Seven times.
I have died in this game several times trying to defeat a boss with Syril, he was right. It indeed was the hardest boss possible, I push my hand into the bowl of pretzels, ironically, he wanted some pretzels as well. And..
I felt his hand brush atop mines, I felt a spark jolt through my palm up to my arm. I pull away, slightly blushing. He does as well, chuckling nervously. "I-im sorry-" Syril managed to muster out.
"It's ok" I say at a half whispering tone, we agreed to finish the boss tomorrow since we ate all of our snacks. I laid on the ground, and it felt like it was made if velvet. Probably is..
Syril turned off the TV, I gulp down a whimper. I pull the covers up and over me, until I felt someone over me. I quiver, trying to stop it. I then felt a hand rub my back, I felt the shocks again. It feels nice, but I remembered who made those last time they touched me.
I turn around to find Syril smiling over me from his bed, he looked like an happy kid from this angle. His curly blonde hair dangled from his head, goddamn why is he so cute? I couldn't help but smile, he whispered "I.. I just felt something was wrong and checked on you, and you were shivering. Are you ok?"
I pulled an embarrassed face, I couldn't tell him I was afraid of the dark.. "I-im fine." I mumble.
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Syril's Point Of View --↓
I raise an eyebrow and started to giggle "You're fine, so.. What's the quivering for?" Jewel's face kinda went red, I knew that she was afraid of the dark. I just wanted to have a bit of fun, I gently poke Jewel's cheek, she faced me. I grin smugly, she pouted a bit. "I know you're afraid of the dark." Jewel huffed "Ok fine- I am. I'm afraid of the dark.. A little."
"A lot," I mumbled, so I just turned on the TV, but turned down the volume. I watch her visibly calm down and soon fell asleep, I smile. She's cute when she's asleep, balled up in the covers. I rub her back again, I shudder at the jolt of.. Something.. Running through my arm. I kinda liked it.
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Back To Jewel's Point Of View --↓
I rub my eyes and felt the sunshine through my eyelids somehow, I sat up, stretching and yawning. I peek to see if Syril was on his bed, he wasn't.
I slowly went out the room and went to the kitchen, knowing where that was because I passed it first before going upstairs last night. My mouth parched as fuck, I found the kitchen, and somehow broke an argument when I entered.
Syril and probably what was his dad smirking at him, suddenly, he chuckled "So Syril l-" he got cut off by Syril covering his Dad's mouth "What he was trying to say that I liked to go shopping for a few things with you, is that ok?" I raise an eyebrow before huffing "Sure, but can I have some water first?" Syril tossed me a bottle of water from the fridge, I start chugging before leaning on the counter that was connected to a sink. Then I put on socks then some flats. Syril's dad waved us goodbye and winked at his son, I caught him blushing and wrinkling his nose.
We walked down a few streets, telling each other funny stories. It was a windy day, but I didn't mind over our laughter. We finally got to the newly Built Walmart, and wondered the isles for fun.
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Unknown Person Point Of View --↓
Flips through the Walmart monitors, grumbling as they found Jewel and Syril. They talk into a walkie talkie "Found their location, by the front of the building, in Walmart. Beside the Starbucks sitting by the large windows." Another voice came over, a male's voice buzzed in "Affirmative, do you think she'll be good to target-lock our experiment on?" The voice asked, On the other side of the Walkie Talkie, they huffed "Yes, perfect. But-" the man had cut off before they could finish.
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Back To Jewel's Point Of View --↓
I tip and play with my Vanilla Latte from Starbucks, sitting at the tall chairs. I don't really know why, but I just do. Syril was near the line, ordering his drink. I yawn and felt a small tingle at the back of my neck, I tried reaching back behind it before I felt very light headed and numb. I whimper and lay my head down, maybe there was something in the Latte? I decided to rest my eyes. The next thing I heard was something getting dragged across Rocky concrete and,... a wolf?
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