↠16↞ The party is just getting started

                                    

                                          
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The party is just getting started
On the next morning I decide to ditch the classes to stay in bed and move nowhere, unless it's a toilet call. I've been crying all night long, right after I'd explained everything to Rayna, obviously lying that I didn't get the job because of my repulsive look. She bought it all, and I felt utterly bad for not telling her the truth.
Nathan wasn't asleep when I got back. After I'd sent him a message, filling his mind with the same lies that I'd told Rayna, he immediately appeared in my room and stayed with me in my bed, doing his best to console me. The way his eyes conveyed concern, and the way he took care of me; it made me realize what kind of a fool I was catching feelings for Will.
With that in my mind, I groan, tossing and turning in my bed, trying to force my brain to shut down for another few hours of sleep, but I already know that this isn't going to happen. The memory of last evening is so fresh that I can still hear Will's sarcastic laughter echo in my head, as if it ran on a loop.
I just really hope that he won't make me inflict anything embarrasing or inappropiate upon Nathan. I've made enough mistakes this month and I'd rather look after my relationship, which, by the way, had multiple chances to end, than make things worse. But I am also aware that Will won't stop at anything until he gets what he wants, and unfortunately, I am the 'what'.
Or is it what you wish for?
I shift uncomfortably in my bed, pulling the duvet higher up my neck. Rayna left for school ages ago, and it's already noon, so there are just a few hours left before she comes back.
I divert my sight to Mr. Sponge, her beloved cushion, who weirdly enough, seems to be looking at me differently, as if he was judging me.
You're being paranoid.
As I'm staring at it, all I can think of is Rayna's absence. What if she finds out about all of my lies and then leaves? What if Nathan does the same thing? I know that one day it's going to happen, me revealing the truth, but I can not stand the thought of losing either of them. Will has already distanced himself from me, and even though we weren't as close as I'm with Rayna or Nathan, it still hurt. At first at least, before my sorrow turned into real hatred for him after our 'pleasant' meeting yesterday.
My head swims with thoughts. I realize that my life is a mess, and so am I. Everything has drastically changed for me throughout the last couple of weeks, and I am not looking forward to languish in this state for another three months, being constantly given orders by Will. I still can't comprehend how selfish, obsessive and psychotic he turned out to be. I would have never thought that that's what he's been hiding behind his friendly veil this whole time - a freak side, a really screwed up one.
Speak of the devil and he doth appear, is the first thought that comes to my mind when the door to my room opens, revealing Will at its threshold. He then steps in without asking, his face is pale and inscrutable. Even though he's far away, I kind of flinch under the duvet because his voice still echoes in my mind, making me restless. At this point, after getting to know his real side, the shady one, I've got no idea what he's capable of. I find myself alarmed.
"Have you ever heard of knocking?" I force a huff. I don't want him to see how nervous his presence really makes me. "What do you want?" I ask, but he says nothing.
He just stands there, his black eyes examine my figure. Both of his hands remain atop his head, his fingers tightly interlocked. The hair on my arms stand bolt upright.
Finally, and thankfully, he breaks the electrostatic silence. "How are you feeling?" His calm voice knocks me off balance, yet I'm glad that it's not arrogant.