Midnight Professor

What a mistake Raluca

The silence in my apartment had become a physical presence—a heavy, breathing thing that pressed against the windows and pooled in the corners of every room. For seven days, I hadn't crossed the threshold of my front door. Seven days of missed classes, unanswered calls that eventually stopped coming, and the slow erosion of my former life. My phone lay face-down on the coffee table, its screen dark except for the occasional, jarring flash of a notification I refused to acknowledge. My friends' voices had grown distant, their concern morphing into confusion, then frustration. I couldn't explain. How could I tell them that stepping outside might be the last thing I ever did?

And yet, through this self-imposed exile, Indila persisted.

She was a quiet rebellion against my isolation. Each afternoon around three o'clock—when the sun cut diagonally through my blinds, painting golden stripes across the floor—she would appear outside my building. Not knocking, not calling up. Just… being there. Sometimes she'd sit on the low brick wall across the street, sketching in a worn notebook. Other times she'd simply stand beneath the oak tree, her gaze lifting toward my third-floor window as if she could see straight through the glass and into the chaos of my mind. Months had passed since we'd first locked eyes in the campus library.

After missing school for a week,I finally managed to complete the ritual that would keep me safe from my very own uncle. I sat in the long hallway cracking my head about what my parents would have done. After hours of sitting idle,I put on my school uniform. It was finally time that I go back to school. I picked up my phone and took the keys to my new range Rover.Whrn I stepped outside,I saw her again. Indila, standing in front of my house like a Victoria secret model.

"You are really the real hawkmoth aren't you?"I teased.

"Hawkmoth?" she asked .

"What I am implying is that you don't give up. You have been doing this for a whole week . You could have come inside. I am not heartless."I added.

"Wow!You spoke more than two words.Ids it because your puppet is not around ?"she retorted.

"Careful Indila. I might burn you. Kidding but yes I'd do something worse.Respect my friend will you?"

"If I don't?"she scoffs.

Before she could process what was happening,I grabbed her throat and tightened my hand around it .

"Do not test me .And do not mistake my kindness for weakness."

"Raluca you are hurting me please. Do not touch me ."she muttered and only then did I realize that I just attacked my teacher.

I loosened my grip and she dropped to the floor next to her handbag.She took out her asthma pump, sanitizer and wipes .

"Indila?"

She ignored me and I just sat there wondering what to do.She took out wipes and started rubbing and scratching roughly on the spot I had my hand on.

"Happy birthday to me."she kept singing again and again. My attempts to calm her were not successful. Red marks started showing around her neck and I was shocked.

"Never touch me again."with that sentence,she stumbled towards her car and drove away.

What just happened.

The incident with Indila kept playing in my mind and I decided to go to school the following day.

I texted the principal to let her know and she approved.I mastered the courage to message Indila on the email.

"I am sorry about today. I was an ass for assaulting you. Please let's talk. +267 78129289. Call me so I can admit that I am a jerk ."after hesitating for a few minutes,I hit send. I waited for her reply but it never came .Time passed and I just gave up. I called my friends to let them know that I would be back the following day and we talked for a bit. I kept checking my phone for any email from her but nothing ever came .

Finally I gave up as hours swept away. I decided to take a walk around 23:00 to clear my head.

"Aurelia I need you and Tobias to meet me at the L Set bar. Bring Cody as well because I f****d up and only he will understand me. You guys are going to laugh."I texted.

"Sure.Thank god you are okay. Meet you in 5 minutes."she replied.

I got into the L Set bar and found them sitting at our normal booth.

"Hi."I said awkwardly.

"Save the hi part, what's so juicy that it couldn't wait until tomorrow?"Tobias mocked.

"I might have assaulted someone.Normaly I would just laugh at it because I have no one I care about apart from you guys."I blurted out after holding a long deep breath.

"Yes. Now who did you assault because clearly it's neither of us ."Cody added.

"Yes and that person clearly affects you.Thats not like you Ray Ray ,"Aurelia teased.

"It's Indila.I grabbed her throat and tightened my grip. When I let go,she screamed throwing herself down and scratched the place like I set her on fire."

"WHAT?"They said in unison.

"Yes."I buried my face into my hands.

"She has haphephobia."Cody declared.

"Haphephobia.... what now? What's that?"I queried.

"Haphephobia is a psychological term that refers to the fear of being touched or the fear of physical contact. It's also known as tactile defensiveness or aphenphobia. People with haphephobia may experience anxiety, discomfort, or even panic when they are touched or anticipate being touched. This fear can be specific to certain types of touch, certain people, or situations."Cody remarked.

"Nerd,you could have said fear of physical touch."Tobias mocked.

"I really f****d up didn't I?" I buried my face in my knees and hugged them with my hands.

"Hey relax.Just apologize to her tomorrow and I am sure she will forgive you."Aurelia uttered.

"Yes. Main question?Why do you care anyways?" voiced Tobias.

"Maybe because she has been stalking me the whole week. Buying food and leaving it on my door step.She has been checking up on me without invading my personal space. I once left the door open for her to get in but she didn't.I'd sit on the balcony watching her and she'd make stupid faces making me laugh."

"Vai!"Cody remarked.

"I need to go. See you guys tomorrow. I have to draft the perfect apology."

"Don't stress yourself about it okay?She will understand if you explain it to her."Aurelia encinuated.

"Bye."

After saying that,I left and walked leaving my car behind. I had to clear my mind.When I turned down the alley,a someone bumped into me.The person was wearing all black.

"Sorry."I said and attempted to walk away .

"Help."that's all she said before I turned around to see a group of men chasing her. Her voice was familiar.

Before they could attack me,I moved swiftly sending each one of them down until the last guy took out his gun and pointed it at me.I wasn't scared but feared for how the person behind me would react.Before I could think,I placed my sharp fangs on the guys neck and began to suck his blood until she collapsed.

"What was that?"the girl added.

"He collapsed on his own. You are drunk."

"I am not they drugged me."the girl added.

"Wait Indila?What are you doing here?"

She was very tipsy.

"I was walking trying to clear my mind and they ambushed me."she commented.

Before I had the chance to reply,she fainted. I couldn't leave her alone on the streets so I took her to my house.I got us there and placed her on the bed.I went to run the water bath for her and when I came back she was just in her pants. No bra or a t shirt.

"What are you doing?"

"I am feeling really weird please.My whole body is burning and I can't resist the urge to have sex."she told.

"Control it you were drugged."

"Please help me because I can't control it."she asserted.

"What do you want?"

She straddled my lap "do anything but make sure I am not left horny."she began to grind my lap and kissing my neck.

I didn't give her the chance to do anything else. I flipped us and I ended up ontop of her.I started to kiss her neck aggressively and she let out a soft moan. My hands travelled to her breasts and I played with them making her arch her back.I started kissing down her stomach and she kept releasing soft moans.

My hands travelled to her pants and I looked at her asking for permission. She nodded and that was enough to let me do as I wanted. I took down her pants and placed my hand under her panties.She was soaking wet.I massaged her c**t slowly and she began to take off my t shirt. As I played with her c**t, teasing it,she dug her hands into my back . I placed my tongue on her core and started sucking in. She kept moaning my name and that turned me on. When her legs started to shake,I stopped. I saw her look at me with anger in her eyes but before she could say anything,I added two fingers into her and she gasped loudly.

"f**k don't stop. Faster please."

I did as she said and she reached her climax. I started sucking on her neck leaving marks and biting her.After a long session she finally fell asleep and I went to sleep in the guest room.