! You lied to me my whole entire life!!” I slapped a hand over my mouth right after I said that.
“Oh now we’re the bad guy?” Henry asked, anger was clear in his voice, “We took you in when no one else would even think about adopting you!!! You know what, you ungrateful little shit? I wish that the nuns at the orphanage would have put you in a trash sack and left you in the dumpster to die!!” Carmen backed away into the kitchen.
“Henry!” Wendy shouted at her husband, “Don’t you dare say that to her! Remember when we brought her home? We were all so happy! Remember when she and Aunt Grace were painting? She made Aunt Grace proud over and over again.”
“Aunt Grace is as good as dead after that heart attack! It doesn’t matter what she thinks!!” Henry yelled. I clenched my fists.
“Don’t you dare talk about Aunt Grace like that!!” I said through clenched teeth. Tears spilled down my face.
“I doesn’t matter what you think either, Sarah!!” Henry growled, slapping me. “You aren’t my real daughter, nor will you ever be!!” Shadow ran into the room and bit Henry’s hand. “Ouch!! Damn you, you filthy mutt! We should have gotten you put down!!” He smacked Shadow across his snout. Shadow fell to his side, before weakly getting up and laying down in front of me with his teeth bared in a snarl.
I let out an angry sob, petting Shadow’s beautiful, black fur, “Burn to hell!!” I yelled at him with as much might as I could. I got up and booked it out of the house and to the woods, Shadow trailing right behind me. I didn’t look back, I just kept on running. Nothing mattered right now, besides Shadow. Shadow and Allison.
I kept running until I got to a tree I could climb up. I climbed up the tree, Shadow rested in the hollow inside the tree. I felt uneasy with him out of my sight, so I jumped down and crawled into the hollow with him.
Shadow crawled up on my lap, nuzzling his head into my hand. I petted his fur, feeling calm once again. “Shadow, it’s no fair! Carmen set me up… She knew when Wendy and Henry would come home…. Henry smelled a bit like beer, so they were probably at Applebee's or at a bar or something…” I scratched Shadow behind his ears and down his neck lightly. Shadow moved his foot in a manner that said “Ooooh that’s the spot!!!”.
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I heard footsteps move towards the tree Shadow and I were nestled and hiding in. I tensed up. Shadow bared his teeth to growl, but I stopped him. “Shh, Shadow.. You might give us away!!” I whisper-shouted. Shadow remained silent, but pressed up against me in a defensive manner. Something was going to happen, I just know it.
