KAYLEEN
I’m trying to read him, if he is being serious about what he just said. He looked more than serious and is even looking at my lips like crazy and bite his own lower lip. I admit his threat is effective. Pushing him won’ help since he is too strong.
“She want me to leave!” I said all fast. The strong arms holding me loosened so I went free. I inhaled a lot of air to feed my lungs with oxygen since I forgot to breath normally a while ago.
“Well, this is my house. You can’t listen to her. You only listen to
KAYLEENI almost never wanted to open my eyes after being stocked on a dreamless sleep. Every time it happens, something unpleasant surprises my eyes. The last time I did, I just saw a stranger dead in front of me. Tears started crawling down my cheeks with my eyes still tightly closed.“Kayleen? Are you okay?” I immediately open my eyes and hug my mom when I heard her voice. She is sitting at the side of my bed and is waking me up like always. It makes me feel like it’s just a normal day.“Where were you last night?” she asked while caressing my hair. Wiping my tears away, we parted from the hug. I tried to remember anything but I’m just blank. The last thing that I knew I did is that I had a fight with my best friend. After that, I don’t know anymore.“I don’t know. I’m sorry mom,” I said. She smiled bitterly. “I need to go to Shaira,” I added walking straight to the door. She failed to stop me as I storm off the
KAYLEENI can’t stop crying while explaining everything to my family but they are only giving me their disappointed faces. They don’t look like believing in anything that I say.“It’s not me! It’s Shaira!” I repeated but no one is listening anymore.“You are a murderer. You don’t deserve this family.” A familiar voice took my attention. She is standing at the door behind my family.“Shaira,” I uttered her name and pointed her. “How can you be here? You are the real murderer!” I shouted in anger. “Not me!”My family looked at the door but it seems like they can’t see her. It only made my mom cry harder while my brother is hugging her. Shaira’s smirking face is very irritating and I want to pull her hair off her head leaving her bald.“Kayleen listen.” My dad went near me trying to hold on my arms. I just let him do so while I’m staring at him. “You need a doctor,” he whispered.
KAYLEENThese things can’t be real. The doctor is gone but I’m not taking them. I’m not going with medications and I’m never gonna believe her.“Why won’t you believe her?” she’s speaking to me again with her creepy face. Her hands touched my cheeks and she leaned closer. “You are a demon. You are a murderer.” Her whispers made me feel like my blood is on its boiling point. “See? You are angry!” she added and dodged my hand attempting to grip on her arm.“I’m not,” I said with my face still stained with tears on both cheeks. I’m tired of crying anymore. Now, I’m angry and is daggering furious gazes on her.“Yes you are.”“I’m not!”She laughed and laughed making me cover both of my ears and scream.“Kayleen!” My parents came inside my room. I saw my brother too but he is hesitating to completely get inside and just watch from the door. I can still hear S
KAYLEENThe road is busy, cars passing by without stopping. The street lights are reflecting on the puddles created by the rain. I am just walking alone at the side letting the storm soak me wet. The blood that’s splattered on me are not that visible anymore. It’s already night time and no one cared about stopping.I buried my family on the back of our house and run away with just a bag of clothes. My face is the same while ignoring Shaira trailing me. My life is completely ruined and I can’t die not getting rid of her.The next day, I woke up at the side of the road, inside an abandoned car. I tried to familiarize the place but I don’t know what place it is anymore. The horizon is wide with peaceful surroundings since there are only few cars passing by. It’s a huge rice field and I can see the sun has already risen high.I tried walking farther and saw a man working on his car’s flat tire. He glanced at
KAYLEENI’m once again all alone, walking the streets. I’m lost, I know that but I don’t care.“Are you satisfied? Escaping like this?” Shaira asked suddenly popping at my side.“I will find someone to help—“ I stopped walking realizing that Zeke could help me but I ran away from him. I’m such an idiot. Walking back to where I left, Shaira grabbed my arm.“What do you think you are doing?” she harassingly asked gripping tightly as possible. My eyes ran from her eyes to her hands. On the next blink, it’s just me holding myself. I continued walking while she is murmuring inside my head. It’s annoying but I’m trying to endure the pain that it’s giving me.A building of a private hospital took my attention. I stopped right there listening to my heartbeat. I stayed right there at the other side staring at the hospital until it gets dark and I’m starving again. Only few people are
KAYLEENThe silence went deafening as he studied me by locking our eyes together.“Sick? You are a psychopathic woman.” His voice is calm yet they are like daggers straight to me, aiming my chest. They are painful as being burned in fire. He turned his back and it made me grab on his arm stopping him from whatever he is thinking.“Please, if you are going to tell the police not now. I beg you. I need to get rid of her inside of me. She’s the real demon.”“Who are you talking about?” he asked still fixed on his position no looking at my face.“Shai—ra. Shaira!” As I say her name, I saw her smirking at the corner. I think I have worsened since I’m always seeing her. I’m afraid she’ll kill him too. Since Zeke is not changing his aura, I let go of his hand and turn my head down letting all my tears flow out from me.I just thought he could help me.“I can se
KAYLEENI woke up with some knock. My heart beats faster again making me awake. I stood as fast as I could be heading to the door. Maybe it’s the guy from last night. Maybe he came back to check if he is right about what he thinks. I can’t hear a voice but I’m nervous.“It’s me,” Zeke’s voice calmed me a bit but before I unlock the last one, a thought suddenly barged inside my head.What if he is with cops? I stepped back and opened the only window I have in the room. It’s quite small but I can pass through it with my petite body. I also checked the outside, it’s not that deep to jump.“Hey. What’s taking you so long?” He used a very low voice that only us can hear. I opened the door a bit to peak on him. He is alone as I see it. I swung it a bit wider but not exposing myself. He came in fast too.“Did anyone saw you come here?” I asked.“I think no but I found another place for you
KAYLEENIt’s been a week since the last time Shaira showed up to me. The feeling of not seeing her the best even I’m still anxious about her sudden come back. Zeke took me somewhere far. It’s to that place we first saw each other; he has an old house there. It’s where his parents live when they were still alive. It is a perfect place for me to be really isolated from people and the only person who comes visit is him.His profession is fortunately paralleled my sickness and his been helping me take medications for free. I know it’s impossible for this place to have people walking by but I’m not turning the lights on during the night. I want this house to look really abandoned and empty.When it rains, the roof leaks but I didn’t care.Another week passes and still no sign of Shaira and it’s making me feel happy. I’m now wishing that she will forever not show herself up anymore.“So
KAYLEENI’m trying to read him, if he is being serious about what he just said. He looked more than serious and is even looking at my lips like crazy and bite his own lower lip. I admit his threat is effective. Pushing him won’ help since he is too strong.“She want me to leave!” I said all fast. The strong arms holding me loosened so I went free. I inhaled a lot of air to feed my lungs with oxygen since I forgot to breath normally a while ago.“Well, this is my house. You can’t listen to her. You only listen to
KAYLEEN“Why did you stop?” he asked right away noticing that I’m no longer doing anything. My eyes are nailed to him feeling really embarrassed.“I just realized I’m not a kid anymore to act like that,” I answered turning my eyes down.“I love—like it. I’ve never seen someone who can be happy with small things like this.” He walked towards me standing at my side. With a quick hand, he caught a firefly in front of me. I was am
KAYLEENI see no changes from Zeke. He is the same man as usual, carrying his own emotions with him. The days have passed but I still couldn’t leave the house. A lot of chances are left ignored as I remember how he is wanting me to stay. My trust has grown since that day he told me about his past.The door is unlocked but I can’t open it and ran away. My body is hesitating. I ended up staying and thinking about it over and over again. His gray eyes are reminding me to be with him.It’s Saturday again and he brought me with him to the hospital. It’s another day that my feet have stepped outside the house. My heart is filled
ZEKE“What happened to your family Zeke? What’s with your past?” Her question is the same as Johanna’s.“I will tell you everything, Kayleen,” I told her as I guided her to the living room. We sat there silently. I’m composing myself as I start to remember everything while she is waiting for me to say something. She is sitting on the parallel couch with mine. Her beautiful brown eyes are sparkling with the lights.As I started talking, the memories flashed against my eyes.
KAYLEENI can’t help but cover my mouth with both of my hands. How can he just hide something like this?These are skeletons of his family sitting on separated chairs still wearing their clothes. Cob webs are all over their bodies and the room doesn’t smell that pleasant. The chairs are like thrones with the king in the center. The huge portrait of their family are plastered at the back. They look like a happy family together. Zeke has a sister with dark gray hair and sparkling gray eyes like him. She is curly too and looks like a porcelain doll.Their parents both have gray hair too. The father has the curliest while the mother has a
KAYLEENEverything’s been normal the next day. Zeke seemed like he didn’t remember what he just did. Maybe he is too drunk that night. I decided to go to him early but I can’t find him in his room. I roamed around until I found him on the kitchen drinking a glass of water still looking so messy.His surprised gray eyes meet mine when he noticed my presenc
KAYLEENZeke and I are all silent sitting face to face in the dining table. He unlocked my room and guided me to the main dining area of the house. He doesn’t look like the happy and lively person I meet. Now, I felt more horrible letting myself get in this house and mess up with his life.I will take his trust to let me go in and out of my room. Then, leave on
ZEKE“Stop this Shaira,” I told her and turned my back but she pulled he back. I was about to push her but she clings on me like a leech from the back. I can feel her breath on my ear and it’s giving me a weird feeling.“
ZEKEI took Kayleen back home by force even though she didn’t like the idea. The cops didn’t catch us but I’m sure the CCTV footage of that restaurant will lead them to my house. I have to think for an alibi. Some strong statement that will make them believe.“You don’t have to do this Zeke,” Kayleen said but I pushed her inside her room forcefully and shut the door close as fast as I could. She kept on pushing and smashing it while I’m trying to block it. I successfully locked it.My breathing is heavy for a moment and I’m trying to calm down.“Just let the police take me!” she insisted but I didn’t say another word. My decision is final.The sudden doorbell almost made my heart pop out of me. My body started shaking, thinking about the cops on my door. I walked in the front of the entrance door