My Lonely Demon

Chapter Nine

“What do should I when someone hurts me, father?”

“You just never stop loving yourself”

Rosalie POV 

I turn to see if Milo is coming back after me. The way we left things, he should be confused. But, he didn’t. He didn’t come out. I don’t realize when I reached the bus stop and check my phone. It’s not too late, I should get a bus soon. My legs are shivering and I immediately put my hands across my chest. I am trying to pull down my dress when I see the road before I lighten up. A bus is approaching and I rush towards the gate. 

It’s almost empty, so I find a seat easily not before a few prying eyes land on me. Covering my legs with my purse, I look outside the window. My fingers reach my mouth and I start to bite my nails. My face is hit by a cold breeze and I quickly close the window. 

I am glad that Milo doesn’t live far since I reach my room soon. As I am struggling to find the keys, the door opens in front of me. 

“You are too early” Sophie’s face is blank to read and I don’t have much time on hand. 

“Uh.. yeah… something came up” I lie. I couldn’t tell her why I came early, I can’t tell anyone. They would think I am crazy and it’s all a coincidence or maybe worse. 

I put my purse by the chair and move towards my bed picking up the neatly placed top and jeans I picked for tomorrow. I wash my face with cotton balls and dry it. When I come back, Sophia is looking at me. 

“Okay, so where did you do?” I am frozen at my spot about what to tell her. She isn’t like Mia, she won’t understand. I don’t know if I could trust her yet. 

“Out..” Another lie. I am feeling horrible for lying. 

Why do I have to do this?

“Okay,” just one word. I guess, she understood that I am not in a mood of the conversation. 

Inside I feel bad for not telling her, she lends me the dress and I am behaving as if she is the one who is prying. 

I hear a grumble coming from my belly and that’s when it hits me, I didn’t get time to have dinner or 

“s**t” I whisper 

I forgot to give him the tie 

Why does he drive me crazy, why did I have to run from there once I saw his face? I mean nothing is going to happen before 3 anyway. 

I collapse on my bed, annoyed with myself.

I don’t know what Milo might be thinking right now. I hope I didn’t mess it up.

I look at my phone and there is no text.

He is mad at me that’s why he isn’t texting. Oh God, what I am going to do.

There is no point going there right now, there is still time, so I decided to take a nap. I don’t realize when I am in the arms of sleep as my alarm rings and I immediately turn it off, hoping I didn’t wake Sophie.

I put on my shoes and take the keys, my cell with some cash. I have gotten used to these things now, I prepare myself with basic necessity which I might need if things go wrong. 

I tiptoe my way to the door and open the door really slowly. As I am out the door, my eyes on their own glances at his gate. 

I shake my head immediately.

It’s not the time to think about him.

The place I saw is near to my apartment, so I reach there in no time. As my hands start to shiver, I curse inwardly to carry a jacket. Glancing both ways, I find a spot to hide as I look at the time. 

Okay, so the girl would be here any minute and 

That scent, his scent. 

My face turns following the smell but I don’t see him. I am feeling a little disappointed when my mouth is covered with a strong muscular hand and I let out a muffled screen. My nails reach the hand before I can think and start to scratch it hard. But to my surprise, there is no reaction from my person. 

I feel my ears turn red when the hot breath hits them. 

“What the hell are you doing here?” it’s him, now that my body is relaxed, I recognize his smell. 

He removes his hand from my mouth when I stop fiddling and spin me around. 

My face only a few inches from his, his eyes darker from where I am standing, his jaw chiseled, his lips in a thin line, his eyebrows furrowed and questioning. 

“Why are you here?” I ask daring him now. 

What has gotten into me? How am I this brave?

He just sighs before taking off his jacket and putting it around me. My hands relaxed and warm instantly by the touch of the leather. 

When my eyes land on his jacket-less physique for the first time, I almost stumble to the spot. 

No one could have guessed that he posses the body of a Greek god. Strong rugged shoulders and arms with a slim core. 

I want to run my fingers under his tee-shirt and feel his muscular bare skin. 

My thought is disturbed when I hear footsteps. And I know who it is. It’s the girl who is going to get murdered. And it’s not just her, she will be bringing her small sister with her. 

Never in the world, I was expecting what I was seeing in front of my eyes. It’s my bully from high school. The girl who made my life miserable because her so-called crush asked me out. If she was bad, he was worse. From calling names, to pushing me down the stairs she did everything. 

Living in a hostel, I didn’t have anyone to share my problems with. All I did for the entire year was come home and cry. I stopped eating, had an eating disorder and my grades went really low. I began hating myself, thinking that it was my fault that he asked me out. 

A part of me still lives that life. A part of me still suffers. 

Do people like her deserve saving? People who did wrong or emotionally wretched a 12-year-old girl. 

I check my phone and it’s late, he might be coming now.

I look back and he is standing there totally nonchalant. 

As I take a step towards her, I am interrupted.

“Don’t…Don’t interfere. I won’t save you this time” he says in a casual tone and I don’t understand him for a second when it hits me what he is saying. 

“I don’t leave myself a choice” saying this I move towards her. I notice that the guy is already there talking to her and they are having a heated conversation.

“Look, Mark, I told you it’s over, you should stop calling me” 

“It’s not over, you are still mine. You f*****g bitch.” 

“Stay away from me,” she says when she notices him moving towards him. She immediately grabs her sister by her arm and puts her between them. Her sister has started crying, not understanding what is going on. 

“I know you won’t hurt her, you love her right,” she says pushing her little sister towards the guy.

There is a silence for just a second when he burst into laughter. It is so sinister that I am shivering with fear.  

“You think I like her? You are so f*****g stupid, b***h”. “ I, only acted as if  I like her when we were going out” “I don’t give a f**k about her” 

There is horror on her face hearing this, followed by her face turning blank. She immediately pushes her sister, But he is too fast and grabs her by her hair, pushing the little sister away. 

“You think I will let you go?” His voice is deep and sends chills to my bones.  

Her sister has started sobbing now, looking at her older sister and the guy grabbing her hair. 

I run towards the little girl, and take her in my embrace. Trying to calm her when inside I am too scared.  

“Will you go to sit near the man?” I say pointing towards my neighbor, my voice is barely a whisper by this time. 

She nods between crying and slowly moves towards him. I stand up fast and start pushing the guy away when suddenly he takes off the knife from his pocket. 

“f**k” my body starts to shake, the sharp knife is only inches away from me. It's as if I could feel the coldness of the edge on my face. The guy's hand is trembling and I don't know who is more scared? Him or me. 

They say we have flight and fight response but there is one more, FREEZE. 

I don’t know what to do. I could hear my heartbeats, my chest is pounding, going up and down, fast.  I am having difficulty to breathe, as I start to cough.  

My legs suddenly stumble, I couldn't control them. My body is falling forward, he looks scared, his face depicts horror, confusion, not knowing what to do, then it happens, he attacks me with the knife. I raise my hand in defense. 

A scream escapes my lips when the blade hit my palm. 

“Aaaaaah” the cut is deep and my eyes are filled with tears. As my body is falling down with shock, I know that there is one more blow to come, ending my chapter forever when a pair of hands stop me from falling. 

My eyes lids are feeling heavy when I hear his voice. 

“Don’t close them, I am here ” it’s soothing and I want to let go of all the pain right now when he places me over his shoulder. 

I see flames around me as my eyes are getting closed and as I blink them to open the flames are gone. 

Sitting on the road is my bully and her sister, sobbing loudly. My body is too weak to stand or to utter a word. 

“You never listen do you” I don’t know when it happened, but I am sitting on his lap with one of my arms around his neck and the one which is injured in his hand. 

“Maiden…it might hurt a bit, but you will be soon okay,” he says with such a reassuring voice that I will believe anything he says right now. 

I don’t know if I am dreaming of or is it real but I feel someone kissing my forehead and humming lightly. 

“It is okay, You can sleep now” as soon as I hear it, my eyes finally close waiting for the peace they needed.