Everything is fine (Eyeless Jack x Ticci Toby)

Chapter 89

I was having the nightmare again where it was standing next to my bed, near the foot end. I'm so sick of seeing that thing and it causing havoc. I swear that thing is causing my nightmares. I wanted to get up and hit it but I couldn't move. Great, just great. It put its clawed hand around my leg and gave a tug, dragging me out of bed. I hit the ground with a thud. I was ready to wake up. But I didn't.

I didn't wake up.

This was real.

It was in my room.

I started screaming and calling out to Brian, Jack and Tim. They all rushed into my room. When the light was turned on it disappeared. How..? I was sobbing frantically, being too panicked to process what just happened. Jack hugged me tightly, Brian was sitting next to me and rubbing my shoulder, I heard Tim sit down on my bed and sigh.

''I-It was in my r-room.'' I sobbed

''What was in your room?'' Brian asked, rather confused

I repeated the same phrase. I couldn't muster out anything else, I continued to sob into Jack's shirt.

That's it. I'm not sleeping in my room anymore.

After I calmed down I explained what happened and went to sleep in Jack's room. Brian had brushed it off as a sleep paralysis nightmare. But I didn't believe that...

In the morning I talked with Brian again.

''It's my room...'' I mumbled

''What do you mean Toby?'' He asked

''I mostly have my n-nightmares in my room. At least, specific ones.''

''Strange... Let's see if your nightmares stop if you sleep in my room or Jack's room. If you only have nightmares in your room it almost sounds like something in your room is causing those nightmares.''

''We'll see I guess.''

I don't know if I ever want to sleep alone again honestly. Something causing my nightmares? That's strange. It can't be my Proxy symbol. I see my skulls every night before I go to bed. Does the strange uneasiness I feel when looking at my latest buck skull really have that big of an impact on me? To the point I get nightmares...?

''On a different topic, we can dye your hair this week.''

''R-Really?! Heck yeah! That's so cool, i'm e-excited!''

After breakfast Jack and I went to hang out in the forest. I wanted to look for pinecones. I thought it would be cute to use one of the shelves in my bookcase as a shrine for aesthetic stuff. E.J's art has inspired me to add things I find pretty together. Candles (scented of course), pine cones, insects, skulls, flowers... Random things I like to collect. Eventually I got distracted by some tall grass with grasshoppers, I wanted to catch one. Jack patiently waited for me to catch one of those tiny jumpy bitches- It took me a while, but I managed to catch one. I got cocky and wanted to catch another one. Luckily the second one didn' t take so long. I ran over to Jack to show him.

''Wow two!''

''Yes! Look look I can m-make them kiss!'' I chuckled

I gently pressed the two grasshoppers together, making them kiss as if they were two dolls.

''Oh my god Toby-''

''They're in love.'' I smiled

''Just like us.''

I looked up at Jack and smiled, I put the two grasshoppers back and held E.J's hand.

''By the way Brian said we could probably dye my h-hair this week!''