Pain Always Comes After Happiness | TMF

Chapter 12- 2 On 2 Hallucinations

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- Daisy's POV -

It's been 5 days. How did we get ourselves in this situation? I know Jake got kicked out of the club and all, and I know it wasn't his fault, but how long is this going to last!? We have only gone as far as finding his phone, there is no trace of him anywhere! I have found myself sitting in his room a lot, wearing his headphones and listening to the music he has on his playlist. To be honest, I missed this playlist. He used to put it on full blast in middle school and everyone could hear it, he just wanted to tune out the bullies. Of course what he didn't know was that I followed him a lot, giving people death stares as they tried to approach him. Sometimes he would talk to me about how confused he is when people start walking over to him and instantly get freaked out and leave. He thought that was all part of their joke, like they were calling him the most disgusting being ever. I felt bad for him, but it's not like I could stop it completely, right? Jake has had a crappy life, from being bullied elementary through middle school. To having bad thoughts and depression, and then regaining that happiness just for pain to come charging back at his face. Without a doubt, pain always comes after happiness. His gaining happiness was getting into a club, I could tell he was genuinely happy, just for him to be kicked out. Sorry Jake. I am really sorry I couldn't be there for you when it happened. Sorry times a million. But it's time to go search for you now, we will find some clues today, I promise. If we don't, I'll have a big regret. If we do, I'll be overly happy that we got at least something. If we never find you and you're out there, alive, I wish you the best in life.

- Jake's POV -

How much longer do I have to wait? I think it's time for me to try and do something, like digging out a staircase in the dirt. I can't tell if this a stupid idea or a really smart idea. I mean it's not like I could do much down here anyways so I might as well give it a try. I don't know where to put the dirt, but whatever. I'll make this work. So if someone else falls in here, they can get out. This may be very stupid. It will also take 5 million years because I haven't eaten food so I'm weak and always tired. I don't have much energy to do so. I lost track of time, but I've seen 5 night skies so it may be 5 days. Then again I've been hallucinating Daisy in front of me telling me everything is going to be okay. I'm truly going crazy. Well at least Day 5 is a bright idea, yet it's also a really stupid one.

- Hailey's POV -

H-Huh..? What time is it? WHAT!? Oh no no no no.. 1:08!? I slept in!? For that long!? I need to get ready and search for Jake more! I should probably get off of my stomach though. Oof- Okay. Didn't know sleeping on my stomach makes it hard to get up. I hear knocking on my door, though it's muffled out to my yawn. I sit at the edge of my bed for at least 20 minutes before I get up. Why didn't the person knocking ask if I was awake or come in? Who was it anyways? I need to get dressed. It's... MONDAY!? SH_T! I NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL! Who the fudge was at the door then? Was it Shannon? Must not be, right? She has work today I am pretty sure. I just want to search for Jake today. That's all I want. No. What I want right now isn't to search for him, it's for him to be back. Back here. Back in the club. Wait- the competition was supposed to be on Friday, but since he went missing we didn't have to do it. It's almost like this is a coincidence.

- After Getting Ready -

- sigh - I guess I have to get going now. I still want to know who freaking knocked on my door. Well here goes nothing. 1:45. School is over in less than 2 hours so why even bother? But I guess I'll be grounded for weeks if I skip class.

H: " Hello..? Is anyone home? "

No one? Then who was at the door? I am kinda creeped out.

H: " Anyone? I am going to school, so if you don't answer now, then you won't be able to talk to me! "

J: " Wait Hailey I am here! "

H: " JAKE!? "

J: " Hailey!? Why are we yelling? "

H: " Y-You've been missing for 5 days! "

J: " Still am. I am a hallucination, Hailey. Stop hallucinating me, you're better off. "

H: " Well it's not like I know how! Well whatever, it's great to talk to you again. "

J: " I am not even him! "

H: " Okay? So? It's still pretty darn close, and it will take my mind off of your disappearance! "

J: " That just makes things worse! "

H: " Come on! Let's go back to school, I want to show everyone that you're back! "

J: " Hailey! I am not me! I mean- I am not HIM! He is gone out somewhere. Remember? "

H: " Ok ' Jake, ' go away then. I don't need to lose my mind. "

J: " Just go to school. "

H: " Okay, Hake. "

J: " I am not even gonna question it. Bye Hailey! "

I didn't know hallucinations control themselves, then again it's my first time hallucinating. I wonder how the real Jake is doing. I hope he's at school, maybe he would be with my luck. I think my estimated time of ending up at school is after break, so after Club time. We will have some at the end of the day too.

- At School -

Z: " Hailey? Where were you!? "

H: " I slept in. "

Z: " Until 1? "

H: " Yep. "

S: " They found a clue. In his room this time. "

M: " Yeah. It was a note on his phone that Daisy found. "

H: " What did it say? "

S: " Try apologizing to Hailey again. If it works I will be overly happy. If it doesn't, I don't know where I would be. "

H: " And how is that a clue? "

S: " It means he let his nervousness and sadness take control of him, so he must've run somewhere without knowing where. "

L: " Like in the sketchy part of town that he's apparently never been to. Or out of the entire city. "

H: " Oh so a place he's never been to? Wow I would've never guessed. "

Z: " Hailey is right. All of these reasons are sh_t! "

H: " Not what I said but okay. "

M: " School is almost out, I suggest some of us look in the woods. "

Z: " Nope, I am not letting Luke or Hailey in there AT ALL! That place is sketchy as hell! "

S: " Milly we aren't going into the woods. I don't think Jake would be stupid enough to run into them. "

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