Southpark Chapter 2

~Chapter 2~

It's all the same again... I can hear the sound of my footsteps on the ground, I feel the same way I always do at this moment. I walk around the corner and see the shadows that surround me. But something has changed, I notice. The shadows aren't as vague as before, especially the two figures in front of me are clearer than before. However, I'm still unable to tell who they are. Everything happens the same way it always does. I start to talk, yet I am unable to understand what I am saying. One of the shadows starts to grin, the other tries to tell me something, but I can't tell what he's saying either. I do notice that the figure that tries to tell me something has tears in his eyes now. He tries to move towards me, but the other figure in front of me refrains him from doing so. The feeling I always have has gotten stronger suddenly, but I can't see what I'm about to do next, since everything suddenly gets bright while an extremely annoying noice fills my ears.

I immediatly sit up staight when I wake up. My entire body is covered in sweat and my heart jumps up and down my chest. That's when I remember what happened when I walked home. I look around... That's strange, I'm in my own room... The sound that woke me up was the sound of my own alarm. I turn it of, noticing that it's just 5.30 A.M. How and when did I get here? I try to remember, but I only seem to remember the moment everything turned black in front of me. I notice the clothes I wore yesterday on the chair and walk towards them. I check my pockets. My wallet's still there, but it seems like my cellphone is missing. Then I remember seeing my cellphone on the ground where I got attacked. So it did happen to me, but why?... I go to the bathroom to take a shower. It's not like I'll be able to sleep anymore for today. I get dressed for school and go downstairs. Everyone's still asleep, which is not surprising since it's only 6.45 right now. I make myself some breakfast and clean up after I've finished eating. I've still got about an hour before the bus is there, and it only takes 5 minutes to get to the busstop. I wonder what to do in my free time this morning. I suddenly hear footsteps behind me and turn around quickly. My mother comes walking down the stairs still half asleep. She's still wearing her blue slumber suit with little white sheeps on it and her brown hair is pointing in all kinds of directions. ''You're up early Stan, is something wrong?'' She asks. ''Uhm... mom? Can I ask you something strange?'' I say. My mother looks up at me. ''Sure, what do you want to know?'' She says gently. Should I ask her? I decide to just take a chance. ''H-how did I get home yesterday?...'' I ask. The gentle smile on her face now changes to a more surprising look. ''Well, you just got home while I was working in the kitchen preparing dinner, you walked upstairs without saying a word and when I got to your room, you were fast asleep. Why do you ask?'' She answers. I just went straight to bed without saying a word? That doesn't sound like me... ''No reason.'' I say as I quickly walk to the door. ''Where are you going Stan?'' My mom asks, still surprised by the strange question I asked her. ''I think I lost my cellphone on the way home yesterday, so I decided to walk to school today and look for it.'' I say and I quickly run out of the house so she will not be able to ask me any more questions I cannot answer myself.

It was around here that I, probably, got attacked. I look around on the ground, but I don't see my cellphone anywhere. Disappointed that I was unable to find it, I keep on walking to school, still trying to remember what exactly happened yesterday. Was it all just my imagination? Do I start to get paranoid? I'm so bothered by my own thoughts that I didn't notice the red light and nearly got hit by a car. I apologize to the driver and quickly walk on.
I reach the school really early. It doesn't seem like anyone else is there yet. I look at my watch to look how long it took me to walk to school. I've apparantly walked pretty fast, since it's just 7.50 A.M. I notice that the school is already open, so I just get inside and walk to my locker to get my books for the first period. I walk to the kantine after I've grabbed my stuff and get a dollar out of my pocket to buy a candybar. After I have eaten the candybar, I decide to just go to the classroom and wait for the others to come.

''Dude, where were you this morning? Why weren't you in the bus?'' Kyle asks as he walks into the classroom and notices me sitting there already. ''I got up really early, so I decided to walk to school, sorry dude.'' I answer him. I've decided not to tell Kyle about anything that has happened, I don't want him to think I'm crazy. Kyle sighs and just takes a seat next to me. I look at him as he unpacks his books. It always makes me feel as ease to just look at Kyle, he always has that effect on me.
But just as I start to calm down a bit, I notice someone standing in front of my desk. I look up and my heart immediately starts beating like crazy again. Stagger is standing right in front of me, not saying anything, just staring at me. My heart skips a beat as he grabs something out of his pocket and lays in on the table. After that he just walks away, leaving me to stare at my cellphone that he just gave me back. ''So he CAN do something nice once!'' Kyle says. ''He might be a freak because he never says anything, but you must admit Stan, it is nice of him to give you your cellphone back. When did you lose it anyway?'' I don't answer Kyle and just take my cellphone from my desk and put it in my bag, realizing that something isn't right. How did Stagger know that this was MY cellphone, unless... The schoolbell rings and class starts, but I'm yet again unable to focus on class. I decide that I have to confront Stagger when lunchbreak starts. As soon as the bell rings, I walk up to his table and ask him to come with me for a moment. Kyle asks me to come and have lunch with the guys, but I tell him that I'll come a bit later.
I can feel my heartbeat raising again as we walk to the open field behind the school. I turn myself to Stagger, take a deep breath and take my cellphone out of my pocket. ''How did you know that this was my cellphone? It doesn't have my name on it, so the only way you could have known is-'' ''I know about it.'' Stagger suddenly says. This has to be the first time I've ever heard him say something. It kind of freaks me out, but I decide to ask him anyway. ''Know? Know about what?'' I say. Stagger shows of his grin again as he slowly gets closer to me, making my heart beat even faster than before. ''I know about your dream.'' He says with a deep voice as he looks me right in the eyes. My dream? How did he know? Stagger gets even closer to me. I want to run away, but I can't as I am paralized by the fear. I can feel the sweat roll over my face. Stagger is standing right in front of me now. I can feel his cheek against my hair as he leans over to my left ear. ''And you know what?'' He says softly. ''It's all going to happen.'' He hits my shoulder with his as he walks away, leaving me behind, paralized by fear. It's all going to happen? What does he mean? I fall down on my knees, still staring into nothingness. I wanted to get answers, but all I got was more questions... What on earth is going on?... I don't go to Kyle and the others, I just sit behind the school without moving a muscle, thinking.

''Dude, you said you would come and have lunch with us, why didn't you?'' Kyle says as we meet again in class. ''I'm sorry, I suddenly got busy.'' I answer, trying to force a smile on my face so Kyle will not have to worry about me. ''Busy? With what?'' He asks. Luckily mr. Garrison gets mad at us for talking during class, because I had no idea what to tell him. I just 'shut my piehole' as mr. Garisson asked us so nicely and pretend to pay attention, making Cartman call me a nerd after school. Kyle doesn't ask me about the lunchbreak after school. ''Dude, do you want to go to the arcade?'' Kyle asks. ''Sure, dude.'' I answer him, forcing a smile upon my face yet again to pretend that I'm allright.
At the arcade we meet Kenny, Butters, Craig, Tweek and Cartman. Kenny is showing Butters how good he is at playing pinball, making Butters admire him even more. Tweek is sitting on Craig's lap, wiggling and fiddling as he always does, as Craig is racing against Cartman. Kyle points towards a fighting game he wants to play. We decide, or actually, Kyle just decides it on his own, that we're going to do the multiplayer game and together we fight against the zombies in the game.
After a while we all go to the café next to the arcade to drink something. Cartman sees a nice girl, so he walks away to sit next to her and flirt with her. ''Maybe he should first lose a few pounds before he should start flirting, he always gets rejected.'' Kyle says, making all of us laugh. ''I heard that you stupid jew!'' Cartman yells from his place, making the girl walk away angrily, telling him that she's jewish as well. ''Damn it!'' Cartman says as he walks back to us. ''Serves you right, you fatass.'' Kyle says, still laughing about the fact that Cartman got rejected once again, making Cartman say his famous sentence ''Screw you guys, I'm going home.'' Turning away from us yet again.
Kenny goes and sits next to Butters as Craig forces Tweek on his lap once again, making him shriek a bit. I go and sit next to Kyle. We order our drinks and take our time talking about Cartman's failures in flirting and how much school sucks. After we have finished our drinks we pay and each go our own way home. Kyle and I walk home together since our houses are in the same direction.
We don't say much during our trip home. Kyle once noticed me looking at him and smiled at me, making me blush slightly. I say goodbye to Kyle as we walk past his house and walk further to my own home. ''I'm home!'' I say as I get inside. I assume nobody's home since nobody answers and walk upstairs. I lie down on my bed and start making my homework, but I can't seem to concentrate once again. It was nice to go to the arcade with Kyle and the others, because I could forget my worries for a moment, but now that I'm alone again I can't help but think about everything again...

The evening has occured before I know it. My mom calls that it's time for dinner from downstairs, so I close my books, in which I haven't read further than the second line because of the thought that keep hunting me, and go downstairs. ''Where's dad?'' I ask as I notice that there's only three plates on the table. ''He has to work tonight, so it's just the three of us now.'' My mother answers as she puts a glass water on the table and sits down. We don't say a word during dinner and I go back upstairs as soon as I'm finished. I lie down on my bed once again, but I don't open my books this time. I just lie there and stare at the ceiling. It kind of makes me feel relaxed, so I slowly close my eyes and fall asleep.

That night I have the same dream as I have had lately, but this time it goes on a bit longer. The two figures that always stand in front of me don't move, but the other figures around me start to attack. I fight back, but I do get hit a couple of times. I somewhat recognize the moves make from back when I had karate lessons. I also do some moves I've never done before. Where did I learn those? Some of the figures are easy to beat, but there is one person, and I think it's a woman, who is stronger than the others. She hits me a couple of times and even makes me fall on the ground. The figure with the grin says something to her making her take a knife out of her pocket. I stand up again and try to kick the knife out of her hand with a kick which I remember is called 'Crimson Kick', but I end up cutting my foot instead. My back is now in the direction of both the crying and the grinning figure, my eyes focussed on the girl with the knife. She runs towards me, but I move aside as she tries to stab me, making her fall towards the two figures and stabbing the crying figure instead. My heart starts beating faster and faster again as I can finally see who the crying figure is. I can feel a tear roll over my cheek, I get paralized as I see the one who has been stabbed. I open my mouth, only being able to say one word. ''Kyle...''