Lena
Are you free to talk yet? My parents are such narks for freaking out over us having a little fun.
Veronica
I am babes. And don’t even get me started.
Veronica
It was like I was being grounded and forced into a pit in the ground for hanging with my best friend.
Lena
omg V you are so funny.
Lena
Are you coming with me to school tmrw then since you are out of being suspended from basically all things involving my life.
Lena
Lol And I’m glad you’re back. Can you believe they took away my phone?
Veronica
Mos Def. We will just have to be low key about it. And yeah I’m surprised that’s all they did.
Lena
Sweet. I’m going to bed now, but I’ll meet up with you by the bus stop like before okay?
Lena
V Are you awake? I know it’s pretty late.
Veronica
Yeah dude it’s 3 am. What is it?
Lena
I keep hearing things.
Veronica
People spreading rumors or something? Dude ignore that. We can talk about it later.
Lena
No. Right now I keep hearing things.
Lena
Like scraping. Nails on the chalk board sort of thing.
Veronica
Outside your house? Maybe it’s a deer or your brother sneaking in late or something.
Lena
No V. It’s in my room.
Veronica
Okay I’m seriously awake now. Well get up and turn on the light. You’re already on your phone.
Veronica
It’s okay. Just use the light on the back of your phone and shine it around.
Lena
What if something comes charging at me?
Veronica
Really Lena? This isn’t Paranormal Activity okay.
Lena
Okay I turned on my lamp.
Veronica
Okay so let’s BOTH go back to sleep.
Veronica
It’s fine. Leave your TV on but put it on mute. It’ll give you light so you won’t go to sleep in the complete dark.
Lena
V. My TV turned off.
Veronica
WTF!? Dude please you probably rolled over on the remote or something.
Lena
No it turned off and then I heard it again. It sounded like someone was near it.
Veronica
Okay tell your parents. I can’t do anything.
Lena
Make it stop V please.
Veronica
It’s your imagination. What do you want me to do?
Lena
They’re writing on the walls.
Veronica
Okay you’re obviously doing this just to F with me.
Lena
No. It says…she’s back.
Veronica
Tell your parents!!! Show them then!
Lena
V when I read your text to show my parents I heard my door lock.
Veronica
Dude. Call them. Scream!!
Lena
I feel it V. It’s next to me.
Veronica
What? Shine the light on it like I told you. Stand up for yourself or something.
Lena
Against a demon?!? This is what my dad said would happen if I didn’t go to Church more.
Veronica
The only reason I won’t roll my eyes is because I’m slightly freaked right now.
Lena
The light on my phone isn’t working. My lamp isn’t even working.
Veronica
How is that possible? Is it plugged in?
Lena
Okay I ran to the bathroom in my room. The lights are fine in here.
Veronica
Did you check behind the shower curtain?
Lena
Are you trying to make this worse? Yes. I checked there!
Veronica
Lena I am going to ask you something and I need a serious answer the first time. I have very little patience. Especially at 4 am.
Lena
No I’m not making this crap up.
Veronica
Are you the one that started taking your pills again to get rid of me?
Lena
What? How would pills get rid of you?
Veronica
Maybe I didn’t make myself clear.
Lena
V! It followed me in here. The mirror is getting steamy and it’s getting hard to breathe. It’s writing something on the mirror.
Veronica
Read it and do as it says.
Veronica
Then do it. I won’t repeat myself.
Lena
You? You’re playing a prank on me?
Veronica
Do you think the amount of oxygen in a room being reduced while you’re in it is a prank? Why did you let them take you to that place to help you think I wasn’t real?
Lena
I’m sorry. V! I’m just starting to remember bits and pieces.
Veronica
Well remember it all. We had fun. We were friends. I was always there with you and you let them try to kill me.
Veronica
No! Do you want to know what it feels like?
Lena
I’m sorry for whatever I did. Really I am. Just make it stop. It’s so foggy I can’t see. It’s so thick. I can feel someone touching me, but I can’t get of them.
Veronica
That’s how I felt.
Lena
The glass just broke. How do I make it stop?
Veronica
You can’t this time.
Lena
I’ll pray. That never fails.
Veronica
It’s not that easy with me little Lena. I am in you.
Lena
I’m nothing like you.
Veronica
You seem afraid down there on the floor.
Lena
I just took my pills. I remember now. You’ll be gone when I wake up from this.
Veronica
Are you up now sweet pea? It’s time for school?
Lena
Where am I? Where did you take me?
Veronica
Oh I didn’t take you anywhere. We just switched places.
Lena
What do you mean? It’s so dark here. I feel like I’m barely in my own body…I’m just watching from the inside.
Veronica
That’s right. You’re going to start to feel a lot smaller as I take over.
Lena
But I took my pills.
Veronica
News flash sweetie. It has to be on a consistent basis. You missed two weeks of them.
Lena
Please don’t do this V. Let me out. My parents will know something is wrong with my personality.
Veronica
Not if they’re not around...
Lena
Please. What is this?
Veronica
Still confused? We’re one in the same.
Veronica
Different personalities. One body. Think about it little Lena
Veronica
Your parents never gave you that phone back. How could you have been texting me?
Veronica
No worries. I’m getting stronger. Pretty soon there won’t be a you. Just me.
