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George's POV

I closed the door on Dream. I felt awful about it, but what else was I supposed to do? He was not okay, and as much as I wanted to pull him close and cry with him, I just couldn't. I couldn't forget the way he snapped at me. The way he hit me over and over again, calling me a horrible person, shoving me into the wall. It hurt so much, but I couldn't do anything about it. I don't even know how I'm still alive. But that's something else to worry about later.

I could hear sobs behind the door. I held my hand on the doorknob, wanting so badly to open it. The sobs grew quieter and quieter as the minutes went by, and soon I heard nothing but a simple I'm sorry and footsteps walking away from the door. I cried to myself as Sapnap came behind me and lightly sat me on the floor next to the door. I didn't move, but just complied with him and scooted over. He opened the door slightly and looked around, only to find nothing but tall trees swaying in the wind. He closed the door again and looked at me, putting a hand on my knee then walking over to the kitchen.

After a while, I got back up and went straight to my room. I felt really bad about leaving Dream like that, but I couldn't risk getting hurt myself. I was so close to death, and by my own friend too. Well, about that. Dream means everything to me, even more than just as a friend, yet I can't pinpoint the feelings. Love is hard, and if this is love, then it explains everything. But I wouldn't have just left Dream like that if I really loved him. What is happening? I can't seem to know what I want, and everything is so confusing. The more I think about what I did, the more it hurts. So, I guess I'll just try not to think about it, at least for the time being.

Sapnap was in the kitchen making what looked to be like soup. I walked to the dining table and sat down on the chair, my elbows on the table and my head in my hands. He turned around and gave me a bowl of soup and a spoon. I thanked him and started eating, as Sap walked to the door, grabbed his coat, and put his shoes on. I looked over at him, and he looked at me.

"Where are you going, Sap?" I asked. He looked down and opened the door. When he was out the door, without turning around, he said, sadly,

"To find Dream."

The door closed and the air felt tight again. Hearing Dream's name and the urgency in Sapnap's voice made me want to cry again. I held back most of my tears, only a few escaping every once in a while. I finished off the soup and headed up to my room. I walked past Dream's room, and decided to enter. It wasn't a good idea, as him room brought back memories of when we first moved in together. It was hectic, yeah, but we pulled through. We both looked at each other and smiled, and I swore to myself that I would never ruin us. And somehow I managed to do that. Thinking about it made my head hurt, and since my brain would not stop making me think about it, I decided to sleep in his bed. At least for today.

I laid down in his bed and threw his blankets over me. They were warmer than I imagined them to be, so the cold night wouldn't bother me in the slightest. On the nightstand was Dream's favorite bear. He always had this with him at sleepovers. He said that it made him feel safe. I bought it for him during one of our videos, obviously because I wanted to. It was the happiest I've heard him be during any of our videos where we get something for the other. Dream loved it. I took it off the nightstand and hugged it tightly, slowly drifting off into a world of darkness and dreams.

The next morning I wake up to my alarm going off and sunlight in my eyes. I turn my alarm off and yawn, getting up to close the curtains. When I fully wake up, I realize that I'm still in Dream's room, but I just shrug it off and head to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready for today. It was going to be a long day. I had 2 videos to work on today, and then I had to go to Sap's house. When Sap left earlier, he had texted me saying he didn't know where Dream was. I was scared for a bit, but knew that Dream would do this all the time. He usually left the house at nights to go to the beach to calm down, and then he would be back next morning, if not later in the afternoon. I agreed to go to his house to help him look for Dream, and so that's what I was going to do.

I ate breakfast and got up to go edit the videos. One of them was just game play, while the other was a life update. The comments in my last video were worried about Dream since he hadn't been on twitter for 3 weeks. Of course I posted on my twitter that I would make a video explaining what has been happening, making sure to exclude all the unnecessary parts like the fight or Dream's sudden behavior change. I just kept it simple and stuck to him "having a bad week." I hoped everyone would be okay with just that, so I edited it and posted it onto YouTube. After I finished, I texted Sap I would be heading over there to discuss what happened to Dream.

I put on my shoes and walked out the door. Outside was a bit chilly, but overall it was nice. The sun was shining and the trees were swaying like they normally did. The streets weren't as crowded as they normally were though. I passed through parks and saw most people there. A lot of them were having picnics while some were running around and having fun. It was nice to see this many people enjoying themselves. I continued to walk, but with a bit more pep in my step.

When I turned a corner, everything was quiet. Too quiet. One minute the streets were lively and people were playing, but the next there were no signs of life and clouds begun to form. This never really happened before, but I didn't pay too much attention to it. It could've just been that people left their houses to head to the sunny side of town, which made sense. The people around here didn't like to be down in the dumps.

I passed a dark alleyway and saw a man standing there. He was looking at me, but I couldn't see anything. The only thing I could point out was his height and shape. He was a bit taller than me, which made me nervous. He slowly walked towards me, and a smile formed on his face. The light shone right onto his teeth but nothing else, which made it seem like there was only a floating mouth. I backed up slowly, hoping that someone would notice me. That thought went away quickly as the man started sprinting when I got too close to the street. I tried to turn around and run away, but I couldn't get 5 feet in front of me before I felt a hand on my arm. I struggled and tried to move away from his grip. I screamed, but it only lasted a second before a hand came up to my mouth. There was a cloth around my face, and I slowly lost consciousness. Before I completely blacked out, I felt a light touch against my ear and heard a soft whisper.

"Night night, Georgie~."