Rift

Alice: So, you're going with her, then?

Daniel: No, I'm going to just completely abandon and let her wander off to college on her own. Of course I'm going with her!

Alice: You have got to be kidding me...

Daniel: Why? What's the problem?

Alice: You can't just keep this up, Daniel...

Daniel: Why not? You expect me to just leave the girl who saved my life?!

Alice: Look, I know that you owe her a lot and...she kept you safe, I get that, she helped you, I'm grateful for that. But...

Daniel: ...Alice please don't tell me you're jealous.

Alice: ...

Daniel: Oh, for fuck's sake!

Alice: Well, excuse me for being worried about us when you're ready to ditch me and run off with this girl...

Daniel: Did I ever say anything about leaving you? Ever?!

Alice: Look! I busted my ass, spent every damn day worrying about you while you were gone! And now you're finally back, and you just want to leave again.

Daniel: I never said I was leaving you! I just...Alice, please, don't do this.

Alice: Don't do what?!

Daniel: Make me chose.

Alice: Because it's going to be her, right?

Daniel: ...i don't know.

Alice: What?

Daniel: I DON'T FUCKING KNOW!

[Pause]

Daniel: Alice, I'm sorry...I love you, I do, I love you more than anything. Please believe that, but...I'm all she has right now. Her family doesn't know, none of her friends know, if I leave her...if I leave her, God only knows what will happen to her...I can't leave her, but I don't want to lose you. I...I missed you...you have no idea...I just...

[Pause]

Daniel: Baby, please, say something.

Alice: ...I don't want to talk about this anymore.

Daniel: Alice...

Alice: Please, Daniel, just...don't.

[Conversation ends]



I don't know why I'm posting this.

What have I done?

~Alora

Haven't Slept in Forever

Not because of the anxiety disorder. I'm too busy worrying to sleep.

First off, I've only just convinced my parents to let me go back to college. They were actually considering keeping me home after all the weirdness that happened this summer. I couldn't let them do that. I have to stay away from them as often as possible. For their own safety.

Second, Daniel seems to be losing his mind, as he keeps thinking he sees his long-lost kid brother hiding behind trees in the backyard.

Third...

Well...I'm worried about him and Alice.

I'll be honest, they have been tense and awkward around each other ever since she got back. I mean, I know that Daniel's glad to see her, and I know she's glad she found him, but everything's different now. It's hard to go back to your normal stable relationship when one of you got your face cut up and discovered he had super-special mind powers.

And then there's me.

I know that Daniel doesn't want to leave me or anything, and...I think I'm driving a wedge between them.

I don't want to separate them or anything, but...

...Ugh.

I can't.

I just want this to end...

~Alora

it can't be him

it can't be.

we don't even know if he's alive, i don't even know what he looks like. it could be anyone.

it...it couldn't be him.

or it's a hallucination. slender man's trying to get to me.

because that can't be my brother out there.

it just can't...

Cause For Worry? Probably, Yeah.

Hey, it's Alice.

So, I think we might have a problem.

Apparently (and I just found this out myself, so I don't know all the details) there's a guy across the street who was a runner, but is now a hallowed. Alora had heard from him a while back, but I guess she hasn't seen him since. Well, not until today anyway. I don't know if he came home or if his parents found him, but about half an hour ago, he was just on the lawn, having some kind of a screaming fit. I could hear it through the windows and the closet door, that's how loud he was screaming. Alora and her parents went outside to see what was going on, so me and Daniel got to watch through the window. At first he was just screaming gibberish, but when he saw Alora...well, that's when things got interesting.

I remember he shouted, "The hidden one! The hidden one!" and pointed at her. "He seeks to reclaim the seed! The hidden one!" Then he lunged at her. "Scratch it out, scratch it out, get rid of the infection, get rid of it!"

Fortunately, Hallowed Guy's dad is the approximate size and build of freaking Hagrid, so he was able to keep the kid from hurting her. But he kept shouting about "the hidden one" and "reclaiming the seed" and then he was just shouting gibberish again. His parents dragged him back into the house not long after that.

We haven't really talked about it, but I know we're all thinking it. He was talking about Chimere. It's the "reclaiming the seed" bit that has me worried.

"Reclaiming". Like "taking back something that was yours".

I don't think we know a thing about Chimere. We could have a ticking time bomb on our hands here.

Lovely.

Alice

Family Matters

I don't know how Alice does what she does, but I'm surprised she's not a cop along with Daniel. Or a consulting detective or SOMEthing.

Back in July, Daniel theorized that Slender might have been the one who took his brother. He never really let that idea go. I guess Alice got sick of hearing him Wild Mass Guess and decided to get some proof. She somehow managed to get her hands on some old family photos of Daniel and his long lost brother, Lucas.

And...well..

The first few pictures were okay, but...okay, Slender was in some.

And by "some" I mean "a lot".

Daniel was right. Slender was around when he was little. And he always seemed to be standing nearest Lucas.

He didn't handle it well. In fact, me and Alice are on rotating watch to make sure he doesn't do something stupid.

The semi-good-but-not-really news is that I think Lucas might be alive. I say think because I obviously can't be positive. But think about it. His body was never found. Slender's never been shy about showing his handiwork before. If Lucas were dead, I think everyone would know.

And if he's alive he can be helped. People have been helped in the past.

But why would Slender take him?

There has to be a a reason...

Stay safe.

~Alora

P.S. I need a new TV show to watch. There are only so many times I can watch Doctor Who to help me stay awake. And I am NOT watching series six. I saw one picture of the Silence. One. I'm surprised I was able to sleep afterwards...

I haven't even begun to reach the point of weariness...it's only been one night without sleep...but Slender must be messing with me 'cause I feel like I'm tripping. Seriously, the hallway should not be this tilty.

Ugh.

Parents are worried about me. I think I overheard mom asking if I should even go back to college. She doesn't get it. I have to go back. I have to get away from them. I don't know how I know this, but he wants me, not them.

I'm scared but at the same time I'm not scared. You know what I mean? I know I'm scared but I don't feel it.

Ugh, this makes no freaking sense.

Alice and Daniel have been acting weird around each other lately. Not in a good way. I mean, for a while I thought they might...re-connect, you know? But now they don't speak, they don't even LOOK at each other. I feel like one of them said something that pissed the other off but I can't confirm it 'cause I haven't been able to talk to them lately. My parents are all up in my business.

I love them to death, and it's great that they care, but for once in their lives they need to back off.

I need sleep. But I can't sleep. I'm worried about what might happen. What I might do.

See you guys.

~Alora

bastard...you bastard...

you've only been back three seconds and already...hell. fucking hell.

he was in the room. i heard alora screaming and when i opened the closet door, he was there, standing over her, and she was screaming. it looked like she was still asleep but he was hurting her. i wanted to help her, i really did, but her parents came in the room and i had to hide back in the closet, and all i could do was watch.

i could only watch...

that smug bastard, he knew, he knew how badly i wanted to help her. he was hurting both of us. two birds with one stone.

he left a few minutes ago. alora's with her parents. as far as i can tell, she doesn't remember any of it. they probably just think it was a night terror. better that way. as soon as i can, i'll talk to her.




he's really back now.

fuck.