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Chapter 20 - Grief

The green trees blew into the wind and leaves fell from the trees as the birds chirped and the sun slowly rose

An alarm clock went off loudly saying "6:00 AM" on it

Connor turns around towards it turns it off and tries to toss back over and go back to sleep

He's unable to be able to go back to sleep and finally gets up 

He drags himself to the bathroom and stands in the mirror 

His brown hair almost looks similar to before but shorter and he has reddish PJs on with no shirt

Connor: I should stay home today….

He grabs the toothpaste and starts to brush his teeth

As he brushes his teeth he feel as strong pain in his back

Connor: AHHHH!

He says as he falls to the bathroom floor

Ella runs into his room and sees him of the floor

Ella: Connor!

She runs towards him and grabs him

Ella: Are you ok!?

She lifts him up and in the reflection you see his back having the same black lines and spots glowing but it looks worse

She brings him to the edge of his bed and sits him down

Ella: It's happening again….

Connor: I'm fine, mom…..

Ella: No you're not….. This has been happening every week….

Ella: Maybe you should stay home

Connor: No…. not again 

Connor: I've barely been to school…. Since- you know….

Ella: I know…. but are you sure you can deal with that while you're at school?

Connor: Yes Mom…. I'll be fine…. I promise

Ella smiles and rubs his hair

Ella: Alright champ… try not and be late

Connor: Imma be home late 

He says as Ella leaves out his room and she stops

Ella: Why? You have plans?

Connor: Well I have practice today

Ella: You're playing football again?

Connor: Yeah gotta get back to my regular life….

Ella: Just be careful ok?

Connor: Yeah- Got it

The school bell rings….

Students walk through the hallways talking and laughing 

Connor opens his locker as Dominic walks up 

Dominic: Hey….

Connor: Dominic…. Hey

Dominic: You came today 

Dominic: You weren't here at all last week

Connor: Yeah my back is still pretty bad

Dominic: Yeah I'm working on it…

Cassidy walks up with a smile on her face

Cassidy: Hey losers

Connor: Hey Cassidy

Cassidy: The mood is pretty depressing over here can you guys put a smile on your faces

Connor: Not today-

Cassidy: Like attempt to at least for me?

Connor: I SAID NOT TODAY

Cassidy: What's wrong with you?

Connor: OH NOTHING IT'S NOT LIKE HANNAH DIDN'T JUST DIE

He yells as he slams the locker and walks away in anger and the entire hallway gets quiet and stares 

Cassidy: It's getting worse

Dominic: I mean he isn't wrong Cassidy…. Hannah's death was only a month ago and some of us haven't fully recovered from it

Cassidy's face turns saddened 

Dominic: Imma head to class

He says as he closes his locker 

Dominic pulls out his phone and sends a text as he walks off

A little while later….

Dylan sleeps with one leg hanging off the bed and around his bed are beers and liquor bottles 

He also has wrappers of snacks and food everywhere

Jessica walks up to his door

Jessica: DYLAN!

She shouts as she walks into his room and opens the blinds bringing the sunlight to hit his face

Dylan grunts as he tosses around

Dylan: Go away….

Dylan's face was full of regret and grief and his beard became wild tangled and unkempt 

Jessica: You have been locked up for weeks

Jessica: Come on get up!

Dylan: For what….

Jessica: News flash Connor is still cursed with that spell and Dominic just told me it's getting worse

Dylan grunts again

Dylan: Connor can handle himself….

Jessica: No way you actually believe that

She says as her face tenses up in anger

Jessica: Connor needs our help…. You're not the only one dealing with this Dyl…

Dylan: Can you just go away like far away

Jessica: You know what... Fine…. but I'm going to help Connor because he jumped in front of that blast for Hannah and I

Jessica: And- If- if she was still here…. she would be nonstopping working to find a cure for him….

Jessica walks out of Dylan's room and slams the door behind her

Dylan looks over to a picture of Hannah on his table on the side of his bed

He stares at it for a second and his face shifts into a sad look

The school bell rings and Connor & Dominic stand in line at lunch waiting to get their food

Connor: I think I might go home early today-

Summer walks up and she grabs a tray

Summer: Hey Connor….

Connor: Summer! Hey…

Dominic: Am I just invisible?

Summer giggles

Summer: Hey Dominic

Summer: So Connor…

Connor: Yeah

Summer: I was wondering are you doing anything like…. This weekend?

Connor: Not planned, no why?

Summer: So I got these tickets to see the re-release of Godfather in theater….

Connor: As in Theee Godfather?

He says with a lit smile on his face

Summer: Yeah and was wondering-….

Dominic: Yes he will go of course he will

Summer looks at Connor waiting for an answer with hope on her face

Connor smile drops from his face and he grows a sad look on his face

Connor: Yeah I would love to… But I don't know if I can- I have a lot going on….

Summer smiles drops

Summer: No- No yeah of course- that's completely understandable….

She says with a smile

They finish getting their food 

Summer: I should get going- my friends are waiting for me

Connor: Yeah- yeah alright

Summer walks away 

Dominic and Connor take a seat at a lunch table

Dominic: Have you lost your mind?

Connor: What?

Dominic: That was your chance to go on a date with the girl you've been wanting

Connor: I just got a lot going on right now… I don't have time for dates and relationships 

Dominic: Connor…. It's been a month- She would want you to move on and live your life

Connor: You don't know what she would have wanted….

Connor gets up from his seat and starts to walk away from Dominic

Dominic also gets up and follows behind Connor 

Dominic: Connor wait-

Connor heads into the football locker room and the locker room is empty

Dominic: AM I WRONG THOUGH?

As Connor stops and opens his locker

Dominic: YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON CONNOR-

Connor: YOU DON'T THINK I'VE TRIED?

He says as he punches a locker leaving a big dent in it

Connor: EVERYDAY I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO MOVE ON…. BUT I CAN'T

Connor: I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR HER DYING- ME!

Connor: I WATCHED WILLIAM PUT HIS HAND THROUGH HER CHEST AND I STOOD THERE AND DID NOTHING

Connor: I take the blame for her death….

Connor: And now Imma have to live with that for the rest of my life…. she's gone because of me….

Connor then storms out of the locker room

Dominic face grows upset as he stares at the dent Connor put in the locker leaving it to be half-destroyed 

Jessica arrives at an old wooden home

She stares at the house as Dylan pulls up and gets out of the car

Dylan: Why did you want me to meet you here?

Jessica: From what I know a powerful witch lived here

Dylan: I'm pretty sure if a powerful witch lived here either William got to them already or I would've at least known about them

Jessica: According to my source her name is Abigail-

She says as she starts to walk to the front door but Dylan stops himself

Dylan: Wait- did you just say Abigail?

Jessica: Yeah that's what I was told

Dylan: We have to go now-

As he tries to finish his sentence the door swings open as a black woman with curly dark brown hair and a rainbow color type of gown on

She raises her hand and catches Jessica bringing her to her knees

Dylan's eyes turn blue as he runs toward the witch jumping at her

Abigail releases Jessica to stop Dylan but is too late Dylan slashes his claw across her neck as blood starts to drip from her neck and her body drops to the ground 

Jessica gets up and dusts her clothes off

Jessica: What just happened!

She yells in frustration 

Dylan: We just lost our only chance of saving Connor….

Dylan: She worked with William….

Connor doorbell rings and he is standing in the kitchen making himself a sandwich

Connor: Coming!

He walks to the door and opens it to see Dominic, Cassidy, Summer, Jessica, and Dylan standing at his front door

Connor: Did I miss something?

Dylan: We need to talk… All of us…

They all head into the living room and take a seat

Dominic: Connor can you grab me a snack

Connor: Get up and get your own

Dominic: I should have slammed you at practice….

Dominic heads towards the kitchen

Summer: Connor, Your mom home?

Connor: No she won't be home until midnight- she's at work

Dylan: Alright so listen up

He says standing up

Dylan: We all haven't really been in the same room all together since-….

Jessica: Yeah because you've been locked in your room for a month

Dylan: The point is- it's time to get back to our lives and that's coming from me

Dylan: But before we can do that we have to figure out a cure for Connor because he's getting worse

Connor: I'm fine- I'm back to normal…. I'm focused on school and football

Dominic: Yeah we start playoffs in two weeks….

Connor shakes his head

Dylan: How are you going to play football with your back and mind like that?

Connor: Don't worry about me, I'll be fine….

Cassidy: No you won't Connor we all are worried about you 

Cassidy: Especially me….

Connor: WELL STOP WORRYING ABOUT ME I SAID IM FINE

His eyes turn black

He says as he storms out the front door

Cassidy: We gotta find that cure

Dominic: Because that wasn't Connor…

Dylan: And fast…

Connor sits on the porch looking off into the cars pass by

The door opens and Summer walks out and sits next to him

Summer: Hey…

Connor: If you came to cheer me up then just save it…

Summer sighs

Summer: Connor... I know you have been and you are going through a lot…. You've been in a coma… you've witnessed a friend die… you even battling a darkness curse inside of you

Summer: I do understand your anger… I do but we both know this isn't you….

Connor eyes slowly start to tear up

Connor: I just want things- things to go back to normal

He says as he starts to sob 

Summer grabs him and lays him on her shoulder 

Summer: I know… It's gonna be okay….

She says as he cries on her shoulder

A woman and a man in the distance in the woods staring at them on the porch

Women: There still grieving 

Man: Good…. This is what we want

To be continued….