�How do you know Dylan?� I asked, not looking at her. She sighed.
�When I moved here a few years ago, my parents enrolled me at Washington. I met Dylan, and we started going out. It was a typical high school relationship�so eventually, it ended. I broke up with him, but he just wouldn�t leave me alone. He was always in the hall, following me, asking why I didn�t love him�it eventually got so bad, my parents and I decided to get a restraining order. I transferred to here, and I haven�t seen him in two years�except for that run-in at the caf�.�
�It was that bad?�
�Yeah, and, Jacqueline, I think you shouldn�t go to Disillusioned anymore. Try to stay away from him before it gets too bad. And be careful, okay?�
�I thought he loved me. I actually thought he did,� I whispered to no one in particular.
�He did love you. He still does. He just wants to be the only one that loves you. When I was going out with him, he pulled me away from my friends and family. He was the only one I spent time with. Fortunately, my parents and I took action before he actually killed anyone��
�So you�re saying my family�s in danger, too?�
�Jacqueline, tell someone the truth about Dylan�tell someone how Rob really died. I have to go. Good luck.�
�Mrs. Coleman, I really need to talk to you,� I said.
�Jacqueline, honey, this really isn�t a good time.� Her eyes were red and puffy from crying, and she was clenching a tissue in her hand.
�Mrs. Coleman, it�s about Rob.�
She sighed. �Come in, then.� She took me to the living room and offered me a seat.
�Mrs. Coleman, Rob didn�t commit suicide. He was murdered,� I said. I proceeded to explain everything about my relationship with Dylan, and his jealousy over Rob and I. I told her about the phone call, and Dylan�s threat at the caf� this morning. When I was done talking, she cleared her throat.
�Leave. Thank you for telling me this, but I already lost my son. You were the closest thing to a daughter I�ve ever known. I don�t want to lose you to. I�ll tell no one what you told me, and be sure you aren�t seen leaving this house. Thank you, Jacqueline,� she said, hugging me. I started crying.
�Mrs. Coleman, I loved Rob. If I thought this ever would of happened��
�We can�t do anything about it now�just go, honey.�
I went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. I flipped on the switch and screamed. Dylan was standing in the corner, smiling evilly. Only it wasn�t Dylan�it was Rob. �Why do you want to kill me?� I screamed.
�Revenge,� Rob hissed. �If you wouldn�t of gone out with Dylan, I�d still be alive. It�s your fault I�m dead.
I woke up. �God,� I whispered. It was only a dream.
I sat up straight in bed, not moving. I thought I heard a stair creak.
�You�re being paranoid,� I told myself. �There�s no way anyone�s in this house��
I heard it again. I started crying, actually fearing for my life. What about New York? I had too many plans�I couldn�t die now�
I heard another creak. I looked out my bedroom door. I couldn�t see anything.
�Jackie, honey, what�s wrong?� It was my mom. She must of heard me crying.
�Was it you on the stairs?� I whispered.
�Yeah, honey, I went to the bathroom, and came up and heard you crying. What�s wrong?�
�Nothing�I just had a bad dream.� I was so relieved�I wasn�t going to die�at least not tonight.
Dylan was sitting on a nearby marker, smiling. �Haven�t seen you in a while.�
�Do you think that was an accident?� I replied, still walking to my car. My heart was beating faster�I was terrified to be alone, in a graveyard, with Dylan.
�Hey, Box, don�t be mean�it�s me, Dylan�� I spun around, facing him.
�Dylan, stop it. I don�t want you following me. And don�t call me Box. You�re trying to replace Rob�he�s irreplaceable. I�m going home and telling my parents everything, and then you�re going to jail, if not sentenced to the death penalty. And then I can go to New York, and forget everything that�s happened.�
"You�re not leaving without me!� He yelled, grabbing me by the waist and holding a gun to my stomach. �Let me tell you how this is gonna go down...first, I�m gonna kill you, and then I�m gonna kill me.� I started to scream. �Shh�don�t yell�this will all be over in a few seconds��
I heard a loud bang, and then my world went black.