Chapter Four

The day went by as usual. After my last class, I texted Jer to ask for the parking lot number. I waited but he didn't reply, so I called him.

" Hello."

" Hi." Jer says his voice a little strained and tense.

" Where are you? I searched the whole parking lot. I can't even see your car," I said.

" I am so sorry. I forgot to tell you but I have some family emergency. Seth's ill. It's bad. I am so sorry I won't be able to drop you. I went home after third period today. So again, I am so sorry."

" Hey, it's alright. How is he now? What happened?" I asked, concerned about Seth.

" He is fine. Dad took him with him. Probably just to see the doctor. He was in an accident. A person died, I guess. But it wasn't his fault, so he is good . For now. Should I ask someone to take you home?" Jer asks.

" No, no. I will be fine. No need to worry. You take care of Seth. Alright?"

" Yeah, just call me when you reach home, " Jer says.

"OK, fine. Now bye. Take care of your family and give me updates."

"Okay, you too," Jer says, and I disconnect the call and order a cab for me. I made my way to the corner of the parking lot while I waited for my cab. I stood at the corner and heard a few moans. I turned around to see Andrew and that blonde he was walking with earlier groping at each other. Gross. They were tongues deep down each other, one step away from fucking. I shifted a little to the empty space left and tried to avoid them, but the nasal voices of the girl and her moans didn't quite help. Shudders.

" Get a room. Nobody wants to see you fucking." I say as Andrew turns his head around and his eyes meet mine and he smirks.

"Why don't you go somewhere else? We are busy .Right?" He asks the blonde, still smirking.

With disgust, I said, "Why should I go? You screw in your car!"

"We're not going, are we?" he deadpans.

" Yeah. Go away. Come here Andrew." She whines, pulls him in and kisses her. Then she stops and Andrew stares at me. I divert my eyes ,uncomfortable from this whole scene.

"You know you can leave. We are not forcing you to be here unless you are into voyeurism." he says, amused.

"What the fuck is wrong with you people? Are you high? "I said and got back to tracking my cab on my phone, ignoring them but not doing a great job at it since I could see Andrew nibbling at her neck. She makes a noise and gasps, making me turn my face and look at them.

That's when I saw something dripping down her neck.

I took a few steps close to her and I saw blood. I quickly go towards her to help her .

" Leave her . Andrew . You are hurting her." I mastered all my strength and tried to peel him away. When my skin gets in contact with him , he steps back and I can see blood dripping from his mouth. The blonde falls down and is unconscious right now.

" What did you do?! Did you hurt her?" I held my bag in front of myself like a shield , as if it would protect me from him .

He took a few steps towards me. I glare at his bloodshot eyes.

" Don't come near me. I have pepper spray on me. Tell me, "What did you do?!" I took a few more steps back and hit the wall.

" Nothing. She will be fine. Now that you are here, why don't we see what you are made of? Right? I always wanted a taste of you." He says and inches closer. He tucks my loose hair strand behind my ear and I close my eyes, shivers dancing down my spine like feathers in flame.

The girl groans behind his huge body.

"Let me take care of this mess first. Don't move or you are gonna regret it. Stay here." He says while looking into my eyes. He doesn't even see the blonde. In a second, he loads the girl into her car and I take that as an opportunity to get my pepper spray out.

He stands in front of me and I spray him with pepper spray and make a run. He grunts, catching up to me in no time and trapping me with his arms on the wall.

" Now that was a mistake, love. Tsk tsk. What did I say? No running." he whispers in my ear and bites it afterwards. I squirm a little and try to hold my scream. I don't want to let him think that he has power over me. No matter how I truly feel.

" Ar- Are you a - a cannibal? Just so you know, if you hurt me, you will get arrested and be in jail. It is prohibited. So, just leave me and I will not tell a soul. Please. Let me go. I didn't do anything. I - I am an only child. My aunt - I am the only one she has. And if something happened to me, she would be devastated. So, plea- please, leave me. "I ramble nervously and scared.

" Can you stop talking? We'd have to work on that, hmm?" he says, holding me against him and his finger traces from my ear to my neck. When I don't reply, he says, his voice thick and heavy, " So, this is how it is gonna go- I am going to feed on you and you are gonna stay calm. No movements. This will hurt more if you move and try to act over smart. Okay?"

I nodded really quickly , reluctantly . There's no way I can outrun him. So there is no option left but to agree with him. I'm literally at God's mercy. I don't want to die like this.

Before I could react, he bit into my neck. At first it feels euphoric and sensual, but then it starts stinging . I start whimpering and then slowly my whimpers turn into screams. No one could hear as it was probably late, so everybody had left school. I try to knee him hard but he doesn't budge, instead he bites deeply into my neck and tightens his grip on my waist. I start losing myself and go limp against him. It takes him a few minutes to detach himself from me and once he sees my state, he realizes what he has done.

"It hurts. Oh my God! It stings. Help me." I started sobbing, holding my hand to my neck.

" Shit. You remember it?" He asks with wide eyes.

" Are you crazy? I was the one you bit. Of course, I remember."

"That is not supposed to happen. You are supposed to forget it." He mutters to himself.

" So you are delusional too?! The list goes on and on. "I close my eyes for a while, tired of this bickering and this turn of events, and when I try to open them. I feel exhausted and drift into blackness. 'Fuck' is the last thing I hear him say before I lose myself.