University Apocalypse series

Rhey's POV : The children of devil

Sulin Lim, that's her name. I found out that she was about to finish her nursing course, but unfortunately, she passed away. She was found sleeping inside their classroom, and none of those who knew her tried to wake her up. They thought she was just sleeping in her chair, but they didn't know she wasn't breathing anymore.

“Perhaps because it was caused by extreme stress, her brain also gave out. I heard they are the ones who often bully her.” Andrew said that was just next to me as he looked at the direction of the VIP's group, where Monique was staring at me.

“By the way, where did you come from yesterday? Why did you suddenly disappear from our side?” he added as he turned to me.

“I-I just came back to the classroom because I forgot my stuff.” I stuttered while avoiding looking him in the eye. They seemed to believe what I said, so we went back to our classes, and I noticed that Monique was still looking at me with a grin on her lips.

“Good morning, class! By the way, I'm Monica Lim, your new chemistry professor.” She introduced us.

“Wait, I thought an old woman was going to be our chemist professor? But why, a beautiful goddess is in front of us now?” Andrew whispered to us with a wide smile on his face, and we just shook our heads.

I watched her from head to toe. The first time you stare at her, you will immediately be amazed by her beauty. She looks like a famous model and actress because she is so beautiful, that's why all the men's necks turned every time she passes by.

I am female and straight. But I also can't help but be stunned and stop every time I see her, especially when she smiles. Because of her beauty, many students transferred to our course, and most of them were men. Before, there was always an empty seat everywhere but now that she has transferred to our university and in chemistry the whole stadium is almost full. Many are still struggling to get into her class, but there are no more slots for others, and they have no choice but to transfer to another class.

Her name was immediately recognized because she was always talked about throughout our campus and many students admired her.

“I won't wonder why our class is always full because of her.” Che whispered to me as we walked down the hallway and staring at Ms. Monica's direction where there were male students following her behind.

“Wait, where is Andrew? Why don't I see him with us often?” She asked as she turned around to look for him, but Elysa pointed at him, where Andrew was now.

“He is always there with Ms. Monica. He has been following her for almost a day, but she doesn't even notice him.” Elysa replied when I suddenly stopped walking when Monique's group stopped in front of me.

She grinned first and pulled my ID lace to read my name.

“Rheyaan Mariano? Looks like we have something to talk about, doesn't it?” She said as I snatched my ID from her hand.

“You two know each other?” Che asked me, but I didn't turn to her, instead I was just staring at Monique.

“Ahh, are you her friends? Are you freshmen too?” She said, at the same time, she looked at Che and Elysa from head to toe with judgment in her eyes and a smile on her lips.

“Didn't you hear me, or do you want me to force you to come with us?” She said sharply to me as her two friends approached me and grabbed my arm.

“Wait, what are you doing with her? Where are you taking her? Let her go.” Che told her, but Monique just laughed at her and ordered her two friends to let me go.

“I'm too sensitive in front of the public, so is it okay if I talk to you in private?” She said as she looked at my two friends who were behind me.

“Just a moment and I'll be right back.” I told them, but Che stopped me and held me by my right hand, but I removed her hand and went with Monique.

I have no idea what is going through their minds and what they are motive at me. But I quietly went with them until I stumbled upon a yard where a group of men is smoking.

“Just be easy on her, Monique. She seems to be a freshman.” The male student said to her with a nose ring. Monique grinned and turned at me again while pushing me against the wall. With the force of her push, the back of my head hit the wall.

“You're getting on my nerves. I don't like your eyes and I don't like your lips.” She said to me angrily, but I was looking at her intently when she suddenly grabbed my face tightly. I tried to push her away from me, but her two friends grabbed my hands, so I couldn't fight her.

One, two, three, four, and five. I can't count how many slaps I received from her without even telling me the reason she was doing it. Only then did she stop when a man came up to her and kissed her on the lips while they were both in front of me.

They are disgusting. I want to kill them all.

Now I know what kind of torture they did to Sulin, and she was right that they were the children of the devil.

I kept my head down while they were kissing in front of me, but I noticed a man standing in front of me, so I slowly looked up at his face where I noticed he was staring at me with a smile.

“Are you a virgin?” he asked me first, so I frowned and clenched my fist.

What kind of question is that? As if I felt insulted by the tone of his voice and the way he looked at me as if he were undressing me in his mind.

“Vienz, just calm down. She was Monique's doll. So don't touch her if you want me to play with you.” Monique's boyfriend said to the man in front of me as he played with the butterfly knife he was holding.

My eyes widened in shock and at everything I saw around me. What kind of university is this, and why do they just let students like them go rogue? Can money really buy everything? What is the future of the students studying here and what about their dreams if there are people like them who are oppressors and abusers, where the people who should be guiding them do not care about them?

“Monique, where did you get this one?” her boyfriend asked as he grabbed my chin and lifted my face to look into my eyes. Monique approached him and lit a cigarette.

“Why are you asking? Are you interested in her?” She said.

“I like the color of her eyes as well as her kissable lips. Can't you just give her to me? You know, Sulin died, and I'm often bored during class.” He whispered, which shocked me more.

Then he was also one of those who hurt Sulin before? I always thought that Sulin was only afraid of Monique, but it turned out that she was running and afraid of someone else.

“This one still looks healthy, and she's not like Sulin who gets weak after just one round. I want to know how many rounds you can handle,” he stopped speaking for a moment and looked down at my ID. “Rheyann.” He added, at the same time, he looked up at me again with a terrifying look in his eyes and a mysterious smile on his lips.

Suddenly, I felt fear all over my body. I trembled with fear and was very depressed by them. I can't allow myself to be a toy for them like they did to Sulin. Furthermore, I will make sure they pay for all their sins.

While I was looking at him intently, he suddenly lowered his gaze to my lips where he was planning to kiss me, but he was immediately stopped when they heard a shutter sound, so they all turned in another direction.

“Catch him!” he shouted at the same time they all ran to chase the person who took them a picture while the others ran away to hide and return to their room.

I was the only one left there and sat on the ground, hugging myself. I didn't realize that my eyes had been watering for a while and my hands were still shaking from fear.

Furthermore, I stayed there for several hours, just sitting and stunned. I didn't even notice the passing of time, and I didn't even get into my class. Until the afternoon overtook me, I was still sitting bent over where I was.

“Excuse me? What are you doing here alone?” only then did I come to my senses when I heard her familiar voice. I slowly looked at her and realized that it was Ms. Monica. She came to me and sat in front of me with a trace of concern on her face, especially when she observed me and noticed my trembling hands. She didn't say a word, instead she hugged me and gently caressed my back as if she knew what happened to me.

That day, she helped me get up and get home safely. I still can't forget what happened to me, and I'm still stunned while I'm inside my dark room and wrapped in a blanket.

I can't imagine what kind of torture they did to Sulin and how she was able to endure all that, as what happened to me earlier made me almost die of so much fear.

Furthermore, I was locked inside the room for two days and my cellphone was constantly vibrating where my friends kept contacting me, but I was afraid to answer their calls and I would rather not let them know what happened to me. Until I heard Mama knock outside my door, and she came inside.

“Rhey, your professor is down because he's worried about you.” After she said that, I stood up and immediately went out of my room to find out if what Mama was telling me was true. But I stopped at the stairs when I saw Ms. Monica in the living room holding a box of muffin. She suddenly stood up when she saw me and I saw her beautiful smile again.

“Rheyann, how are you? Are you still sick?” She asked me and I turned to my mother because she heard that I was sick, even though the truth is that I couldn't tell them what happened to me at the university. So, I just nodded my head and approached Ms. Monica.

I don't understand why I feel so at ease with her and why she seems to know something about me, but I'm still thankful to her because if she didn't come that day I might still be there until now.