Dead Silence (The Everlasting Chronicles Book 1) by K.G. Reuss

Author:K.G. Reuss [Reuss, K.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Dylan didn’t say anything as he helped me to the nurse’s office. It was just as well. I was speechless, still seeing things slithering along the walls and hearing the growls and wails coming from places my mind couldn’t reach out to. I could only imagine what it would be like if I didn’t have my psych meds. But then, the very real thought of how they were breaking through now hit me. I needed something else to make them go away. Something stronger. And I needed it fast.

But I didn’t want to ask Dr. Brighton for more. I didn’t even want to mention it to him. He hadn’t questioned me much when I’d said I was no longer experiencing the hallucinations. I didn’t want to revisit all that. He’d seemed hopeful and told me things would get better soon. While I appreciated his optimism, he was full of crap. This wasn’t getting better. It was getting worse. Way worse.

“Ever?” Dylan’s soft voice cut through my thoughts, as I huddled even closer to him for the rest of our walk. His arm went around my waist, and I gratefully got closer. His nearness leeched calmness into me as we stopped outside the nurse’s office. I knew I shouldn’t want to feel the comfort of his nearness, but I couldn’t help myself.

“I-I can’t go in there,” I whispered hoarsely, gazing forward, my body stiff with fear and apprehension.

“It’s OK. Come on. I’m here with you,” he said gently, nudging me forward.

“No.” I shook my head vigorously, putting my brakes on. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to go in. I very much wanted to. The problem was, there was some nasty, rotting being hanging by a noose a few feet into the room. Its head was angled oddly with its eyes wide and unblinking on mine.

“I’ll go with you,” he coaxed.

“Dylan?” I tore my eyes away from the dead body in front of me.

“Yeah?” His eyes swept my face quickly.

“Can you take me home instead?” I looked back at him and saw what I didn’t want to see—fear, sympathy, and the exact same look my mom wore when she didn’t think I was looking. The look that said she knew I was going crazy, and it was killing her to watch me catch fire and burn.

“If that’s what you want,” he answered, his arm tightening around my waist. I nodded, and he wasted no time steering me away from the nurse’s office and outside to his car. I didn’t even bother to retrieve my backpack from my locker. I climbed into the passenger seat, and he closed my door, then got in on his side. We backed out of the parking lot and drove to my place, neither of us saying much. When we pulled into the driveway, he put the car in park and turned to look at me.

“Ever, about everything—”

“I know. You’re sorry.” I gave him a watery smile.

“Yeah,” he breathed out, reaching forward and taking my hand in his.

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