Matched With Professor

15. r***d?!

Kate’s pov

I was drowning. My head struggled to the surface of the water but was being pressed deep down again. I couldn’t see who the guy was. But I kept crying out Nathan! He’s not answering. No one could hear me in the water either. I couldn’t breathe! My chest was like under a huge stone! Let me go! I was begging. Could someone help?!

The fear is so strong and real that I wake up immediately, siting uptight on my bed and wiping the beads of sweats from my face. Thank god! It’s just a nightmare. I walk to the bathroom, seeing a gaunt face in the mirror. The dream made me dreadful without so much sleep last night. I must have had too much wine before falling asleep.

(Phone vibrating)

‘Mirror, mirror, who is the fairest one of all?’

It’s Emily, sending me a selfie. She is dressing up as the Evil Queen for the Halloween party tonight.

‘It’s Princess Elsa.ME!!’ I reply with a meme.

‘How dare you! Eat my apple!’

‘Apple cider maybe worksJ’

‘lol. When will u be ready? Need a lift to the party?’

‘Y ARE YOU SO RUSH! Last time I checked the party starts from 6 pm!’ I keep tapping the rolling eyes emoji and send them all.

‘Check what time it’s now. Princess!’ She replies with dozens of the same emoji.

‘OMG! It’s 5! I just woke up. Thought it’s morning…’

‘Tough s*x with Nathan? ’ A smirk emoji this time

‘I prefer the damn apple! Just go! I’ll grab a taxi.’

‘Hahaha. See u there.xoxo’

‘xoxo’

After a shower, I put on a snow blue dress and a light yellow(almost white) wig. Then I’m ready to hop into a taxi with some festival make-up.

Wait! When the taxi is waiting for traffic lights, I saw Nathan’s at the opposite of the road and getting into a taxi with a girl!

I’m furious! He said he loved me! He almost got me by that 3 magical words! What a shameless liar! How cheap his love is?

Who is that girl? Is she my replacement? Did we break up last night? Even if we did, how could he start to see someone else so soon? A cheater!

‘Turn around and follow that taxi! plz.’ Without a second thought, I tell the driver to follow the taxi having Nathan. I have to find out the truth. I need to see it with my own eyes rather than google. It’s the only way I can give up on him.

Nathan’s taxi stops at a luxury hotel. What the hell! Are they getting a room?

‘Excuse me. Miss. You must be heading to a Halloween party. Could you let me know where it is?’ A stranger stops me at the entrance.

‘Oh No. Sorry. I’m not going to a party.’ I throw my wig into a bin before following them into the lobby as the wig was attracting so much attention.

They didn’t go to the reception, which means they don’t plan to get a room, at least not now. Who knows what will happen after a few drinks as the first time I met Nathan.

They walk to the lounge. So do I. I pick a seat in the corner, making sure Nathan’s back towards me. I can’t hear what they said but I can see if there’s any close touch between them. The bartender wants to check my ID when I order a glass of my favorite white wine.

‘You really don’t have to do that. Do I look like someone would violate laws?’ I complain while passing him my ID.

‘Sorry, Miss. It’s a must. You look younger.’

Damnit! The girl is rubbing Nathan’s thigh. Then Nathan puts his hand on the girls’.

I gulp a wine, being mad but heart-broken under this scene. I proved that Google’s never wrong. There’s no point of confronting him. We are done.

‘Princess. Do you mind if I sit beside you?’ A strange man is approaching me.

‘No.’ Who cares.

‘Can I buy you a drink?’

‘Sure. Thanks’ I will need one more anyway.

Shockingly, I can’t feel my weight after the second drink. I can’t even stand up to walk. What was in that drink?! My tolerance for alcohol should have been better than this. Now the ceiling is spinning. I’m going to faint anytime.

‘Let me get you into the room, princess.’ The man beside me puts his arm around my shoulder, caging me.

I want to push him away. I want to shout out for help. But I can’t make it. I can only murmur ‘No…please leave me alone…’ No one will notice me.

I turn around my head, looking at the direction of where Nathan sits. He’s still involving in a conversation with that girl. There’s no way he can recognize me.

Then I raise my hand faintly, trying to get some attention from a bartender. But what he sees is just a drunk girl leaning on her friend. That’s so common in a hotel.

The man takes me into a room, pushing me onto the bed. And he begins to tear my dress, evilly chuckling

 ‘Oh pretty. Your body made me so hard! ’

His filthy words remind me of the fear of my nightmare! Much worse this time! This time is real! I keep kicking him and pushing him away from my body. Worse still, the way I behaved made him angrier. He slaps me hard and ties up my wrists, cursing at me, ‘b***h! You will be dead quite when I get inside you!’

The man is unbuckling his belt.

And there is some sound of flashlights in the air. OMG! He is taking pictures! Is he filming porn while raping me?

Now I’m screwed! I can only feel tears and fear.

‘Nathan! Nathan!’ I’m crying his name in my heart. I know it won’t help. He isn't here.

I’m losing my consciousness. Will it just be another dream? Will I be fine again next morning?

Nathan, I wish you knew I love you.

I still don’t believe you. But I can’t control my feelings for you.

Bump!

Someone is breaking into the room!