Reflection Ch 7:FALLING APART:

"YOU INSOLENT, DESPICABLE, AIR-HEADED, IMPUDENT, DISRESPECTFUL FOOLS! How dare you disobey me? Especially YOU," 1 pointed at me, "You've caused more trouble in the last few days than I've seen from 7 in the two hours she was here!" I wanted to crawl in a corner and whimper till I died. What 1 was saying now was far worse than anything my brother or parents have yelled at me about.
"Please, 1… just stop." I whimpered.
"NO! Dare you ASK such a stupid question! 8 grab him!" 1 ordered. 8 grabbed me by the neck and was ready to throw me across the room again.
"8! Put him down!" 5 outbursted, 8 stood frozen with me still in clutches.
"WHO ARE GOING TO LISTEN TO, Some half-sighted idiot or me?" 1 yelled at 8. Honestly, what's the difference?
"If anyone's at fault, it's me, 1. I didn't listen to 6… I regret it now." He looked down solemn.
1 signaled 8 to let me go, he dropped me on my face, 5 came to my side to help, "Well, I honestly don't see why you'd want to listen to FREAK here." 1 crossed his arms.
5 held me in his arms for a moment, the fury in his eye burning. One bad comment about me and he was ready to let the hellfire loose on him.
1 laughed a little, "what would he have to say that's so important, anyway?" he and 8 poured out laughs.
I was feeling a little on the downside thanks to them, why didn't stand up for myself? I had the chance… oh, that's right, the furious lover was gonna defend me.
The four of us stood in silence for a moment. The time for words was NOW, 5.
The moment for a fierce comment faded, back to orders, "5 go to the watchtower and 6… stay out of trouble…" is that all you could come up with?
I put my hand on 5's shoulder and in the most seductive voice I could use, I whispered, "See ya 'round." My hand drifted across his neck and then back to my side as I blushed cutely for him and pranced back to my room.
What? It was cute in my mind…
I slipped to the floor, my heart flying. "Feel it, dream it, and believe it and you'll be walking on air…" I sung softly. "I feel like, like I am walking on air!" I sung aloud. If only I could fly…
It was late now. Sunset, yet again, the floor covered in ink blot and a pile of sketches, nothing really good.
I'm missing something… a drawing drifted away from the pack, "Hey, what're you doing over there?" I questioned the drawing. I crawled over to pick it up, strange… I've never seen this one before.
"Huh, you're new." I flipped it over, blotted and unclear on one side, the other, a drawing I've never seen before.
Me and… well, me now, and written on the bottom 'I KNOW YOU'RE DIFFERENT'
The unfamiliar drawing slipped out of my hand. Who left this? And who knows???
It CLEARLY wasn't drawn with a pen nib, so I'm out… And 5 and 8's hands couldn't draw this elaborate… So its 1 or 2… 2's gone so why (or how) would he know? 1 doesn't even sound like he cares… and how would he know what I looked like?
"Ooh a MYSTERY." There isn't anyone else here, 7, 3 and 4 are out of the question…
SO, WHO KNOWS? That's everyone!
But what about the blotted, unclear side… I could vaguely make out a few phrases:
6 IS A GIRL,
WHY WOULD HE TRY TO HIDE IT?
IF THIS IS 6, MEET ME AT THE FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL, MIDNIGHT.
Guess where I went that night?
I waited at the front of the cathedral quietly and anxious.
"6… is that you…?" called a mysterious voice from the dark.
I took a deep breath, "Yes it is."
"Good, you will not feel a thing if you stop now."
"Stop what?"
The voice appeared, a mind-meddling machine in its place, "stop living."