Wenclair

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Enid's POV:

The loud quad is blocked out by my thoughts.

I can't believe I did that.

My fork sticks up from the mac and cheese as I press my hands to my head. Why did I kill him? I don't even know the answer.

I'm tired, I got a couple of hours of sleep last night. I'm zoned out, I can't hear anything, only my thoughts. Am I regretting killing him? I have no idea.

My mind races, I want it to calm down. Before I know it, my hands are pressing harder and harder into my head.

Get out! I yell in my head.

My hands start hitting my head over and over again. My face tenses, my jaw is tight. I feel like it might fall off.

I hear muffled sounds right next to my ear and hands on my body. Tears fill my eyes. I close my eyes tightly, digging my nails into my head. I feel my claws come out as I run my nails down my cheek.

I feel something warm. I pull my hand away, blurry as fuck, I still can't see anything. I make out a red color. Am I bleeding?

I stand to my feet, my legs wobbly. I push away from the table and then collapse on the ground. I curl up into a ball, hands pressed against my temples.

The tears fall, along with the blood. The muffled sounds are back, hands on my shoulders, back, sides, stomach, and head.

The pain. My thoughts. Why did I kill him?

Why did I fucking kill him?

I scream. I scream until I have no more oxygen. The guilt is getting to me.

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Wednesday's POV:

I sit on the bed next to Enid. I rub her hand as she sleeps. She started to freak out in the quad after school earlier today. I don't know what was going on with her.

Her cheek is bandaged, they had to hold her hands down to prevent her from hitting her head. She's been silent all day, she hasn't said a single word.

I'm worried for her. What happened to make her act like this? It scared me to see how she was acting today.

"Yoko?" I turn my head. I invited Yoko and Layla to the dorm for some company.

Yoko hums in response. "Do you have any idea of what happened to her?" I ask. I haven't spoken to them about Enid since the incident earlier.

Yoko looks back down at her phone. "No. It was strange though. How are you feeling about it?" She says, looking back at me afterward.

"Scared. For her. Why was she acting like that?" I question to no one in particular.

No one has any idea about what happened. We'd have to ask her when she wakes. I notice Yoko's eyes widen.

"Holy shit! Guys!" She calls out. She waves me over and I crouch down behind her and Layla.

I watch what's playing on her phone.

"Breaking news: Last night at Jericho's Jail Facility, a prisoner was brutally murdered early this morning. The victim's name is Tyler Galpin..."

The news reporter goes on and on.

"What the fuck?" Yoko says, taking the words from my mind.

"Who killed him?" Layla asks.

Who did kill him? And why?

"I killed him." Someone blurts.

We all turn our heads to find Enid awake. She sits up from her bed, tears falling from her eyes. We all look at her in shock, not moving. Which makes her cry even more.

I quickly get up and go over to her, sitting down next to her, and cradling her in my arms.

"I'm sorry." Enid cries into my shirt. Yoko and Layla now sit on the other side of the bed next to us.

"Why?" I ask, softly.

She shakes her head. "I don't know. I just got mad with everything he did. I'm sorry!" She cries out again.

My eyes look at Yoko who shrugs. "Okay," I say, pulling her away from me. I take her face in my hands.

"Enid, look at me," I say, waiting for her eyes to meet mine. They eventually do.

"We tell no one about this. Not a single soul. You guys keep your mouths shut, too. Don't even tell Jason, Layla." I look at them and back at Enid.

She sniffles. "You're not mad?" She asks.

I scoff and smile a little. "If you didn't, I would've probably done it," I say. Enid smiles a little and pulls me in for a hug, knocking me back down on the bed.

I dig my head into her shoulder and smile. At least she's better now. "It's okay," I say as I gently rub the back of her head.

I feel more weight pile on top of me. "Oh god," I mutter as I see Yoko and Layla on top of Enid. They all laugh and the hug lasts a few minutes.

Yoko and Layla finally pull away, Enid takes a while to get off of me. "Are you okay now?" I ask her once she pulls away.

She sniffles and wipes the tears off her face.
Enid nods. "I have to ask, though. How'd you do it?" I ask, letting out a small chuckle.

Enid laughs too. "Thing helped by looping the cameras. I transformed and mauled him." She says.

I raise my eyebrows. "You wolfed out again?" I ask.

She nods excitedly and I smile. I'm so proud of her. Yoko jumps on Enid's back, tackling her into a hug which falls on me.

I wiggle as they laugh. "Nope, get off of me," I say, slightly annoyed.

They sit back up and continue laughing. Which soon, I join in with a chuckle here and there.

I never thought Enid would ever kill someone in her life. She was close to it last year with the Hyde.

As I watch the girls laugh and have fun, I gaze at Enid.

I never thought I'd fall in love even more with a colorful murderer.

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