John Doe and me

Chapter XXIV

Good end

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"The door is unlocked...? I'm pretty sure I locked it before I left..." I thought as I stared at my door in fear. Did someone break in while I was away? No, I don't think so... The door itself would be damaged if that were the case. But still...

Without thinking of any possibilities, I opened my door and made my way inside as quietly as I could. I looked around the living room and kitchen, and surprisingly, everything was still there. No TV or anything else was taken. Which is a good thing; but the door... I know for a fact that I locked it. And I know that It couldn't be my parents since they wouldn't have a key. Actually, when was the last time I talked to them..?

"Hello..? Is anyone in here?" I called out in my supposed empty apartment, somewhat expecting to hear something or someone, but it was dead silent. "I guess no one-"

"Hello, y/n." I let out a scream as I heard a voice next to me, making jumped back while looking at the source.

"D-Doe?! What are you doing in my house?!" I yelled while demanding an answer. How did he get here? How did he know where I lived? Why is he here?!

"You know... It's really unfair."

"What? What are you talking about?!"

"It's really unfair that you didn't give me a chance... I... I did everything right... I did everything I thought you'd like..."

"What the hell is he talking about..?"

"I can be anything you want!" From the minute Doe said those words, his whole form began to glitch out. As that was happening, I noticed a familiar face; a large smile and very big eyes...

"That face, it's the same one I've been seeing in my dreams! But-" Just as I was going to question myself any further, I noticed that my whole living began to shift, just like Doe. It keeps on going between the room we're standing in, and another room that looks so familiar. "That room, it's... My living room... But..."

Once I turned my attention back to Doe, not only did the room change; but so did Doe. He looks somewhat, different than before. Instead of five fingers, he now has four. His whole body appearance has changed as well: It's almost like a mix of all the different versions I've seen of him. His hair was still the same, and his body structure was still there, roughly. But it was his eyes and mouth that changed. It was at that moment that something in my mind just clicked. It's like, a piece of glass just shattered in my head.

"The dreams weren't dreamed at all... Everything... The person in those dreams was the same one..! All of it was real, and all because of Doe... But, why...?"

"What's wrong with me?" Doe asked as he just looked at me with this scared expression. Almost as if he just realized that not only did he expose himself, but everything else. "Don't you love me...?"

"W-What..?" I just looked at him in shock as he asked me that question. Was all of this? Everything he did, was because of me..? "Doe just wanted his own little happy ending. He... Just wanted to be loved in return... I won't deny that he was very weird, but I never did hate him."

"I... I do think I like you, Doe. But not when you're pretending to be something you're not," I say to him with all the honesty I have, my answer alone has even made him blush. It was oddly cute. "It wouldn't be right to force you to change and... I think I do remember you now. We have seen each other before, haven't we?"

"... Every night."

"Doe. We're just going to keep meeting like this, aren't we? It's an endless loop... So..." I honestly have no idea what I'm thinking right now. I don't even know if I have now gone fully crazy, but, what if giving him the love he needs could be the answer to end the loop? "We might as well see what happens," I said to him with a smile. And in return, he gave me a smile as well, while being on his kneeling down on the floor.

"Doe looks so happy, the happiest I've seen him. It's kinda cute..." I couldn't help myself or even stop, as I just sat down on the floor and hugged him closely. I don't know if my choice would be enough to end the loop, but it wouldn't hurt to try. Besides, I think I can get used to Doe quite quickly. Though... If the loop does break, there is one thing I'm worried about; how do I tell my parents that I now have a somewhat boyfriend?

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(That's the good end done! Now all that's left is the bad end. I probably won't be able to do that tomorrow, but I will make a start on it the day afterward!😁)