Elsie's lips quivered, not only from lack of response, but also from being so close to him. Ever since she saw him, his face found an abode in her head space. Elsie knew it wasn't in her being to lust after people, but somehow, the stranger standing opposite her seemed to excite herRather than sulking over her breakup with her ex, she was drawn to that stranger. As she stood close to him, her heart felt soothed as though she finally retrieved something she had long lostIt wasn't until Damien spoke up again before Elsie snapped out of her trance. He bent lower and moved his face closer to her so that they were only a few inches away from each other"Are you stalking me?" The left corner of his lip lifted into a smirk" I have no reason to stalk you. You just happen to be whereever I am. Hmph!!" Elsie folded her arms across her chest. She appeared to be mad because she was caught stalking and didn't have any justification for it The smirk on Damien's face only grew wider. He stood u
She hastily walked away from Mr Barett's restaurant. She'd be toast meat if he caught her"Get back here Elsie and pay for the damage you caused" Mr Barett's loud angry voice reached her ears. She hastened her steps even more.She got to the roadside, opened the first car she saw. Fortunately, it wasn't locked. She got into the passenger's seat and told the person in the driver's seat "Drive now. I'll pay you" Elsie looked outside the window and saw Mr Barett running towards her direction with his fingers balled into fists"Drive!! Can't you hear me?" She yelled at the person in the driver's seat, still facing outside the window. Mr Barett was almost where she was. She could see his mouth moving, but she couldn't hear what he was saying because the window of the car was wined upThe driver started the car and sped off. Elsie looked back at Mr Barett's figure getting smaller and smaller, he kicked the dust and entered into his restaurantShe rested her head on the headrest of the car
Alden dropped his teacup and went outside, while Damien tailed behind himThey got outside the house and stood at a considerable distance from each other. Alden and Damien looked at each other. It was nearing the end of the day, so the atmosphere was chilly and the breeze blew, making Alden's jacket fly in the airDamien moved and launched at Alden, attempting to attack him which he evaded. The spar began, they violently attacked each other. If anyone saw them, they'd think they were trying to murder each other. No normal person would be able to sustain the impact from their attacks The speed at which they moved was as fast as the speed of lightning. For a normal person, it would be difficult to tell where exactly they were. Alden put little to no effort to evade Damien's attacks. He moved as swiftly as the wind and landed a ghastly kick on Damien's back which caused him to stumble Before he could regain his composure, Alden launched another attack. This time around, he sent Damien
Jeez, didn't you look in the mirror?"".." Elsie picked up her phone and opened the camera. Sure enough, her face was swollen. She looked more like a panda than a zombie. She went to her room and changed out of her dress into a more comfortable one. She layed on her bed and was about to log into her Facebook account when a call came in. Her phone's screen flashed as "Dearest" was boldly written on it. She abruptly stood up and pulled her blanket off her bodyElsie had completely forgotten she had a boyfriend, they were almost engaged in fact. How did she forget about such a thing? There she was, thinking about another man when she had a boyfriend. What a dangerous game She connected the call " Hello" She replied in her groggy voice "Hey love, did I wake you up?" Mason's voice sounded over the phone. His voice was not too deep, it rather had a calm and soothing tone "No, I woke up a while ago" She replied, feeling guilty. Mason was a nice guy. She couldn't be more grateful to God
She jolted on the couch when she heard a loud knock on the door "C.. Could that be one of the murderers?" Elsie carefully stood up from the couch and tiptoed to the door. She opened the door enough to see who was outside. Mason stood outside holding two white nylon bags"Oh Mason, it's you. Come in" She opened the door and helped him with one of the bags he was with. "Oh my, this is so heavy" Elsie said as I held the bag with both hands "There are two bowls of ice cream in there, be careful love" Mason replied as he placed the bag he was holding on the door and came to collect the one with meElsie opened the bowl of ice cream immediately after they sat. "Yay, strawberry flavour" she took the little spoon and dug in "Harry's not home? I brought him something" Mason brought out a huge box from the other nylon and placed it on the centre table Her heart warmed up. What could be better than your boyfriend caring for your little brother as well? "Mason, you didn't have to" Elsie unders
"Just come with me" Elsie got into Laura's jeep and they drove off. The night sky was aglow with bright city lights. Elsie let the cool night breeze caress her cheeks and mess with her hair. "That bastard dared to mess with you. It's a good thing you have a friend like me. I'll make you forget all your worries tonight" Laura forcefully hit the horn button thrice in a row as she cussed at the driver in her front " Move your damn ass. A bicycle rider would be able to drive better than you" Elsie turned to look at her. Laura already poked her head outside the window and balled her left fingers at the car ahead of them " We aren't in a rush Laura" Elsie's heart fluttered as she watched her express her anger at Mason. Elsie, clearly, was the one that got assaulted, but Laura appeared even more angered than she wasThe car soon halted. Elsie looked outside the car and saw a three-storied building. Its grand exteriors could make it pass off as a fancy hotel. She looked up at the third sto
"What the heck happened, Elsie?" Laura ran up the stairs to Elsie Supporting her shoulders, Laura helped her up and wiped the tears off her face."What happened to you, Elsie? And why do you reek of alcohol?" Laura asked in a rather concerned tone, as she guided her through the club into her carShe sat her down on the passenger's seat and buckled the seatbelt around her while she entered through the other door"Elsie, would you answer my question? What happened in there? I told you not to move too far away from me, now look at you"Elsie's shoulders trembled and her lips quivered. She had been assaulted twice that day. She wouldn't deny that her feelings for Mason weren't too deep, but she still felt sad that he tried to force himself on her. Earlier, she hadn't felt anything other than anger. But having relived the assault incident, she couldn't help but tear downThe tears finally streamed down Elsie's face as she fell on Laura's shoulder. Laura patted her back and stroked my hair
"Precisely! I'm younger, yet I don't go around getting drunk. Look at you, you came home looking like a bulldozed tree last night" Harry threw the pillow back at her and raised his browsElsie's mouth dropped to the floor as she looked wordlessly at her little brother." You puked thrice in the night. I had to clean your mess up" Harry took a pause before he continued " Drink that soup and come down for breakfast" He left the room right afterElsie's expression changed after he left the room. He cooked and cleaned her up. Most likely, he watched over her the entire night, how else would he know how many times she puked?Her lips widened into a smile. She picked up the bowl of soup, pinched her nose and drank it. Which afterwards, she went into the bathroom to clean upHarry was unboxing the wrap of the gift Mason brought the previous day when Elsie got to the living room. His disgusting rape attempt flashed through her mind "Throw that thing in the trash outside the house, Harry"Harr