THE INTRUDER

I snapped out of my dream... Or a nightmare. I was still in my bed, panting and sobbing with this appalling dream. Tears trickled down my face and I couldn't stop crying.

What was that? I couldn't do that to anyone. No, I wouldn't. It's just a dream. Be calm. Be calm.

I maintained my posture, took my pills from my bedside table and swallowed it down without any water. Then I drifted off to sleep without any interruptions.

I woke up with the constant buzzing of my alarm and got out of my bed, to get ready for school.

I reached school and started walking towards my locker. On my way, I started fretting about my dream from last night.

With complete darkness, I was standing there in the middle of the forest. My hands clamped around the sharp and edgy knife with blood dribbling down from it. My clothes are a white nightgown with patches of blood and shredded from a few places.

What am I doing here? Did I kill someone? No. No. It was just a notion. It wasn't supposed to happen.

How could I do that?

After all that I walked away from to start my new life, how the heck I am pulled in into it?

I didn't panic because I have done this before and what's done is done, now it can't be changed so I should hide it from everyone else and no one will found out about this. I will act normal in front of everyone else and no one would know.

I snapped out of my thoughts when someone pushed me to a nearby locker, my back hitting the locker and came face to face with my living nightmare.

Dam you hazel eyes muscular guy. He eyed me up and down assessing me through those eyes. When his eyes meet mine he said,

" Hey princess, so I know we started on the wrong foot yesterday so let's do this again. Hi, my name is Ace."

I looked at him with nothing and didn't reply to him.

He sighed and said, "Look I know how you squirmed in your seat when I said, Daddy. I know you are a little demon cat who wants to be tamed so let's do it, Baby."

He whispered in my ear and started nibbling on my ear lobe with his tongue and I let out an involuntary moan. Shit that wasn't supposed to happen.

"Oh, so you like it wild? Don't worry princess Daddy will make you feel so good."

What the fuck why I'm getting aroused by this. Fuck! No. No.

I was breathless and my chest was heaving up and down. He looked right at me and then straight to my eyes, his eyes were filled with lust and desire.

He took a step back, roam his eyes over my flushed body assessing me in his ways and walked away.

Oh my God, what was that? This boy can make me irate and aroused at the same time.

I took deep breaths and walked towards my classroom. The rest of the day go by quickly.

When the last bell rang I tried to get straight out of those doors. Keyword tried. But I was stopped by one of those mean girls in the hallway.

She's the one with the fake giggles I saw yesterday. Oh yeah, right I wanted to kill her. I wish I could!. "What do you want?" I asked

"Bitch I'm not interested in chattering with the creeps so I'll tell you this one time Stay away from Ace" she barked. Ugh, here high pitched voice! I should slit her throat.

"Look I'm not interested in your play toy, he was the one making advancements on me and don't tempt me You PLASTIC. I'll cut your throat right here." I yelled.

Her expressions changed into a scared one and she scurried off.

I stormed out of school and went to my cafe for my first day of job. Sean told me all about how to make coffee and how to take orders. He was very sweet, polite and helpful.

I started on the first of my few orders and it was great. During the small break, Sean and I made conversations. He told me he's a university student and he just started this job too.

He also told me some fearsome things like when they found a body of a 17-year-old 2 months ago from a nearby alley all bloodied up and this brutality made a chilling shiver ran down my skin as I was back in my hometown.

It made me think of HIM. Even people here are not supposed to roam in dark alone and it's not safe. As Sean watched the colour drain my face and I was getting all pale after hearing this he offered me a ride back home which calmed my nerves.

After today's hectic day I finally went home and drove off to sleep.

I woke up in the middle of the night with a sore throat and went down to drink water. It was completely dark and I reached out to switch on the kitchen light but suddenly a hand came from the back and clamped my mouth shut.

I started panicking but the hold of the gloved hand was so good that it didn't do any favor in my situation. I was connected to a chest and whoever came near to my ear and his hot breath fanned on my ear. He tried to shush me but I wasn't giving up.

"Stop moving or I won't think for a second before killing you." came a strong deep voice in a hushed whisper.

That made me halt my actions.

I could feel his smirk "Good girl. Now I want you to listen to me carefully because I won't repeat this. I've been watching you for a while and I must say you are one hell of a girl. I think I like you so, I want you to stay away from danger and you know the danger. You don't wanna catch the fire or else you'll get burned too. Also, I don't like that guy so stay away from him seriously you don't wanna watch what will happen if you don't comply. Do you understand?." his authoritative voice boomed. I whimper nod

He said, "Good girl. Also, one last thing Don't wander around the woods so late at night." he pushed me a little forward making me lose my balance and I held the kitchen counter to steady myself when I looked backwards he was gone.

Nothing. Like he wasn't even here seconds ago holding me hostage in my own house.

I looked at the kitchen window from where he ran. I shut it down quickly, drank some water and went straight to my room. I was covered in sweats.

What the hell just happened? Who was he? He had been watching me for a while? How's that possible? we just moved here.

My life is so fucked up.