Acute Paranoia

Acute Paranoia

There is this kid not yet out of his teenage years that views the world way different from the so called normal people. Manny walked out to his car at about three o' clock in the afternoon "I guess I'll just go up there and spend a little bit of time at Jake's to see what's happening around there, but only for a little, sometimes I can't stand him." He unlocked the driver's side door of his Ford Tempo and got in. After closing the door he rolled the window down, put the key in the ignition, started his car, and then pulled out of his driveway. "I hope the others are there today." As Manny pulled up to Jake's house he noticed the cars of two other friends'. "Guess they're all hanging out today… Jake forgot to call me. Wonder if he actually wants me here." Manny was about to throw it in reverse but he was already being greeted with waves from Jake and the other two, Craig and Shawn. He parked besides Jake's broken down Mustang, grabbed his cherry soda and walked towards the group of his friends sitting in plastic chairs beside Jake's house.
What's going on Manny?" Jake slapped hands with Manny
"Hmm… Doesn't look too hostile... Yet"
Manny grabbed one of the plastic white chairs from a stack of four and pulled up a seat within the circle, "How's it going man?" Shawn asked
"It's going, just bored so I decided to come up and see what you guys were doing around here." Manny replied
"They are just pretending that it's cool by smiling. They don't want you here, who would?"
"That's cool dude, we're just hanging out outside. It's a pretty nice day out." Shawn said then took a drag from the cigarette he had been holding
"Yeah it is nice out!" Manny exclaimed
"I should be out skating or something. What are you doing here?"
"Yo man look what Craig brought over!" Jake said to Manny happily and Craig searched his pocket before pulling out a zip lock bag and gave it to Manny to examine
"Smell that **** dude! It's some pretty sweet nugget!" Craig explained as Manny pulled open the bag and put it near his nose to inhale it.
"Smells like weed dumb ass."
"Smells pretty damn good man!" Manny smiled and handed it back to Craig
"You guys feel like smokin'? Craig asked as he looked around at his three friends
"Sure man!" Shawn said as Craig pulled out a blunt
"Yeah, but lets go behind my house, even though my parents aren't going to be home till tomorrow I still want to be safe about it around my house. Know what I mean?" looking at Manny and then Craig
"That's a smart idea; don't want your nosey neighbors catching a drift or anything." Manny answered to Jake who was already getting out of his seat and stacking it on the other chairs
The rest of the group followed Jake in putting the plastic chairs back and then walked to the back out Jake's house where there was a picnic table. They sat down two on each side and Craig sitting across from Manny began to break up the weed while Manny broke up the blunt. Usually they all got into one of their car's and drove to one of their many local spots to smoke but since Jake's parents weren't home they could do it right in the back yard. After about six minutes the preparations were complete and the clicking of Craig lighter got everyone's attention.
"It's time to smoke guys!" Craig exclaimed before he started to inhale the smoke… Time passed faster than Manny's morning and that was just what he needed.
"Wake up fool…"
Manny's eyes opened slowly as he came to, he noticed that he was lying on the couch in Jake's house, "Get up and see what I have done, it's really what you wanted!"
"Huh?" Manny asked as he opened his eyes and looked around Jake's living room for the source of the familiar voice that he had just heard
"What the hell are you doing Manny? Don't seem too ecstatic… Probably just tired from all the work, but we did well!"
"Jake" Manny yelled, "Where are you dude?" he asked loudly enough that anyone in the house would have heard his call, after a few seconds of waiting for a reply Manny pulled himself up on the couch.
"I'm sorry Jake's not going to be answering anytime soon, remember silly **** we sowed his ******* mouth shut! He was screaming too loud at first, but like anyone who was slammed in the side of the head with a brick he shut up!" Manny's head was still spinning in a mist and his eyes had to be blood shot pure red because he couldn't see very clearly. "It's times like this when it would be good if we carried around some eye drops, that way we can see my work this morning."
"What do you mean?" Manny asked out loud to the empty house
"Finally buddy, thought you were lost."
"Who is that?" Manny asked curiously as he looked around the room
"Come on Manny boy, don't play these stupid head games with yourself, you know damn well who I am and that every time you ask that you end up getting confused. Now get your ass up, let's see how they're doing!"
"Who?" Manny asked without talking this time
"Our friends, remember? Downstairs let's go!"
"Jake…" Manny yelled out again with no answer from his friend
Manny stood up slowly and then swaying a little began to walk towards the closed door that led to the downstairs area of Jake's house, "Get a drink first, this cotton mouth sucks."
Manny glanced over at the sink, then walked over to the wood cupboard, grabbed a medium sized glass cup, filled it with water, then took a long sip. Next he headed back to the door he was about to go through before he decided that he needed a drink. "Water"
"Jake… Craig… Shawn… Where are you guys?" Still no answer from any of his friends
"Quiet down, you don't want to scare them. I did enough yelling yesterday for the both of us." Manny looked around curiously still wondering what was going on. "Jake's room idiot…"
Manny walked down the steps and knocked on the door before he walked into Jake's room, "What the ****!?" Manny screamed at the top of his lungs at the horror all around him.
"Not just lying, take a closer look!" black sewing sting lined Craig's body about two centimeters all around him holding him down on the bed face up. "Pretty good idea!" Craig's shirt had been cut away down the middle by what looked like scissors, "I can't believe you. Look closer, the knife is still stuck in his leg where we left it." Manny walked closer to examine Craig's body a little better, but the sight made puke explode upwards from Manny's stomach out his mouth and all over the carpeted floor. Craig's chest cavity had been ripped apart and ice had been placed over top of the organs and intricate workings of a human. "Remember, he was sweating fear. A bad dream comes true. I believe you said something about wanting to cool him off…"
"Manny… You're going to burn in Hell for this mother ******…" The words came from Jake beaten…
"And hanging crucifix style on the wall… Very interesting…"
"What the hell happened dude?" Manny asked as he tripped over an arm followed by an almost steady stream of vomit. Manny looked closer as he was puking at the limbs from what looked to be from Shawn.
"For as much blood came out of that bitch we sure did a good job of keeping it clean didn't we?"
"Yes" Manny answered out loud as he bent down and grabbed Shawn's head which was melted at the neck to keep everything from falling out through his throat. "But I didn't do this you did" Manny spoke blindly in the room of terror
"Manny what… what's wrong with you?" Jake hung by knifes pinned to the wall helplessly with every second that went past life was drained
Manny through Shawn's head against the wall next to Jake and it made a squish sound with a thud that would think a torn head would make bouncing off a wall. He then looked at Jake, staring into the hardly lifeless body that was Jake. "Now lets finish what we started." Manny moved closer to Jake, a strange shimmer grew within Manny's pupils, "I'm taking control here boy…" Manny unblinkingly reached over to Craig's leg and pulled the knife out filling the dead silent room with a wet sloppy sound
"Manny please don't do this…" Jake whispered under his dying breath, "Please" the knife sliced through the air and then stuck through Jake's heart. Blood gurgled up from Jake's insides and ran slowly out of his limp body at many different locations
:"They're all dead!" Manny looked towards the door to the hallway that lead upstairs, Jake's parents had entered the front door.
"Jake" his mother called down from a top the stairs, "Could you come up here for a second?" she always seemed so nice to everyone that was usually over.
"Well to everyone but Manny. Did you forget about yourself? Number one my friend. Let's get them. Show them that together we are something better than just plain boring Manny." The sound of the knife being removed from human flesh filled Manny's ears as he wiped the blade on Jake's pants and then started out of the room. "Later on that week Manny and I were at the gas station not to far from my house and we saw on the front page of our town's local paper in big black letters, "Psycho raids house everyone dead" I grabbed the paper and began to read. Guilt, Sadness, Madness only one real feeling came to me at that moment, one I could describe so clearly. He let me do it, I was happy to, It was just a matter of time before Manny opened up and let me take control of the wheel for a while. Unfortunate for Manny I had a taste of something incredible and I wanted more… So I took it so that now it is mine and I'll never give that up. You can hold to that as much as my name is Andrew…"
"I am simply a shell of a boy that I use to know who is me…"
Man Andrew