Within Me

06

Nogla pulls out a flask while glancing at me.

"Is that supposed to help anything??"

"Oh. No, not at all. This is just alcohol. I need to get warmed up." I'm shocked by Nogla's response as I jump out of the way where Lui had just charged us. Does he think this is some kind of joke?? "Lui, what's going on man??" Delirious screams, holding onto Lui's arms while trying to overpower him.

He fails though, getting shoved over. Lui raises his arm, with claws that have grown atleast five inches longer than they were before. I pick up a rock for a distraction as I throw it directly at Lui's back. "Hey! Leave him alone." I stand tall for a moment until he turns to me. His face is unhumanlike. He has no pupils anymore, in fact his eyes are pitch black. His posture is slouched now, and he has creepily pointed teeth.

He charges at me, I duck while pushing against his stomach and shoving him upwards and behind me. Once I take in what's going on I'm full of adrenaline. Lui hits me, cutting my cheek and digging his claws into my shoulders.

"Hey! Throw this at him!!" Nogla screams, tossing me a glass that I'm barely able to catch. Craig pulls Lui into his grasp, forcing him to release me. I chuck the glass as hard as I can at Lui with no hesitation. Catching my breath I back away from him, focusing onto his face again.

The liquid floods into his skin. "What did you give him?!"

"He's been possessed by a wuffleboag. It sounds nonthreatening but trust me, you don't want to get caught by one of those."

"I've had a reverse spell for so long but it's old. Who knows if it will work." Nogla is calm again, somehow. I watch as Lui slips out of Craig's arms and to the ground.

He seems exhausted now, slowly turning back to how he looked before. The frustaration slowly fades as his arms fall to the ground. Delirious is the first to speak again, crawling over to Lui's unconscious body.

"..Buddy... Are you alright??"

Lui opens his eyes but is unable to move. "He'll take a while to recover, you'll have to stay here tonight." Nogla informs. "No, we can't." My voice is stern and serious.

"Do you want your friend to be okay or not?" He asks me.

"I'll go alone." I say. He grabs my arm, trying to stop me from walking away but I resist. "My mom could disappear forever..." I murmur.

"If you can't wait then don't. But he can't go in this condition." He says.

"Okay. Then it's settled. I'll go with Ray tonight." I proceed to walk away with my mother's voice in my head.

But even if you don't believe in yourself, I believe in you. You are my daughter and I know that if you stay strong you can get through this. I love you so much

Please be okay mom. I'm going to see you again...

I put my head up again, wiping away my tears. The first person I see in the cabin is Tyler. "Did you guys find Lui?" He asks, springing up off of the floor.

"Yes. They've taken care of it."

"Why the hell aren't you helping though??" I don't answer his question, instead I walk to Ray who is standing in the corner away from them. Unfortunely Tyler doesn't stop there though. He pulls on my shirt which just makes me angrier.

"Let go." I say.

He releases but doesn't leave me alone yet. "Answer my question then!"

"I don't have to answer to you of all people." I groan. Raven stands up, suddenly paying attention.

"Did you forget that you and your freaky fucking spirit are the reason all of my friends are here??" He asks, his voice filling with more rage.

Without even thinking I shove his torso, not expecting him to push me into Ray after he recovers. "What the fuck?!" Tyler screams. Ray steps in front of me without even looking at my face. "Tyler stop it."

"Get out of my way little girl."

"No." She answers, her voice giving me chills.

"Oh as if you aren't an angry person too. Who did you get murdered by, huh? Was it your mom, a family friend? Someone from school?" He smirks.

"They must have seriously hated you." He adds on. I've never seen Ray show so much emotion until now. Before she can comprehend what he had said Raven comes up behind Tyler and pulls him away.

"Leave me alone Raven."

"That's enough... You leave them alone. Let's go outside and cool down."

"Ray, I'm sorry." I say, making her flinch. "We're all leaving tonight."

I know that I should speak but I'm too tired to say a word. I can't push out a single letter anymore.

Delirious, Nogla, and Craig come inside, Craig holding Lui. They focus their eyes on me, full of wonder. "I thought you two would be leaving." Delirious says. Craig sits Lui down on the torn up sofa while catching his breath. "We're all leaving tonight." Ray demands.

"Wait, what?! What about Lui?!?" As if she didn't even hear Delirious she starts talking to Nogla. "Give me the keys to the vehicle." He lets out an overexaturated sigh while dropping the keys into her hands.

"Grab Lui and get the others in the car. We're going now."

Nobody protests besides Delirious, who hasn't given up yet.

"Fuck no. Who said you were in charge anyways??? You two are the reason we're here."

"Do you have a better idea?! Are you all that stupid???" She sighs. "I must have to spell it for you..."

"We will all die if we don't keep moving. So stop the damn blaming game, at this point we need to help each other to get out of this world."

Absolute silence.

"...Hey guys... I don't feel that great." Craig speaks up, gripping his stomach.

His hands clench into his shirt as his legs start to become transparent along with the rest of his body. He screams in pain, dropping to the floor.

"The potion is working!!" Nogla exclaims.

I look down at my feet to unsurprisingly see the same thing happening to me. I feel as if I need to throw up until it's finally over. Making me feel dizzy, I grip onto the table beside me in an attempt to not fall down.

Once I look up again and my vision comes back I see that it's happened to everyone else as well. Tyler, Raven, and Evan all come running inside, with shock on their faces.

"It worked!" Evan yells, laughing a little.

Ray spins the keys on her finger and walks over to the back door.

"What are we waiting for?"
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A/N: So much drama, I can't deal. Also things will be picking up a lot quicker in the next couple of chapters so yayy