Day 8 (Saturday)

"Noah!" Shouted someone from the corner.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Noah!" A different voice calling out to me from another corner.

"H-hello?" I still answered.

I hear a bunch of people laughing.

I turned around, no one was here.

I was in a dark empty room. I couldn't see anything.

"h-hello?!" I shouted, hoping for an answer.

"What a pathetic sight you are." Someone laughed behind me.

I turn around, just to find nothing.

"Stop!" I cried out. The memories... are all comming back!

"why would anyone like you?" The same voice called.

"Shut up shut up shut up!" I screamed.

"you are a-"

"SHUT UP!" I yelled, jerking awake.

I instantly sat up, breathing hard.

"Woah! are you ok?" said Blade.

"Noah!" I cried.

tears streaming down my face.

"Why are you crying? you were sleep talking, and you started screaming, so I thought you were having a nightmare." Worried Blade.

"I'm sorry I made you worry..again" I sniffed.

"You want to tell me what happened...or...You can keep it a secret." offered Blade.

"You don't need to care about me this much, I'm just some random homeless guy you picked off the street." I sniffed.

"No, you are not! You are my friend." Said Blade.

"Friend..." I mumbled.

"Umm.....Breakfast is on the table, I'll go out for a walk." rushed Blade.

"Blade?" I said, just as he walked out the door.

"Yes?" He replied.

"Can I go with you?" I looked away.

"Sure, just finish your breakfast quickly." He closed my door.

I finished my breakfast quickly and got dressed.

The wind felt good on my face.

"Sooo... Are you going to tell me what's troubling you?" Asked Blade.

"Umm... It was about my past... But it doesn't matter now, I'm far away from them, and they don't have a chance to find me!" I forced myself to smile.

"Oh, good." Sighed Blade.

"Noah! Is that you!?" Shouted a voice behind me.

Is that who I think it is?

"Noah?" he touched my shoulder.

I turned around.

"O-oh, h-hi! y-y-your Eric right?" I studdered.

"Good you remember me!" Said Eric, grabbing my neck.

"How about you go get me some food? Just like the old times?" He whispered in my ear.

"U-umm" I looked at Blade for some help

"Oh! Look at the time!" Said Blade.

"Come on! Noah, let's go!" said Blade awkwardly.

"No, he's staying with me." Said Eric, then tried to shoo Blade off.

"No, he's comming with ME" Said Blade, grabbing my hand.

"Haha, fine, he's yours." Laughed Eric.

"I can't believe that you made some friends." Eric didn't stop laughing.

When Blade and I turned around and leave, Eric said one last thing.

"You dirty Homo."

Blade looked at me.

I froze.

Why.

What should I do?

I panicked.

I ran.

It was a blur.

Blade ran after me, Eric laughed at me.

after a few minutes of running, I gave up.

"Noah..." Blade said, gasping for air.

"I know!" I shouted.

"I'm gross! no one likes me!" I took a step back.

"That's not true!" Shouted Blade.

"I'm your friend right!?" Blade sounded mad.

"I'm sorry...I should go..." I mumbled.

"GO WHERE!?" Shouted Blade.

"I don't know." I cried.

I don't know what I was doing.

"Let's go back home, ok?" Blade said softly.

"Fine," I Said.

The way back was silent and slow.

we bought some takeout and it was already getting dark.

"Noah?" Blade asked.

"Yes?" I answered.

"Is what he said, Eric said, true?" He asked.

"Yes..." I answered.

Once we got back, we ate silently and went to sleep.

But I couldn't sleep.

There is no chance of him liking me now.

I finally fell asleep.

I hope I don't have a bad dream again...

I miss being so free