Happy reading guys🥳. Please excuse the errors, I will fix them when I get free time.

⛔⚠️𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝. The cover of the book changed as well ⚠️⛔

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We've all got the power in our hands to kill, but most people are afraid to use it. The ones who aren't afraid, control life itself.

— Richard Ramirez -Aka: The Night Stalker

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-Chapter 14 - -Quietly watching-

-Emma's: Point of view-

Both of the guys have been acting oddly strange around me, lately. Like if they were walking on very thin ice around me. Especially Leo who has distanced himself a little from me. He doesn't even look at me in the eyes, almost afraid that he let out something display in them.

Almost like he is ashamed of something… And I don't know what exactly he is ashamed of.

One of my guesses could be that I cling to him for every little thing. Perhaps he doesn't like clingy people. Maybe... I made him feel uncomfortable for always needing him for every little thing. He's bound to get tired of always looking out for me.

Plus, I ain't his obligation in the first place, he would rather be doing something else than waste his precious time with someone like me.

And I don't blame him either. I would be doing the same thing too, instead of always watching what to say in front of a ticking bomb that could have one of her meltdowns for the stupidest things.

It's just emotionally draining to not hurt someone else's feelings.

Perhaps… I said something weird in my sleep, I tend to sleep talk when I'm having one of those awful nightmares that send me back to that dreadful house with those monsters.

Dreams could be sometimes good to get away from the harsh reality of the world, for a couple of hours. And sometimes... not so much when it sends you back in time to a tragic point of your life that you rather not remember.

Right now, I'm sitting in the enormous living room alone. Switching from channel to channel until something catches my attention.

Ms. Nancy is not here, right now. She went out to do some errands... Something about buying things she needed.

That's what she told my father at breakfast. It's now midday, and she hasn't come back home. It's like she has been trying to avoid being alone with me… And honestly, I don't blame her either.

She probably is not used to having a complete stranger in her house. She probably feels nervous to connect with me… Well, I'm not the easiest person to form a family relationship with especially when the other person is doing all the talking.

I stop at a random channel and blankly stare at it. It was showing a commercial for a random fast-food restaurant… The screen flashed images of French fries placed nicely on a white plate next to a burger, with a full cup of a dark bubbling drink with ice cubes inside.

While staring at the television screen my mind began to wander back to those gray sharp eyes, that seemed like he knew my every little secret that it's hidden inside my caged heart.

What goes through his evil head, when he stares at me with those gray eyes the way he does? And do the things he does to me when we're alone.

Oddly, He hasn't come to attack me. I don't know if I should feel relieved or frightened by his changes in behavior. I wouldn't be surprised if he's bipolar, I should ask my dad if this guy has any mental illness that nobody is telling me about because a normal healthy person doesn't act like that. Especially, one that doesn't show any remorse or form of guilt at all.

Instead, all he does is stare at me with those eyes that seemed like they wanted something more from me.

But what? What does he really want from me? A reaction.

What is he planning to do with me? Was I that easy to mess with? For Goodness sake, I really need to toughen up a little or he'll keep messing with me, forever.

“They have found another young female victim.

This time she is missing her two eyes and her four limbs. Three letters are carved into her chest down to her abdomen in a straight line.

Her bare body was found inside a black suitcase. Inside her body was covered in a pink plastic bag… that says, ’𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦.’

One officer described the scene to be extremely gruesome… These are his exact words—” The screen flickers a little — and now a forty-something-year-old man in his blue uniform appears on the big screen.

He seems like he needs a strong drink, a smoke, and a very long vacation to Hawaii. In his dark blue eyes, all it displayed in them is sadness and unexplainable fear.

Whatever he saw must have been more gruesome than what the young reporter is letting out. He didn't have to say it in words because it was clearly displayed on his face.

“It's the most gruesome scene, I have caught a glimpse of in my twenty-something-years of working as an officer. I can't even believe my eyes how a human could do that to another—” The man looked devastated when he let those words out… “Whoever this bastard is must be caught immediately. I advise young girls to please be careful when they go out alone, especially young adolescents. ”

The young reporter takes the lead again and continues “They are calling him, The diabolical killer, at how he is murdering these girls and printing them with the same three letters S.I.N in their skin in the same fashion.

Please anyone who has any hints or information dial this number (***) 945-TIPS.”

The click from the front door startled me out of my skin. My poor ecstatic heart almost leaped out of my chest when rapped footsteps made themselves inside.

The first person who enters my line of vision first is Kevin. He seemed pissed off as he made himself up the flight of stairs.

Well, looks like somebody is not in a good mood… Today.

Who pissed him off, today? I just hope his anger eases down a little bit… seeing him that pissed is honestly scary.

Leo comes afterward with a confused look on his face as he watches his brother going up the flight of stairs. A small frown makes its way on his face.

Did they fight? Mmm, I doubt it. But it's not far-fetched to think that…

My heart almost leaped out of my chest, when his dark eyes connected with mine. It's been a while that… We have made any form of eye contact.

Gosh, he is going to avoid me again. My heart stings a little when I feel sad that he's probably going to distance himself from me again. I guess good things never last...

A big contagious smile takes over his pink soft-looking lips as he makes himself towards me. My heart started to beat a little faster than before as my cheeks began to burn up in flame for some odd reason.

Why do I always feel nervous around him… I need to tell my doctor that there's something odd going on with my heart.

His heavily sweet body soap scent wrapped around me, cocooning my body in its serenity.

“Did you eat something other than breakfast?” He places his dark Duffel bag next to the coffee table, as he pushes his hair away from his face.

“No.” Shyness decided to take over my body, as I began to avoid his dark eyes. Now it was me... avoiding his eyes. Jeez… why is my body feeling like this all of a sudden... So tensed and Tingley.

“ I'm going to make you something to eat, so don't move from here.” He lets out as he begins striding towards the kitchen.

Does he even know how to cook? I don't dare say that —too afraid to offend him in any way, shape, or form.

In seconds, he was out of my sight. A little smile slowly emerges on my face happy that he did not avoid me. Jeez... I was like a youngster who was deprived of attention and now I have received it and don't know what to do with it or how to act. Good thing, he's not here to witness this pain stretching smile on my face.

But as quickly as it came it disappears when I hear a familiar deep voice” What are you so happy about?”

I blinked a few times as my eyes were still on his large form that was standing there by the entrance … was he there the whole time… I didn't even hear him come back down the flight of stairs.

Damn was I that nervous in front of Leo... That everything around me blurred when his whole attention was on me?

My body tensed up when Kevin began to approach me. It's been a while since seeing him this up close when he sat right next to me.

Gosh, why did he had to be such a demented freak?

He's too close for my liking, his muscular right arm was pressed against my thin left one.

He wouldn't try anything pervy here… All I have to do is scream if he does try too and Leo wouldn't mind helping me.

He took the remote control from my hand and started switching the channel.

"Nothing," I responded quietly as my eyes strained on him. His airy sweet scent filled the cold atmosphere.

Images from the day in the bedroom... decided to display themself to me in vivid colors. My heart began to speed up as my hands began to slightly shake. Gush… Why did my brain have to show me those images now?

He stopped on a random channel. Tom and Jerry were now playing on the Flat screen tv.

I sat there quietly watching the animation, too afraid to steer his attention to me.

We were alone… just him being this close to me was making me nervous and super uneasy inside. The last time we even were this close he was almost going to consume me in his sinful lust.

We sat there for a couple of minutes, quietly watching the animation play out on the big screen.

Saying I was only nervous was an understatement — I tried to move a little away from him...But, He grabs me by my left thigh, making my whole body freeze on the spot.

" Why are you moving? " He said that without even looking at me.

I swallow hard, almost too nervous to say the wrong thing. Jeez, this guy is scarier when he acts like this.

When no answer came out of my lips... He steered his whole attention to me. His eyes looked brighter and clearer today, almost like there wasn't anything evil spouting in his head.

"Why were you about to move away from me?" He asked again this time with a hint of warning in his tone. My brain couldn't conjure up a believable lie... If I tell him the truth, he'll use that to his advantage.

Thankfully, Leo appeared with a plate of food, saving me from his twin intense interrogation.

His twin immediately let go of me as he steered his whole attention back to the flat screen tv. Now he is pissed, and I just almost let myself drown in his rage.

My attention steered back to Leo when he placed the transparent plate on my lap filled with food. He set a cup filled with water and ice cubes on the coffee table.

There are four sandwiches filled with so many things inside, it is so appetizingly pleasing. It's so pretty that I don't want to eat it.

But… There's only one problem... How am I eating all of this by myself? This could feed four people.

My eyes land back at Leo, when I feel his eyes on me. " Do you want something else to eat? "

"No… is that I don't think I could eat all of this…" Plus, wasting food is bad. I hope he doesn't take it the wrong way… I'm just being honest.

Instead of him saying anything he just takes one and then he proceeds to jerk his head towards Kevin like if he's signaling for me to give his brother one too.

My body turned towards the demon next to me and I cleared my throat and timidly asked " Umm, Kevin, Do… Do you want one?" He looks down at me, making my whole body tingly as my brain prepares for his rejection of the offer.

Goodness, those eyes I'm never going to get used to them.… Why did those beautiful eyes have to be attached to this demon? He doesn't say anything and just takes one and turns his whole attention back to the tv.

This guy's definitely on meds. I don't know what kind but they're not doing a good job keeping him normal. I just hope whoever prescribes him those meds will boost up those doses to the max. Maybe then he'll act normal for once.

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