Apparition

Chapter # 10

“It’s all your fault.” His fierce words startled me in eternal dread as I shuddered violently when I heard it. My breath caught up in my throat as I looked at his wicked eyes which held those malevolent intentions in them that are fatal for my life. Adrenaline rushed in my veins, I couldn’t even speak in his superior presence. Silent tears rolled down my cheeks, My strength deprived of me and he is the one who in control of my every emotion, the one who knows when to initiate which emotion and make its delight out of it. He leans in close to my face with his bore into mine and shined like crystals. Such haunting emotions glimmer in his eyes that I couldn’t be able to do anything for myself.

A hard swirl of wind came as I shut my eyes and the crushing presence in the room vanished. I gasped and fell on my knees with shivers all over my body and chill to my bones, immersed in seethe and apprehension. The wind hit me and I closed the door of the balcony and crawled into a corner as I spent my night in horror while hugging my knees close to my chest.

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The one who held my heart in his possession is you. The one who wants to destroy me is you. The one who is taking my life out of me and killing from inside is you. The one at fault is you! You are the reason that I am at the verge of dying, at the edge of losing my sanity and I am at lapse? It’s all your fault!

My mind which has been distraught with fear and distress, anticipated by the fact how can I save me from him, which apparently seemed impossible to do in his pernicious presence which is fully determined to crumble me apart.

I sighed and shook my head, wanting to let these thoughts out from my mind but I know I cannot avoid them and there’s no liberation for me too. I just can’t sit and let my death happen like this.

I leaned back on my chair and ran my hand over my neck but I didn’t feel my pendant there. I straightened my back and searched for my pendant, the only thing I have as the reminder of my parents.

I searched but couldn’t find it and that’s when I knew he was the one who took it. He is planning to take everything I love from, leaving me vulnerable but I will not let him. I won’t let him take this life away from me.

The moment I put it back is the moment I offer my soul to him, right?

I won’t let this life of mine end up in vain. I will do whatever I can just to stop him. Sealing the door won’t work but I am bewildered. If that place was sealed and even Emma didn’t see through it, then how could I? Why is it open for me? I shook my head and stood up.

It’s now or never.

I grabbed an iron bar and went to the garden. I inhaled deeply and was about to enter the chapel but I found a black rose in the garden. For the first time in my life, I have seen a black rose in the winter season. It was so graceful, that my eyes were compelled to look at it. It was a captivating rose that I couldn’t help but tug at behind my ear, being careful of the thorns. Realizing that this rose is distracting me from my motive, I walked inside.

I put the candle aside and held the bar tightly in my hand. If the place won’t exist then where will I put it back? With a triumphant smile and Hit at the statue from where I took this root of evil. I began to destroy the chapel, Smashing everything to pieces while losing myself and becoming a maniac.

“You can’t have it!” I shouted and broke everything.

“What have you done?” His voice came out a low growl. I turned to look at him and smiled insanely,

“I will never put it back!” I yelled at him. He kept looking at me with that mystifying and heartless gaze. His eyes scanned around the room and when he stood in front of me with his eyes finally stopping at my frantic one. We stood there for about a minute, his eyes flickering with those unfathomable emotions while mine glistened with a distraught emotion of consternation.

In a split moment, I was pinned against the wall. I groaned and whimpered in pain.

"You can't do this to me!" I shouted.

"It's all your fault!" I burst my emotions. His eyes burned in a fiery fire of wrath as these emotions of gloomy anger which gawked at my very soul. My breath hitched as I began to pant when I looked at him. "You made me do this." He hissed. His face was so close to mine, his breath lingered over my face causing my hairs to stand on their edge in dread.

"Do what?" I askes. He grit his teeth and lowered his head, "I made you do what?" I asked. "Everything..."

A shiver went down my spine when he moved dangerously close to my face, letting out a scowl which deluged mine in fright anticipated by his upcoming action.

“You..” He whispered hoarsely. I was letting out convulsed gasps for air and not let myself to be swayed by his ominous presence. My heart began to race against my chest, I lost count of how many counts my heart skipped just by the mere look of dominance from him.

“Are…” He growled and moved to my neck, My hands above my head was held by his one hand while his other hand removed the scarf around my neck, showing his everlasting mark over my neck. Shaking tremendously in fear, cold sweat rolled down my forehead, my lips parted to beg him to get away but to no avail, as my heart was about to burst from dread.

“Stuck.” He enunciated and placed a kiss over his mark. I closed my eyes and remained like that, feeling the revolt of his touch, the ambience of his presence, the terror of him in my vein.

Praying continuously for a shred of bravery and somehow God was kind upon me as a tiny shred of courage was bestowed upon me and I used all my strength to push him away.

“You cannot take them away from me!” I yelled, curling my freezing hands in a fist.

“I will live!” I shouted again. The spark of hope ignited in me and I wanted to do something but I was too late to realize that this was all meaningless as I infuriated him and I no match against a devil.

He narrowed his eyes at me and pointed his index finger at me.

The moment, my voice stuck in my throat, my body lost its strength. I couldn't speak or move. I fell on my knees as he kept pointing his index finger at me, Crushing the ray of hope in mere seconds.

I fell on my knees, vulnerable before the creature before me. His eyes looked at me with compassion, pitying me to see like this as a glint of affection flashed in his exquisite eyes, concealing his malice behind those clouds of fondness, he walked close to me. My breath stopped as I remained motionless, just watching him come close. BY each step he took close, I could see a glimpse of hell and fear took over me and my spark blew out and was replaced by his menace and my fright. A tear rolled down my cheek when he stood in front of me like a superior being. My heart could feel this tingling sensation of losing my life by making him furious.

He bends on one knee and held my chin as the deadly look of his terrorizing eyes came back with much force. Losing my breath and senses, silent tears rolled down my cheek and I felt powerless before him. He made me bend myself before him in a snap of his fingers. He took out the rose stuck on my ear and moved it to my face causing me to wallow in apprehension, making me tremble endlessly. The petals brushed against my face and stopped at my lips. Filled With extreme dismay of his repugnant action, I gave him a pleading look to stop this. His eyes scanned me like a hunter and finally stopped at my quivering lips.

I swallowed the lump in my throat, shivering, crying, desperate. Founding myself in a desolate place all alone in misery and with him to torment me more and take my life out of me in a devilishly slow and painful time.

“5 Days.” He said in a deep voice. He leaned in and pressed his lips upon the petals which were upon my lips and left before saying again in a vehement whisper, “5 Days…”