Chapter 1 – Mystery Guy
"Ahh", Valerie screamed, pulling the sheets over her body her feet now glued to the floor.. " it must be a dream", she reasoned, followed by a deep sigh.. she stared briefly at her dress.. and was certain this dress did not belong to her.. "Huh"..
Valerie looked round her environment and discovered that she was not in the tacky building she once called her home, her eyes caught sight of the dress she had worn, "it wasn't a dream after all", cold sweat broke out on her forehead and the thought of the gruesome murder made her puke
"ahhh", "Oh God, how the hell did I end up here", her feet gave way and she slumped to the floor, her breaths wavered and she felt hot tears streaming down her cheeks..
Memories of the days when her mother was still alive, flashed through her mind..
"krsk", the sound outside the restroom alerted her.. She froze, someone was out there, "this is not the right time to panic Valerie", she whispered quietly to herself, Checked the small room for a secret passage.. a path that screamed freedom..
the door suddenly slammed open, Valerie watched in fear as that same figure walked towards her, grabbing her arm, he pulled her out
Too scared to scream, Valerie obediently followed him
You're very beautiful Ms Valerie.. Valerie looked up at the handsome stranger, his voice low but clear.
Valerie flinched. Her eyes darted to his hand still wrapped around her arm. She yanked it away instinctively, stepping back.
"Where am I? Who are you?"
The man didn’t answer right away. He took a slow breath, as if choosing his words carefully.
"You were in danger. I stopped them and you fainted."
He looked down at her, not unkindly. "This place... is just a safe house."
"But.. why did you save me?".. Valerie looked carefully at him, not meeting his scorching gaze, awaiting his response..she also wondered how he knew her name..
He smirked.."you'll know soon enough", he pulled a shawl and gently wrapped it around her, nodded towards a table filled with Valerie's favorite dishes.. this heightened Valerie's suspicion, he might be a stalker and has been spying on her
Valerie, still overwhelmed with everything that had happened, remained motionless
"what is his motives? what if the food is poisoned? why is he treating me so well? why was he in the woods at such late hours of the night?" Alot of questions left unanswered.
Valerie looked at him again and saw a small smirk tugging at the corner of his lips, he was a fine man, "what am I thinking? I've got to get out of here"
"Please", Valerie whimpered, "please let me go, thank you so much for helping me out today, everyyy.. everything that has happened stays between us.. she stuttered "I won't let it out, I promise, please, please just let me go"..
A rich laughter erupted from his mouth.. Valerie Valerie.. you need not worry.. your mother has left you in the dark for far too long..
