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                                             The Dark Loneliness
     It was just another Friday night at Lunas’ house. She sat in her room with for huge bags of chips, a 2-liter bottle of Grape soda, a glass and her cat, watching her usual Friday night lineup. Everything was perfect. Her mother was out with friends for the night, so Luna had full rein of the house. There was only one thing wrong.
     Her friends weren’t there with her. Luna hated the fact that she lived out of town. She was isolated out here, her only companionship being her 2 dogs and her 14 year old cat. Not to mention the little hoodlums that were always on the loose, egging houses, attacking people, and generally causing a panic.
     “Their parents must be out partying. At least my mom lays down ground rules instead of letting me run wild.” She muttered to herself. She looked at the clock.  It was only half past 8 at night and she was bored. The credits began to roll on the show she had been watching. Luna sighed.
     “Boooooriiiiing...” She moaned. There weren’t going to be any good shows on until ten, so Luna had to think of some way to kill time for an hour and a half. She turned off the tv and rolled over onto her side.
     It was coming back...That feeling...Luna had no idea what it was but it had been happening every Friday for the past 2 months now. The tightening in her chest that made her heart feel like someone was giving it a bear hug, the inexplicable tears that welled up in her eyes, and the darkness...that horrid darkness that crept into her body and settled into her very bones. The darkness that always came before...Them. She curled into the fetal position and willed the darkness to go away before They came.
     “Go away, please. Leave me alone...don’t let Them come. Not tonight.” She murmured. It wasn’t working. They were coming for her. The dark figures that rarely spoke, and always came. Luna didn’t know why, but the Dark Ones always looked like her friends. There was Jacob; the man who had introduced her to the wonders of anime, Patty; who had made friends with her at school the day Lunas’ hamster had died, and Sarah; who had taught her to embrace the crazy, random, hyper side of her personality. The Dark One that looked like Patty pointed at her, saying in it’s twisted voice
     “You will die alone and unloved.” Luna curled even tighter, begging the creatures to leave her in peace. The other two took up the words, chanting them
     “Alone...Unloved...Alone...Unloved...”
     “Please, go away!” Luna pleaded in a small voice. “Please, just leave me alone!” She began to scream, tears streaming down her face.
     “I don’t want to die alone! Leave me be! Stop tormenting me! LEAVE ME ALOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Suddenly the darkness seemed to fade. Luna heard voices calling her.
     “Luna! Luna wake up!” Jacob?
     “Luna?! What’s the matter? Answer us!” Sarah?
     “Luna, wake up now or I swear I will kill you!” Patty!
     Her friends were here! But why? The darkness was fading faster and faster, The Dark Ones were retreating, her real friends taking their places. Luna opened her eyes to find not only her friends there, but her mother as well, looking anxious.
     “Is she all right? Thank goodness I decided to come home early! She could be really sick!” Her mother said. Luna tried to sit up, feeling slightly dizzy. Sarahs’ hands reached out to support her.
     “Luna! Are you okay? We tried knocking on your door but you wouldn’t answer it. Is this what’s been happening every week?” She asked. Jacob grabbed the folding fan from her night stand and fanned her anxiously. He looked at Lunas’ mother.
     “Has anything like this ever happened before?” He asked her. Luna’s mother shook her head. Jacob turned back to Luna.
     “Luna.” He said “How long has this been happening to you? Tell me honestly.”
     “Every Friday for the last 2 months. Why? Do you know what it is?” Luna asked. Patty scoffed from the doorway.
     “You’ve been suffering from extreme loneliness moron.” She said “You were so lonesome out here, your mind was starting to snap. It’s a dang good thing Jacob decided we should all  come visit you. Another few minutes, and you would have been out of it for good! Why didn’t you tell us stupid?” Luna bowed her head in shame.
     “I was scared you guys would think I was nuts and never talk to me again. I...I...I DON’T WANT TO DIE ALONE!” She suddenly yelled, latching on to Sarah and sobbing. “They had your faces, and they kept saying I would die alone and unloved. I was so scared! I hate being alone! I hate it!” Sarah and Jacob sat down on her bed, hugging her together. Jacob looked at Patty pointedly. Sighing, Patty came, sat down and joined the hug. Lunas’ mother left, confident that Luna was going to be fine.
     “You kids have fun. I’m going back to the club.” She called as she left. Luna and her friends finally broke the hug.
     “You know” Said Luna “I’ve got lots of chips and pop here, why don’t we take this out to the living room, and have ourselves a mini-party?” Needless to say, that motion was carried unanimously. That night, the four friends slept on the living room floor, full of pop, chips, and even some ice cream Luna had dug up from the freezer.
     Luna never did see the Dark Ones again, Nor did the Darkness itself ever return. It could not breed anymore in Lunas’ heart. For she knew, any time it came back all she had to do was call her friends, and she would be safe.

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                                             The Dark Loneliness
     It was just another Friday night at Lunas’ house. She sat in her room with for huge bags of chips, a 2-liter bottle of Grape soda, a glass and her cat, watching her usual Friday night lineup. Everything was perfect. Her mother was out with friends for the night, so Luna had full rein of the house. There was only one thing wrong.
     Her friends weren’t there with her. Luna hated the fact that she lived out of town. She was isolated out here, her only companionship being her 2 dogs and her 14 year old cat. Not to mention the little hoodlums that were always on the loose, egging houses, attacking people, and generally causing a panic.
     “Their parents must be out partying. At least my mom lays down ground rules instead of letting me run wild.” She muttered to herself. She looked at the clock.  It was only half past 8 at night and she was bored. The credits began to roll on the show she had been watching. Luna sighed.
     “Boooooriiiiing...” She moaned. There weren’t going to be any good shows on until ten, so Luna had to think of some way to kill time for an hour and a half. She turned off the tv and rolled over onto her side.
     It was coming back...That feeling...Luna had no idea what it was but it had been happening every Friday for the past 2 months now. The tightening in her chest that made her heart feel like someone was giving it a bear hug, the inexplicable tears that welled up in her eyes, and the darkness...that horrid darkness that crept into her body and settled into her very bones. The darkness that always came before...Them. She curled into the fetal position and willed the darkness to go away before They came.
     “Go away, please. Leave me alone...don’t let Them come. Not tonight.” She murmured. It wasn’t working. They were coming for her. The dark figures that rarely spoke, and always came. Luna didn’t know why, but the Dark Ones always looked like her friends. There was Jacob; the man who had introduced her to the wonders of anime, Patty; who had made friends with her at school the day Lunas’ hamster had died, and Sarah; who had taught her to embrace the crazy, random, hyper side of her personality. The Dark One that looked like Patty pointed at her, saying in it’s twisted voice
     “You will die alone and unloved.” Luna curled even tighter, begging the creatures to leave her in peace. The other two took up the words, chanting them
     “Alone...Unloved...Alone...Unloved...”
     “Please, go away!” Luna pleaded in a small voice. “Please, just leave me alone!” She began to scream, tears streaming down her face.
     “I don’t want to die alone! Leave me be! Stop tormenting me! LEAVE ME ALOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Suddenly the darkness seemed to fade. Luna heard voices calling her.
     “Luna! Luna wake up!” Jacob?
     “Luna?! What’s the matter? Answer us!” Sarah?
     “Luna, wake up now or I swear I will kill you!” Patty!
     Her friends were here! But why? The darkness was fading faster and faster, The Dark Ones were retreating, her real friends taking their places. Luna opened her eyes to find not only her friends there, but her mother as well, looking anxious.
     “Is she all right? Thank goodness I decided to come home early! She could be really sick!” Her mother said. Luna tried to sit up, feeling slightly dizzy. Sarahs’ hands reached out to support her.
     “Luna! Are you okay? We tried knocking on your door but you wouldn’t answer it. Is this what’s been happening every week?” She asked. Jacob grabbed the folding fan from her night stand and fanned her anxiously. He looked at Lunas’ mother.
     “Has anything like this ever happened before?” He asked her. Luna’s mother shook her head. Jacob turned back to Luna.
     “Luna.” He said “How long has this been happening to you? Tell me honestly.”
     “Every Friday for the last 2 months. Why? Do you know what it is?” Luna asked. Patty scoffed from the doorway.
     “You’ve been suffering from extreme loneliness moron.” She said “You were so lonesome out here, your mind was starting to snap. It’s a dang good thing Jacob decided we should all  come visit you. Another few minutes, and you would have been out of it for good! Why didn’t you tell us stupid?” Luna bowed her head in shame.
     “I was scared you guys would think I was nuts and never talk to me again. I...I...I DON’T WANT TO DIE ALONE!” She suddenly yelled, latching on to Sarah and sobbing. “They had your faces, and they kept saying I would die alone and unloved. I was so scared! I hate being alone! I hate it!” Sarah and Jacob sat down on her bed, hugging her together. Jacob looked at Patty pointedly. Sighing, Patty came, sat down and joined the hug. Lunas’ mother left, confident that Luna was going to be fine.
     “You kids have fun. I’m going back to the club.” She called as she left. Luna and her friends finally broke the hug.
     “You know” Said Luna “I’ve got lots of chips and pop here, why don’t we take this out to the living room, and have ourselves a mini-party?” Needless to say, that motion was carried unanimously. That night, the four friends slept on the living room floor, full of pop, chips, and even some ice cream Luna had dug up from the freezer.
     Luna never did see the Dark Ones again, Nor did the Darkness itself ever return. It could not breed anymore in Lunas’ heart. For she knew, any time it came back all she had to do was call her friends, and she would be safe.