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Alternate Universe |
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R |
| Summary |
Set after 'Departure', three short stories based on Kyle's
POV. |
AFTER ALL
i have a secret.
a small, simple secret.
can you guess what it is? do you dare to go into the mind of a buddhist
jock? and, really- who ever heard of a buddhist jock? i mean, come
on.
anyway, i regress- where was i?
oh, yes-
i have a secret.
a small, simple secret.
did you know that i am a pathological liar? but then, why would you
believe me? if, after all, i am a liar.
i've lied about everything and anything- did you know there are aliens?
right here, in new mexico.
real life aliens.
not those fake, little, green aliens- with the funny antennae. and
not those illegal aliens that have crossed the border, but real life
aliens.
hybrids, actually.
the damn gorgeous, brooding, self-centered aliens. i've met more then
my share. but, i only fucked one of them- and that's where i got into
trouble.
oh- did i mention i have a secret?
a small, simple secret.
i can see that you're perplexed. i can see you double checking your
notes-
does it say how my mother abandoned me? does it say that my father
decided to be the father for a bunch of aliens, but not for me? does
it say that i was shot and that i died? does it say that an alien
brought me back to life? does it say how i saved the town? does it
say how i fell in love with an alien? does it say that i had mind-blowing
sex with an alien? does it say that i almost died in a cave? does
it say that, yet again an alien saved me? does it say that i had my
mind fucked over by the alien i loved? does it say how i helped kill
my best friend?
but you still think i'm lying- i suppose it can be true. i could be
a liar, i could be anything you want me to be.
you still haven't guessed my secret. i'm disappointed.
i don't want to play anymore.
i don't think i'll tell you.
go ahead, leave me here.
fuck off!
leave me like everyone else.
~
Lights flicker off and on, a dull hum lingers in the air. He looks
through the double sided mirror.
"Has he made any progress?"
he asks softly, his voice catching on his tears.
"He hasn't said a word," the doctor replies as he glances
at the young man in his care. "He just keeps staring out that
window."
"But there is nothing there- nothing at all."
"I
know. But he sees something," the doctor agrees. "In our
sessions, his eyes are so revealing- yet, he's so blocked off."
"He's had a tough year," he whispers. "He's my son,
I just want the best for him."
"We will try our best to break through," the doctor states
softly. "After all, we have all summer."
---
PERHAPS
you came back. why?
oh, i know-
you wanna know.
you wanna know my secret.
you come back here in that damn, starchy, white coat, and you sit
there asking me the same, stupid, fucking questions- but you forgot
one thing, i know the truth.
and you don't know.
and you never will. 'cause i'm not going to tell you.
leave me be!
you talk too much- don't you know, i don't care that you wanna know?
do you hear me? i don't care.
i don't care that you are here. i don't care that max stole my girlfriend.
i don't care that liz chose max. i don't care that my father chose
to be max' daddy. i don't care that tess chose max- do you see a pattern
here?
it's all about max. max and his fucking problems. and what does he
do? he saves me! what the fuck was he thinking?
he didn't even like me. he never has and he never will, and you know
what? i hate him too.
he should have let me die. and he would have, if it wasn't for my
father and sometimes, i think liz worked into the factor-
but he would have looked the other way, and i wish that he had.
life would have been so much better- granted i wouldn't have had a
life-
but-
you aren't listening to me!
you don't care. you just wanna know my secret- but too bad, so sad.
ain't going to happen.
not today, not tomorrow.
so shut the fuck up!
~
Lights flicker off and on, the dull hum lingers in the air. He looks
through the double sided mirror.
"Has he made any progress?"
he asks softly, his voice catching on his tears.
"Not since the last time we talked," the doctor replies
as he glances at the young man in his care. "He just keeps staring
up at the ceiling."
"The ceiling?"
"Yes," the doctor replies. "In our sessions- he has
stopped looking at me, he's blocked himself off even more. It's like
he doesn't care."
"Is there anything we can do?" he whispers. "It's been
a month."
"He hasn't made any progress, in fact he's gotten worse,"
the doctor states softly. "His friends- could they help?"
"They don't even know," he sighs. "But I'll talk
to Max."
"Perhaps Max can help," the doctor
replies. "After all, friends do help mold our lives, it may help
unravel his secrets."
---
EVER AFTER
get out!
No.
get out of my head!
No.
you fucking bastard, why are you here? what do you think you would
accomplish?
To help.
to help? to help? don't you think you have helped me enough?
What's that suppose to mean?
stop playing the fucking hero and leave me be!
No.
you think saving me again, will what? clear your conscience, make
you feel better, make you feel like the hero- the king that you aren't?
Your father-
my father, what? you know him better then me, he gave you everything-
he sacrificed everything for you!
Kyle-
no! get out!
No- not till you speak.
no.
I'm not leaving until you say something.
fuck you.
I know.
no, you don't- you don't know anything.
I know your secret.
fuck you.
I know-
fuck you! get out.
No.
fucking alien king my ass- get out.
I know your secret.
"Shut up!" my harsh voice rings
out as Max stumbles away from my bed side and smiles.
"Do you have something to say?"
"I hate you-" I reply as I look at the harsh surroundings
around me for the first time. "Why? Why must you-"
"Let me help you," Max whispers.
"No!" I retort and walk towards the double sided mirror.
"Get him out of here! Get him out before I-"
"Before
you what?" he inquires, stepping closer.
"Kill
you," I threaten as he smirks. I hate you. I hate you. I hate
you.
"But you won't do that- you can't," Max whispers
as he steps closer to me. "I know your secret."
I freeze. My mind races and I feel my resolve crumbling. I take a
deep breathe and I push him away.
I can feel the coolness of the wall against my back. I can't breathe,
I can't think-
I sink to the ground and cross my arms around my chest. I can't win.
No happily ever after for me.
The End |
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