Vik's POV

"Stay away!" I scream at the top of my lungs. I press myself into a corner and start to breathe heavy. Tobi was getting blury, moving around in weird ways. The colours were distorted and it didn't seem real. I don't understand.
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I wake up shouting. The dream didn't end with me screaming, so why am I know? My scream echoes into the night, and I don't stop until I place my own shaking hand over my mouth. Someone might call the cops now, although I'm not too sure.

You know how they say dreams can mean something? Then what did this one mean?

I sit up in bed, back against the headrest and my knees to my chest. I check my phone and it's somewhere near 3 am. The one time I get to sleep and the nightmares come back. It's Monday, which means I have school. If I get high now it'll pass time and probably wear off by the time I get to school.

Right?

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When I get to the bus stop, Harry is there.

"Hey Vik..." he says, I doubt he knows if we are still friends. Well, to be honest, I'm pretty confused too.

I look at him and smile, but he frowns back. "Vik, your eyes are all bloodshot." He states.

I've gone and fucked it all up. I probably smell like it and look like it. I have to make a decision. The bus is here, do I get on or do I leave?

I get on the bus and take a seat with Harry.

"Dude you stink!" Harry says.

"Yeah, I know. I couldn't sleep and I-" I don't know how to explain it to him, and frankly, I don't want to. "I got high this morning. Bad idea, I know."

"You're starting to fade," Harry says, starting out of the window. He looks sad. "You weren't exactly 'bubbly' when I met you, but the drugs... they've changed you."

"I haven't changed from drugs. Because I've always been on drugs. Even when I met you," I reply.

"Then stop, it might be your escape but me and Tobi are here now."

"No." I say. The one word is short, but it says everything.

The rest of the ride is silent.

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I sit in lesson 1, tired and feeling the affect of after drug.

"Vikram Barn?" A teacher says, walking through the door. Everyone stares at me. "You'll need your bag." She sounds snarky.

I make it to the office and the deputy head is there. She's only here when it's serious.

"Vikram-" she starts.

"Vik." I cut her off, leaning back in my chair. Damn, Tobi's rubbing off on me.

"Vik, there have been some reports of you being... off it today. And smelling like some kind of drug," she looks down at a paper, "Weed? And your eyes are bloodshot, and I must say since you walked in my room has smelt awfully strange!" She is raising her voice. "A teacher will be here to check your bag. If we find anything you will be escorted to Isolation."

The teacher arrives and my bag is checked, nothing in there. They ask me to empty my pockets onto the desk, I don't want to comply but I'm scared of what happens if I don't. I sigh deeply, and pull out a pack of cigarettes and my lighter. I don't carry weed on me, I'm not that stupid.

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Isolation is on the bottom floor, at the end of a corridor. I've never been there. When I enter, the room is almost full. All eyes avert to me.

"Not a regular then?" A kid shouts.

"You don't want anything worse do you, your on thin ice, Bailey!" The teacher says to the kid, whom I now know as Bailey. There are two seats next to each other that are empty. I slip into one and look around. Everyone seems to be doing work in books. Most of them aren't doing work, they're just staring into space. There are two teachers, I suppose to make sure no one talks or does anything bad.

I pull out my sketch pad and just lightly draw a pair of eyes. Nothing special.

It's only been 20 minutes when the door swings open again and I hear someone coming in yell "Fuck off! I'm here now!"

I recognise the voice, it's Tobi. He has a swollen lip and a bruise on his temple. He sees me and looks confused, but sits next to me anyway.

One hand is drawing the eyebrows of my picture, and my other dangles by my side. Tobi holds my hand under the table.

I look at him with love and he doesn't meet my eyes, but he has a small smile.

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(Hey! So that's it for Vik's section! I'm moving into Simon next! So stay tuned, this isn't the end of the book!)