GRIEVOUS VENGEANCE

CHAPTER 14

Cathy and Luke stayed in Darryl's house since his parents are currently away and his brother is living independently. They are lying in the guest room's bed, cuddling each other.

"We didn't go home, we skipped classes, we killed someone yesterday and Ben died last night. What are we going to do now?" Cathy asked. She sighed. She pulled the blanket to cover her nude body.

"Look, Babe," Luke said. "We didn't kill Sandy. It was Darryl who slapped her that made her fall down from that rooftop."

"But we're accomplices to his crimes, and we helped him corner Sandy to begin with." Cathy hugged Luke for comfort.

Luke pulled her girlfriend closer to him and kissed her on the forehead. "Stop overthinking. It was Darryl who did it. His girlfriend actually," he said.

""Sally?" Cathy asked. "She wasn't there yesterday."

"Well, Sally challenged him to have a one night stand with Sandy. In exchange, Sally will be his slave in bed for a week," Luke explained. "It's more like to see if Darryl can do it with the girl he would never date..."

"And Darryl was high in cocaine yesterday," Cathy continued what he's about to say. "Sally really does going overboard sometimes, and the result this time is tragic. My conscience is haunting me, Babe."

"We know how troublesome she is. Darryl just fell for her because she's really gorgeous."

"You think she's gorgeous? You like her over me?" Cathy pouted her lips.

"Of course not!" He hugged her so tight and kissed her on her lips. "You are the prettiest in my eyes."

"Cross your heart? Hope to die?" she playfully asked.

He raised his right hand to swear. "Hope to die."

She giggled. "I'll take a shower first, Babe." She stood up naked and confidently walked going to the bathroom. She turned on the shower and cleaned herself well.

Meanwhile, Luke heard his phone rang. He flipped his fold-able smart phone. A video message was sent to him. He opened it and was shocked to see who's on the screen. It was Sandy's bloody face, smiling at him and calling him. The right side of her cheek showing her flesh, and her opened skull can be seen on her forehead. A screeching sound was coming from the phone.

"Am I prettier, Luke?" Sandy said in the video. "You swear to die? Your wish is my command."

"N-No! I didn't kill you. I didn't do anything to you!" Luke's eyes went wide open when Sandy's bloody hand came out of the smartphone's screen and reached for Luke's neck.

"Die!" Sandy smiled, showing her cracked front teeth.

"Argh!" Luke held Sandy's arm to get freed from her grip. "Cathy! C-Cathy!" he yelled.

"What's happening?" Cathy went out of the bathroom while covering herself with a towel. "Oh my gosh!" Her eyes went wide in shock upon seeing the half of Sandy's body and slowly coming out of the phone, while still choking Luke. Sandy seems out from a warp zone and her body is blowing up into its full size.

She ran towards Luke and pulled him away from Sandy. She successfully pulled her boyfriend away from the spirit. They both ran towards the door and called for help. They ran outside even if they are almost naked. Cathy was just wearing a towel while Luke is in his boxers.

Darryl was just entering their gate, about to come in when he almost bumped his two almost naked friends.

"What are you doing? Why are you running around naked?" He laughed upon seeing them. He held Luke's arms and stopped him from running.

"S-Sandy's there! Sandy's after us!" he said. He pulled his arms and ran so fast to follow his girlfriend. Some people on the street disgustingly stared at them.

"What? Hey! Are you two on drugs?!" He shook his head and was about to enter their house when he saw a bloody girl in white dress, standing at the front door.

"Remember me, Darryl?" the girl asked.

"N-No way... No!" Darryl screamed. "You're already dead! Leave me alone!" He stepped back a few, then he started running away from his house. He has no where to go. He ran faster to reach his two naked friends and join them. He saw them a few meters away from him so he ran even faster to catch them up.

"Luke! Wait for me!"

Sandy remained standing at the front door of Darryl's house. She was wailing while seeking for her vengeance. "What have I done to you? Why did you do this to me? I just cherished and admired you secretly!" She slowly disappeared into thin air and vanished.

It was still daytime that's why there are still people on the street, looking at them while running naked. Cathy and Luke reached the main road. They called for a cab but they were ignored.

"Luke! Cathy!" Darryl was able to catch after them. "Let me call a cab!" he said between breathing heavily. He waved his hand to call the empty cab. It stopped in front of them. "Let's go!"

They all hopped in and told the driver to hurry up. The driver was looking in the mirror, wondering why there are two naked people running in daytime. "Were you both robbed?" he asked.

Cathy and Luke looked at each other. "Y-yes," Cathy replied.

"Wow! At least you're both safe. Would you like me to drop you in the police station?"

"No!" the three of them said in unison.

"Why? Don't you want to report what happened to the police?"

"We're going to my house so we could pay you up," Luke said.

"Okay," the driver agreed upon hearing paying double. He drove faster than usual. The three let out a deep breath and relaxed a bit. They can't still process in their heads what really happened there.

"What are we going to do now?" Cathy asked Luke. They are both sitting at the back while Darryl is in the passenger seat.

"Let's talk about it later, Babe," Luke whispered, then glanced at the cab driver.

"O-okay," Cathy agreed. She sighed deeply.