John

John walked to his bathroom and closed the door. When he heard the water turn on in the bathroom down the hall, he finally relaxed. It was hard to trying to mask the anger he felt towards John and, now that the adrenaline from the confrontation was wearing off, fear started to take over. John knew John was stronger than he, and since John wasn't a violent person it would be a bit one-sided.

John turned on the water and stepped into the shower and let out a sigh. Relaxed by the warm water, he let his mind wander. The only thought on his mind, however, was Doe. He was so worried about her and wanted to protect her. He just couldn't figure out why she was reacting to the situation with John like she was. It was so unlike her to let him comfort her, nevertheless to have hugged her and held her like he did downstairs. Then, he began to think of the night in high school when, out of loneliness, they kissed each other. Nothing ever came of it, and it was rarely mentioned between them again.

Suddenly, John realized that he'd probably been in the shower long enough. He didn't even remember using body wash or shampoo, but his washrag was wet and he could smell his shampoo in his hair. He shrugged it off, and hopped out of the shower to get dressed.

After putting on his favorite pair of pajama pants and his favorite old t-shirt, he walked into the hallway and was immediately met by Doe as she walked out of her room.

He was about to ask if she felt better after a shower, but her face was pale, paler than normal, and she looked frightened. She didn't say a word, but simply handed him her cell phone.

On her phone was displayed a message from John which read: "well, since you're not going to respond you little bitch, I guess I'm going to have to come over there again. And your little boyfriend had better not try to stop me."

John was fuming and didn't even want to hide it anymore. Just then, another message came in. He looked over at Doe and said "don't read it. Just turn it off and let's go watch a movie and play a board game or card game."