Silence | Karlnap

Chapter 3 | part 2

Karls POV      TW: derealization, hallucinations, cursing

When I look into the mirror I don't see myself.

I see a monster.

Something I cant even explain.

I turn on my phone, looking at my lock screen.

September 14th, 8:27am.

"Its September already.."

I walk out the bathroom, looking around the house for Nick.

I assumed he was just in his room asleep when I woke up, we have barely spoken for the past few months.

Him only asking questions, like what I wanted to eat, and bringing me things to eat.

We don't sleep in the same room anymore.

I picked up my phone, typing in my passcode. I clicked onto Nick's contact, the phone began to ring.

"Hello?"

His voice.

Hearing him speak to me made me smile.

It felt like forever.

"W-where are you..?" I manage to spit out, I was nervous.

"Im just at the bookshop."

The bookshop.

"Can you come home soon?.."

"Why? Is there something wrong?"

"I just miss you."

I felt tears beginning to fill my eyes.

"Okay, I'll be home in 30 minutes."

"Thank you."

"Don't worry about it Karl, I love you."

"I love you too."

Happy tears.

'Karl? Its me again.'

What?

Not now.

Fuck.

"What?"

'I said its me again.'

"Why do you have to be here now..?"

'Your going to have to deal with it, its only gonna get worse from here.'

"Worse..?"

'Yeah, god you need to get your ears checked.'

'But I've brought something..'

I look up.

The vision held a bracelet.

"Is that.."

'You remember don't you. Remember that day? The matching bracelets, you had lost your shortly after.'

"Why do you have it?"

'stop asking questions.'

Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.Give it to me.

'Karl.'

'You do re-'

I jumped toward it.

Grabbing the person hand.

And taking the bracelet.

It looked at me.

'Your going to regret that.'

People surrounded me.

All a mirror my myself.

I began to back up, bumping into the kitchens island.

Fuck.

Stop.

please.

Help.

Im sorry.

The door opened.

They disappeared.

I ran towards Nick.

Hugging him tight, burying my face into his chest.

I sobbed.

"Karl.."

"Nick, they- they keep coming back!"

"They scare me."

"P-please don't leave me alone again."