The whole Sunday was empty. Just me. Someone took care of me by feeding me four times that day and I was thinking about what would happen to me. I got little sleep either, not when all I could see was the boy.
He was such a fine young man, would have broken so many hearts and had a lot of plans for his future, but Alex was a devil.
The next day was Monday. With 'Evidence Law class coming up around 1 pm, I lamented in silence about how i would miss the class again. I wondered how long it would last, how long Marcel would keep me here, but...
I flinched and involuntarily cussed out loud when the door swung open. Marcel stormed in with a grave look on his face.
"You are going to your dorm," He said as he tossed my phone toward me.
Before I could react, he turned and left.
Not sparing a second, I picked my bag and dashed after him. I followed him all the way to the car and jumped into the hack seat with him. As usual, he had someone driving him.
"This doesn't mean you can rat about anything, Zora," Marcel said and I just nodded.
I was trying to be a good girl. Right? Good girls don't die.
"You still don't have a say about your shitty break up. I will break up with you when I want."
I frowned, but let that expression vanish almost immediately. I wanted to cuss at him, to yell that I wasn't his plaything or a s*x toy, but I was silent. Who knows if he has a loaded gun and wants to be triggered before he would pull the trigger?
"You get to campus and whenever I call you, get your ass over my place," He snarled. "If you make me come find you... ,"
"I get it! " I blurted.
There was a moment of silence and I was sure we were both thinking about how I got the nerve to talk back at him this time. It wasn't like I had said nothing around him before, he just was a man of one party. He says it and does only what he wants.
"I get it, Marcel," I said this time. "I just need to get to school and live my life like before. No talking about what happened."
He beamed. Caressed my face and that smile faded away.
He drew nearer, like he was trying to see something clearer on my face, but he pressed his lips against my forehead.
"Wonderful," he stated.
The rest of the ride was silent and I loved it. Soon, we were at the front of my dorm where he waited for me right to get him before he drove off.
Getting in and making sure to lock the door, I sat on the floor and cried. I didn't know what particular to cry for; was it Marcel, the boy I saw died and lied about it, stressed, or even the fact that my family would be so worried I didn't call for days. No explanation would make them understand.
While I waited for my mom to take the call, I consoled myself and stripped to have my bath. I put on the shower and let the water go warm while I still waited for my mom to pick it up.
After the fifth call, I gave up and dropped my phone.
I had a very long good bath, got dressed in my satin pajamas, ate cereal with a warm meal and sat on my bed. Although I was naked beneath the dress that hung half way my thighs but that wasn't my problem. I wondered if Marcel had called my family. My dad would take it, but my mom and big sister. I even doubt my dad would take it well especially when he never wanted me to go far and let him worry over me.
"This is messed up! " I groaned.
Laying and stretching, my phone rang.
I was overjoyed to see it was my mom and picked it immediately. She didn't give me the time to explain things, she said she knows about the project and how I was. She said she got my email and congratulated me on getting a job so I could also assist myself.
The heck?! I still prefer my dad send fees.
Actually, it was better than telling her about how I was held hostage and lied about someone's death.
Before I lay the phone aside, I set my alarm to wake me in an hour and 30 mins to prepare for class. I need some sleep.
I had barely relaxed when I heard something at the door. I was sure I locked it and it definitely was something trying to come in.
I panicked, held my chest and forced myself not to cry.
I stood still on my bed, waiting for my brain to pick up something... Anything but...
The door opened.
"Hi Zora" Fiona said.
Fvckkkk!
I nearly s**t my pants. How the hell did I forget that I have a roommate.
"Fiona" I sighed as I sat down.
I watched her take off her coat, park her long hair in a messy bun and look at me.
"You look sick" She said casually.
I smiled.
I was already sick of this s**t.
"Anyways, you got a visitor" She said as she looked at the door.
I stared at the door too, waiting for who she was waiting for and saw his figure. His tall frame, his scary and intimidating aura and emotionless face.
"Alex? " I called out.
My heart skipped a beat and nearly exploded but I tried to remain calm. I suddenly became cold and the only thing I could think of was Alex killing me.
"Care for a walk, Zora? " Alex asked as he walked in.
I looked over Fiona's direction to see that she had gone to the washroom. If this man slit my throat or strangled me, no one would know.
"I didn't say anything"
"I know" Alex replied.
He looked around the room, down to my bare feet continued looking down.
"You want to take a walk, Zora" Alex said aloud.
He didn't even ask me. He just said it and before I could retialate he moved closer to me and yanked my arm. Walking past the door and out the dorm were a few men I have never seen before and Alex cars.
"I swear I didn't say anything to him" I began to cry.
He didn't reply, he just tossed me into the back seat of one of the cars and sat beside me. He looked as I tried to cover my body and a small smirk formed on his face for a second before vanishing.
"It's a shame you don't want me to see you again naked, again." He said calmly.
There was something about that calmly that scared me. Maybe because of the current look on his face, the same look he had when he slit Didi's throat.
"What are you going to do to me? " I asked, hoping he would not reveal any plan of killing me.
The next few seconds I waited made me begin to cry again. Fresh tears flowed down my chin as I watched my dorm fade away while the car drove out.
"Marcel thinks you are the game, Zora" Alex said calmly but yet angry "I am officially kidnapping you so when he continues his game, I will have the perfect gambit. You"
flabbergasted, I stared at him with jaw dropped, eyes wide, and brain blank.
"That doesn't make sense"
"Caro giocattolo, It doesn't have to make sense if you want to live" He replied.
(caro giocattolo, Darling plaything)