ARIA’S POV
He was back again.
Again, but not to kill this time, he was in the same college as me.
The psychopath who killed two men in front of me, one night.
I could never forget that night, and the look on his face as he killed them.
He was thrilled and excited as he killed his fellow human being.
I even dreamt that he was coming after me, to kill me. Just the way he killed those two men.
I was grateful that he saved me from two drunken men who would go out of their way to rape me, but the fact that he killed them brutally in front of my eyes, I couldn’t get that shitty image out of my head.
Ever since then.
Funny enough, no matter how much I mustered up the courage to go to the police and report the murder case, I just couldn’t.
‘ What would you say when you get to the police station, huh?’ my subconscious mind said to me.
” I will just have to tell the truth. He killed people. They are someone’s brother or someone’s father.” I muttered with a heavy sigh.
Throughout that night, I was having different nightmares, and I couldn’t sleep properly.
I was even afraid of going to sleep, so I wouldn’t have a bad dream.
And when I was trying to put the incident behind me and move on, he was in the same college I attend.
Same class, if not so.
…..
Since we were having class at 12pm, Penelope decided to drag me shopping with her.
I told her I wasn’t interested because I couldn’t afford shopping, but she said it was fine.
We spent almost two hours shopping and it was fun, only when I checked the time and realised that we were ten minutes late for our first class.
I had no idea how we got back to college but we did it, and by the time we got to class, the Lecturer was already in.
” Why are you coming now?” The lecturer asked sternly, and we only pressed our lips together.
” We are sorry.” Penelope and I said in unison.
” Get a seat for yourself.”
Since it was a general course, the whole space has been occupied, except for two seats.
Penelope sat on one of them, and I looked around for the other seat.
Unfortunately, it was closer to the psychopath who had killed two people in front of me.
Once our eyes met, he smirked at me, causing my stomach to churn.
I kept standing for over a minute.
I never wanted to sit close to him, never.
It would only remind me that he is a killer and might kill me without anyone knowing.
Crazy thoughts flew across my mind.
” Why are you still standing? Sit close to him or get out of my class.” The lecturer said and all eyes fell on me.
I bit my lips so hard, almost drawing out blood, before forcing myself to sit close to him.
Once I was seated, his scent hit my nostrils, and it was hard not to inhale such a beautiful scent.
I almost forgot that he wasn’t a nice guy, and that he is a killer. Someone who could kill me at any time.
Since I was a witness to his massacre, he might decide to kill me to cover up for what he did.
My heart began to pound inside my chest, as I moved uncomfortably on my seat.
He noticed how uncomfortable I was, so he turned to look at me.
He had an unhinged look on his face, and his eyes were blank, with no expression or whatsoever.
” Calm your fucking wit down. I won’t kill you.” He whispered into my ear, his hot breath fanning my ear, causing my breath to hitch.
” Who told you I was afraid of you?” I whispered back with an eye roll.
” It’s obvious.” He said, dragging his eyes from my face down to my shaky hands and legs. ” See?”
” I’m not feeling too well. Why should I be afraid of you? You aren’t any big of a deal.”
The latter words came as a murmur, but I guess he heard me because he chuckled.
” You think that? Well, I’m sorry to burst your bubbles. I’m very much of a deal. A psychopath who won’t hesitate to chop and dice your body into numerous pieces like how I did to those men.”
My heart began to race a marathon in my ribcage, and my stomach tightened at his words.
Sweat clouded my forehead, and I almost fainted, just from his words.
” Don’t faint on me, if you don’t want to die.” He deadpanned and dragged his focus back to the lecturer.
I was able to manage myself until the lecture was done.
I didn’t waste any time before dashing out of the hall.
My face became pale and sweat clouded my vision.
My lips become pale like a sick person, and my head was banging as memories of the night I wouldn’t want to remember came rushing into my head.
The night I would rather die than remember.
That psychotic bastard made me remember the pain, the past memories that I buried deep inside my head.
” Are you okay, Aria?” Penelope joined me as she held my hand, assisting me.
I felt my organs twist and excruciating pains burst through my body.
I was finding it hard to breathe as we walked down the hallway.
” Can you leave the road?” I heard his deep baritone voice from behind, and I dragged my legs to the corner of the hallway so he could pass.
” Let’s get you to the clinic.” Penelope insisted but I declined.
” I would be fine in due time.” I managed to speak up, as I dragged my legs to the students lodge with the help of Penelope and the wall which I held for support.
Our eyes met again, and this time, mine was filled with hatred as I looked away first.
He brought back the pains I was trying so hard to hide, and for that, I will hate me forever.
He was walking with his friends ahead of us, but he turned when he heard my voice.
” Psychotic bastard.” I muttered, my voice clothed with anger and hatred.
I didn’t speak that out loud, but the fact that he heard what I said, when Penelope who was beside me didn’t hear, was in fact a mystery.
” Thank you for the compliment.” He turned around with a dark smirk tugging at the corners of his lips.