She barges through the pourch. How she got there I don't know. She looks around the apartment in panic. I overlook all the comotion and just watch in awe. I was asleep she looks at me. I watch back and stare at her green eyes.
Where am I ? she asks. You're at my home. I respond taking my left hand off my crotch. Okay, I made it. I have to get going because any minute they'll catch me. okay. She moves effortlessly walking around looking for something. A blonde streak across back and forth throughout the apartment. Get up. She says your coming with me.
Uh-who are you... exactly? I asked.
Look I was sent back to get you. She gives a second glance. I was informed you would be more taller.
Yeah, whatever. I don't know what you're talking about exactly but I think your one of my illusions. Your fake, a figment of my imagination. She's pretty though. I never really have imaginary beauty.
I'm considered sick from my parents. They say I see things. Hallucinations. Schizophrenia. But with medications I turned down the hallucinations. Until now.
Get up now or I'll make you. You don't understand. Any minute they'll be here and catch both of us. You don't know anything now but if you follow me I will tell you exactly why I'm here and why I have to take you out.
Well I can't complain. She's gorgeous. I leave a note on the table and followed this stranger. she's frantic an emotion I never experienced. My doctor said that the hallucinations are based on certain experiences I had growing up. Frantic and panic were never any of them. So she can't be-
Hurry! She grabs my hand and we leave the apartment.
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So exactly why are we on a stolen car and who are you running from.
We're in the mountains overlooking the valley. She's driving forty miles above the speed limit. switing lanes swirving. She keeps quiet concentrated on the movement of the car.
I sit back still waiting for the answers to my questions we passed several cars and the scene of the valley turns and disappears behind us.
if you rdriving that fast you'll definitely be caught by the police. I made a rhetorical question. A statement. But atleast she's focused on her driving.
Are you hungry she asks.
Yeah, I've decided to go with you on this escapade. Without knowing why. Without knowing where we're going. Where are we? Who are you? and why are you running?
Hi. We'll get a number seven and number two with cheese. Wait. How do you know I like the number two with cheese? She smiles. Just eat up. I'll explain in a bit.
This is great I'm eating lunch with this beautiful stranger but it feels so surreal. Like a dream. Like my hallucinations.
Alright. Before we do anything crazy. Which I think we already have. Who are you?
She looks up at me with her green eyes and raises her eyebrow. A piece of sauce is hanging on the side of her mouth. She keeps on eating and finally wipes the mess and she's gorgeous again.
You're Ethan Icon but people call you E.I. You live with your parents and they believe your a schizo. But you on the otherhand believe otherwise. You have a few years of college left and the drugs your using always make you drowsy. Hence, when I arrived you recently took your medicine. You're home alone all the time because you can't function in social settings.
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I take a bite of some fries. O.k. We're making progress. So you know everything about me. How I don't know. but tell me about you?
Now is not the time. But shouldn't you trust me and believe I'm real?
Yeah, how do I believe such thing?
How else are you eating that food?
So this is real. This fast food restaurant. Us going atleast one hundred eleven miles on the high way.
You're cute I knew that cops weren't going to be on that highway. Everyone is concerned about the robbery occuring on the other side of town.
What robbery?
Exclusive news: A robbery is taken place in new ramp bank off the exit of almaden Police are under heavy fire as two aselents are holding the cops at a standstill. Customers of the bank are asked to use a different bank. Hostages are said to be o.k. more details as they arrive.
She takes the last bite of the sandwich and smiles at me she reminds me of thos girls in school. The ones that don't acknowledge me when I pass through the halls.
Her eyes captivate. Her sense of mystery draws me even closer. I look down her chest and I smile. I'm not perverted but women like this never get close to me ever. Might as well take a peek. I don't even know her name. With the blonde and nice body she must be from the better side of town. The rich area, Livermore. Los Gatos, Camden.
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Welcome new Journal. Its been a while I don't know where to begin. I met someone today. Well she just came into my life. I haven't really asked her she just jumped into my life.
The weird part about this is that I ran away with her. The only thing I've taken are my extra set pants and this notebook. This pen. I don't really know exactly what is real. She. for all I know could be all part of my imagination.
Ethan you ready. We drive some more. Somewhere far somewhere real far.
Alright E.I. Do you really want to why?
Why you captured me? I really am surprised. The thing is I'm just glad I'm with you. You... you're like the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. Well ever been really close to.
She smiles. A warm. sincere smile and then she explains as she faces me cars and blurred mountains juxtapose the very beauty i keep my focus on.
Look I really have a good reason of why I brought you where exactly where ever the hell we are.
I don't really care anymore as long as you feed me. I put my hands over my head and listen to her explain.
All that comes out is: Fine. She says and brushes her hands over my hair.
She has to stop doing that. I fall in love all the time.
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E.I.
Yes?
Do yo ever think of the actions of your life.
What? I ask. What a weird question. If girls are pretty and they talk to me they are weird. But then I see her smile... And all goes away.
Well since, you dropped everything. You left with me. You must have thoughts of the near future. haven't you?
Damn, You're deep girl.
Haha. I laugh out of confusion. She laughs because somehow she knows the outcome of all this.
She begins to say something. But then she glances on the rear view mirror. She begins to be quiet. She no longer has a smile on her face. Instead her face becomes serious. Her movements steady firm alert.
Hey, I say. Are you o.k.?
We're being followed.
What do you mean? I look at the car behind us. Its the view of the car maliciiously following us. I couldn't see anyone in the car. The car reflected the car we were on. It was demonly tinted. It was following us. tailing us. Knowing why this strange girl took me in.
My thoughts start to blur. The feeling in my hands clasp together and sweat accumulates in between. Who is she? My thoughts accumulate. Who is following us? Accumulates why are they following us? and accumulates. How did she know the news. The traffic. Did she knew? Did she know who those guys are? My hands are no longer together they are frantic. My thoughts circulate and I enter a state of panic.
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I float in and out of consciousness. I see her calm but quiet. Looking cautiously at the rear view mirror. I feel a bump. A jerk.
Then I see her. she fades. Takes your pills! My father yells. You have to get better and these people you ssay they don't exist. don't exist! He fades.
Bullets ring pass near my ear. She ducks my head and shots fire some more. Everything at this moment doesn't feel real. What is?
I'm staring at the clouds, I look down at the city. I'm floating stuck in between I see my invented imaginary people. But they disappear I hear her scream. I descend.
I see the car exactly following us. I see the car that I'm in. We are the only cars moving in the freeway. compared to everyoe else we look like a streak of illuminated colors of our cars.
Then something happens. Something that makes me believe I'm getting sick again. Another hallucination. I haven't taken my medications. I fall. Then everything everything changes. I wake up in a bed and she is in the shower.
Things are beginning to change. I can't believe what is real and what is not. I can't differientiate.
I get up and feel my body for any bullet holes. But none was felt. Thank goodness. Did I make all those things up before I went to Lala land. Did I hallucinate a car chase before I blanked out?
Hey stranger. What just happened?
The shower head stops running. Footsteps get closer to me you fell asleep. E.I. I guess I have to tell you what is going on.
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She opens the door. Her hair still wet and the towel snugly tight creating a crest on her breast.
I smile a sly but coyous smile. So what's your name?
How about you let me get dress and I'll tell you everything.
Sure I reply.
She puts on her night gown and thats it. Just a gown and she's dressed.
her scent is strong but beautiful. Lavender a scent of calm and relaxing soothing elements. She lays flat and her head resting on her hands. Her cleavage form and definately visible through her neck hole.
She sees my eyes down her chest but she isn't offended. She tells me what is going on.
My name is Blaire Ciprian and I came to your rescue. There were evil men trying to get to you. Only if you knew what they knew you would be very scared. Luckily I came to you first. So now that they can't have you. Then they will destroy you.
You mean kill me?
Yes. there is no where to go. So I'm here for you until the time is right.
So I have to keep running away with you. These guys want to kill me and somehow I'm safe with you. I'm safe with a half naked, crazy driver, who is basically my sexy guardian. And if I stay away from you then I'm basically dead.
I know this sounds terrible. But please you have to believe me. You have to stay by my side until we could stay out of the clear.
Look I don't know what to do. I don't even believe you're real. I saw these guys shooting bullets into our stolen car.
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Then as the black tinted car started to corner us. Our car disintigrates and the black chases nothing but the rear end of a semitruck. Did I dream that. Was that my hallucination? Where did we go? What actually happened?
Blaire steps closer and faces me. Face to face. I could hear her breathe. I could smell her lavender smell. Soothing. Look E.I. I'm real. What you saw was also real. Everything that is happening is real. She hugs me and I melt from her touch. I'm real E.I. and your safe.
This is the closest I've ever gotten with someone beautiful.
E.I. gets some rest.
Alright Blair. Thank you.
E.I. don't listen to Blair.
What? Why?
Look at me she stole you. Kidnapped you and is using her body to seduce you.
The fat bellied boy woke me up. You have to escape from her clutches. But she's real. Barron. I have to stay. Who are you going to believe E.I.? Who this strange lady is you don't even know. You know me E.I. You know I would never lie to you. I would never let you down.
I felt her barron. She hugged. She bought me food. She slept with me. She's sleeping right now. Look.
Alright E.I. you want proof. Go look at her I.D. look at what she has in her pockets and bags. Its crazy if you can't believe me.
I don't believe anything or anyone anymore. I don't even know how you got here Barron. Can you tell me why you're here?
That don't matter right now, E.I. check her I.d. check it if its right. Tell me she's telling the truth.
I grab the bag and inside are a bunch of contraptions things I haven't seen. things that seem real alien. I haven't seen anything so advance. Among all these luster gadgets I see no I.d. I see no driver's license. Then I look up at Barron. The lights from outside travel from one side of the room to the other. Barron's shadow was easily reflected until the light hit where he was. But his silohuette disappeared. Like my trust with this total stranger.
Barron's voice rang from downstairs. I follow. You didn't see no i.d. right E.I. Lets get out of here. Lets leave this Blair and go back home lets go back.
Deep down inside I knew that he was right. This fat friend of mine has been with me all along. The only thing that could set me apart from my true instinct is because of the sight of a beautiful girl. A total stranger with no concurrent relationship whatsoever. But yet I get swayed easily. Just so I can be close to her.
Barron signals me to get in the car. He had the passenger side and which makes me the driver.
Overlooking above me is the sad blue moon. Fast asleep not noticing anything is the blonde stranger who I'm leaving behind. She came into my life as strange enough as I'm leaving hers.
On the road back to the place where things seem more comfortable I leave all events just as is. I no longer give anymore deep thought on such events. Its like taking my medications to control my hallucinations.
I look over at Barron. Hey how did you get to the same place that stranger and I were? I mean how'd you know exactly where I was.
C'mon! Barron yells sarcastically. It don't matter either way. we're out of that pickle. That stranger she really freaks me out. She stole you away from your home. She abducted you. For all I know she could be an alien and shit. You saw what was in her bag right.
Yeah, I nod.
Its some crazy ass shit to tell you me she could have done some freaky stuff to you. You should be glad I came to your rescue. Or else magine one of those dildo looking things permanently up your ass.
Barron you have some sick thoughts, I say.
You should be talking. Barron smiles at his reflection on the window.
Barron what do you think dad will say when I get home? The question finally arrives as I draw closer to home.
I'm not concerned about your dad. Its your mom she freaks me out man. She always tells you to drink your medicine. And I hate going to your pad when you're all drowsy. Its funny. I gotta bring a camera next time but your mom don't let me in anymore because you're always taking your medicine. You'rrrlping. you're seeing things. Youre becoming episodically mental. but the moment I heard you ran away I knew that I had to go see you. Shit, we're actually hanging out again.
That's the true. Fuck. I'm more awake than ever though. Those drugs. I mean medicine have really taken a toll on my perception and my sleeping habits.
See I told you man.
I get to the apartment complex and see that yellow tape is surrounding the perimeter of the parking complex. I look around to check for parking and notice my parents' car is parked enclosed by the yellow tape.
Barron tells me to leave the car in the middle of the street because no one is up around this ime.
I go to the apartment and I see that bullet holes on the door. I enter and the place looks wrecked. I look in my room and see that everything is burnt. Everything seems to cave in on me. I start to get teary eyed. My parents are no where to be found. i run out of this place which was once my home. I leave it hoping amongst this sight my parents are somewhere safe. But where can they go without their car.
I feel to get ill. My eyes are melting away. All my memories are held in the tears that hit the floor. My parents encased in those memories.
Hey, E.I. what's wrong? Looks like you've seen my cock? Just kidding man. But forrreals aren't you happy to be home.
I look at barron dead in the eyes and can't even believe what I said. "My parents my home everything is gone." The only way to find my emotion is by automatically hitting the steering wheel and yelling the vulgarity shit.
Barron comforts me and lets me sulk.
I never felt so bad. I start to believe theres a mystery to be solved and the key element is Blair.
The car starts with full of life. I feel anger coursing through my body. Barron looks at me surprised.
Where we going?
Back to Blair.
oH MAN YOU THINK SHE HAS SOMETHNG TO DO WITH IT? Yes. I reply a split second before he even ended his sentence.
E.I. you don't mind if we pick up Jared?
No I don't mind. Who is Jared?
Oh man you'll like him man. He's really cool. Plus he's along the way.
Its easier leaving now compared with the time I left with Blair. I'm leaving nothing behind. Parents. The comfort of my couch. The drugs that keep me sane. has been taken away from me and Blair. She has to be the center of his chaos.
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