Murderer

Sara POV

Who's on the doorstep? I made my way to the main door after hearing the constant knocking. I was sweating profusely as I made my way to the entrance. I am holding the only tiny candle that provides light for me. My old traumatic memories resurface as I hear the continuous knock on the door.

Is he at the door?

No, he can not be here. Then who's on the door at this time? Pouring rain increased my fear. I need to open the door and verify who's outside. I can't be afraid of my past anymore. It's time for me to face my fear. I closed my eyes to muster all the strength in my body to face my fear, then opened the door.

"Welcome back, doll." Hearing his voice made my entire body tremble. When I saw him standing there, I tried to shut the door right away, but he pushed it so hard that I fell to the ground as a result of his abrupt tug on the door.

"Wh...what are you doing here?" My ankle twisted from the unexpected fall as I attempted to stand up from the floor.

"Doll, I have been waiting for you for a long time." With an evil smile on his face, he moved in my direction. He blew off the candles that had fallen on the floor, leaving my surroundings completely dark. I stared at his demonic visage as the sky lightened. I saw him smile like in my dreams. It feels like my worst nightmare has come true to see him in front of me.

"Please don't touch me." When I heard his footsteps approaching me, I began to slide backward.

"Doll, we have so many joyful recollections of the rainy season, and it's raining today." I'm not sure how he sees me in this darkness, but I can tell he's very close because I can hear his breath all around me.

I controlled my heavy breath to hide myself from this monster, but when he touched my thigh, I realized that I could no longer run away from him.

I would never have come back here if I had known sooner that he was still living here, but I must face my darkest fear now.

"Please let me go, Uncle Joe." In an attempt to stop him from touching my private part from the top of my clothes, I grabbed his hand.

"It's time to taste your body, Sara. I've been waiting so long to see how gorgeous you look." He inhaled deeply in my neck's crook. The sensation of his hot breath on my neck repulses me. He attempted to kiss me, but I managed to escape to prevent this monster from approaching me. As my back struck the corner of the center table, I sobbed in agony.

"Doll, please don't flee from me; doing so will only cause harm to yourself." I still don't understand how he found me in this darkness so easily. He took me firmly in his arms and tried to kiss me once more. Instead of kissing my neck, he attempted to kiss me on the lips this time.

I permitted Aron to kiss me on the lips. Only Aron had the permission to kiss me. As I struggled with him to break away from his hold, my hand came across a vase of flowers on the center table. He was holding my hair firmly with one hand while attempting to touch my private area with the other. Without hesitation, I struck the flower vase against his head.

He attempted to grab my hand to stop me since he was experiencing agony in his head, but I bit him and freed my hand. I could not see his face in the darkness, so I slammed the flower vase with all my vigor. I didn't quit pounding him until his breathing stopped. When I saw his blood-covered body on the ground under the flash of lightning and thunder, I sobbed uncontrollably.

I can't stay here right now. I had to leave this place quickly. I dried my eyes and gathered the things I would need to flee this place. Even though my leg was aching a lot, I didn't have time to dwell on it at the moment. I endured my pain and stuffed a bag with all of my money and some faded childhood memories. Within fifteen minutes of killing him, I was out of the house.

My mind went completely blank. I am unable to comprehend the situation I encountered a few minutes ago. I didn't ride the bus or taxi. It was raining hard while I ran. I don't know how many hours I ran on the empty road. My eyes were constantly filled with tears, my feet were bleeding, and my throat dried entirely.

How am I going to kill someone? I still can not believe my actions. I was so disgusted by his touch that I rubbed my body to remove it. I killed him. He tried to kiss me. Remembering what I had gone through a few hours before, I sobbed aloud.

"Why did you abandon me? I was happy in your prison; at least there was no Uncle Joe present to harm me." I longed to be with Aron again to feel some comfort in his company. I slow down my running speed when my body is completely exhausted. As the sun began to rise, I brushed away my tears and tried not to display my dread on my face.

My heartbeat quickened upon hearing the police siren. The sight of the police car in front of me caused my forehead to perspire profusely once more. I'm not a killer. I had no desire to kill him. I was just trying to protect myself from that monster. I felt like my tongue was out of words, and my throat was absolutely dry as I tried to confess my crime to the police.

To avoid officers, I changed direction and turned my back on the police car. I feel like my feet have become numb, and I can not take a single step. I saw a house in front of me and thought I would ask the house owner for some drinking water, but before I could press the doorbell, I fell to the floor.

My eyes closed by themselves, leaving me adrift in the shadows. In obscurity, I glimpsed Aron's visage. I expressed my dissatisfaction to him for abandoning me to confront this harsh world, only to find myself utterly lost in obscurity.