Love Cult (Shrignold angst + lampnold) [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 21

Shrignold pov
    I woke up breathing quickly once more. It was the same dream I had earlier. I looked down to my stomach and I saw the blood once more however, it was spewing out faster then last time. I'm not sure what to make of it yet, maybe I really am just going insane.
    There wasn't a meeting today, and I was happy since I wouldn't know what Malcom would do if I hadn't recruited anyone.
    My stomach interrupted my thoughts, growling to show that I need to eat. It had been about 2 weeks since I had stopped eating. I know I can go 3 weeks without dying so no matter what my stomach says, I'm not eating until I hit those 3 weeks.
     I picked up my phone to see if anyone had texted, they hadn't. I saw that it was 10am, I had overslept again. I groggily got up, feeling confused as I saw I didn't have any peripheral vision in my left eye.
    Then the events of yesterday came flooding into my thoughts. The pain. I ran to my mirror to further observe my eye. It was the same gray color as yesterday however the cut was slightly smaller
     I'm hoping no one will notice the cut or they might get concerned, but I think I've driven everyone away so I guess that solves that problem
    I grabbed a hoodie off the floor and put it on, then I got jeans out of my drawers and put them on too
     I sat back down on my bed, I knew I'd have to go downstairs at some point today, but I don't have the energy to right now
     I opened YouTube and saw there was a new Helluva Boss episode. I was really excited since this one would have my favorite character, fizzarolli. I opened the video and began watching, feeling the most joy I had in a very long time.
     I felt saddened when the episode ended, but I knew all good things must come to an end eventually
    I figured I would go downstairs and try to talk to the others, if they were even down there. I opened my door and began walking down the stairs.
    Apparently Tony was to my left, and I didn't see him. So when he said "hey Shrig" I jumped a little
     "Why did you jump?" He asked
     "You scared me!" I said
     "You should've seen me, i was right to the left of you" he told me
     "Yea... im still tired so I wasn't paying attention haha" I lied
     "Right..." Tony said, not sounding very convinced
     "Close your right eye for me" he asked me
     "Ok?" I said confused
     "I want you to tell me what finger im holding" he said
    "2?" I asked
    "Nope, 4. Are you sure you can see through that eye" he asked
     I didn't respond
    "Shrig, can you see through that eye?" He asked once more
     "No" I finally responded
     "We need to take you to the doctor!" He told me
     "I've already been, that's why I was at the 'meeting' so long" I lied
     "What did they say?" He asked me
     "That I won't have vision in this eye anymore, but it's really not that big of a deal, I still have this one!" I said cheerfully
     "All of that from a little prick in your sleep?"he asked, while moving closer to examine my eye
     "That's a huge cut, there's no way you did that in your sleep" Tony said
     "Well, I'm not sure what to tell you cus that's exactly what happened" I told him
     "Ok..." he said, sounding unconvinced once more
     "Im going to go downstairs now" I told him before leaving
     "Phew, that was close" I thought to myself, before realizing how cliche it sounded
    "Hey guys!" I said to Collin, Paige, and Larry
    I'm not sure where Fred Steve or Tracey are but it's whatever
     "Hey Shrig" Paige said
     "Nice to see you're finally coming out of your room!" Collin said
     Larry ignored me once more, not even bothering to look in my direction. I wanted to say something but his body lay in front of me, reminding me not too
    "Yea it gets boring up there haha" I said
    "Well, we were just talking about playing a game, do you want to play with us?" Collin asked
     "Depends, what game?" I asked
     "Candy-land" Paige started chanting
    "Or phase ten, maybe uno, or monopoly if you hate your life" Tony said from behind me, I hadn't realized he was there
     "Paige seems to want candy-land so let's just play that" I said
     "YESSSS" Paige started shouting in excitement
     "I'll go get it" Larry spoke, that was the first time I've heard him in days
     We all gathered around at the table as Tony set up the game. He was asking what colors everyone wanted. Paige threw the green one in the trash, no surprises there. I was blue, like my eyes. Larry was red, Tony was purple, and Collin was yellow. He wanted green but Paige had thrown it away so he couldn't have it. Paige was pink.
    We played a few rounds, me in last for a long time, until I got a card that made me jump to the front.
    "Let's gooo" I shouted, moving ahead of everyone
    "Unfair!" Paige yelled in response
    It was a neck and neck game between me and Larry, I'd pass him then he'd pass me. Everyone else was behind by a lot.
    I got 2 red spaces, which meant I had won
    "I win!" I declared as I moved to the end point
    "You probably cheated" Larry scoffed back
    You can't talk to him Shrig. You have to make him resent you. Ignore him so he stays away. But I didn't listen to myself
     "If I did I would've won way quicker!" I said jokingly (💅)
    "Yea, I guess you're right" Larry replied, sounding less annoyed
    "Larry, can I talk to you, alone for a second?" I asked him
    "Yea sure" he said as he stood up
    We walked to an empty hallway where no one could hear us
     "I'm sorry about what happened, but can we still be friends?" I asked him, ignoring every other thing my brain was telling me
     "Y-yea I guess" Larry stuttered
     "Thanks, this means a lot" I replied before going back
     We played a few more round of candy-land, then moved onto phase 10. I lost every round of every game we played after, I guess I just had beginners luck
     I checked my phone and the time read 7, I knew Steve would start preparing dinner soon. I went up to my room to hopefully ignore that whole mess and not have to eat
     Playing games for 9 hours took a lot out of me. I was really tired for some reason. I layed on my bed and slowly drifted off to sleep