KILLER EYES

CHAPTER 7

As I walked out of the classroom crying, I found that Zero was no longer in the hallway and that the rest of the students were laughing and talking in the hallways as if nothing had happened. I can't blame them for not knowing that in the class next to them someone just tried to kill me. What's with the psychopath and what's his problem? Will he watch to keep my mouth shut? As if I was willing to be watched by a murderer ... but the memory of him holding a knife to my throat made my body freeze and it felt as if I had hands around my neck that were forcing me not to breathe. I swallowed hard and tried suppressing my fear. After a while instead of fear, I felt anger..... why pancake ???

The bell rang and that meant it was time for another lesson. I was the last to come to class and my gaze met Zero's immediately. He sat at his desk, resting his head on his hands. His eyes were beautiful but they looked as if there was no life in them as if they had no soul. I was covered in cold sweat, and I hurried to my seat next to Jasper's.

„What exactly is going on between you and him?"Jasper asked quietly because the class had already begun.

„What do you mean by that?" I asked and copied the notes off the board.

I didn't want to answer this question. I can't tell him that the boy is actually a killer and that he'll probably kill me soon if I say something, even to a fly.

„Your hand was shaking before, when you were holding my hand and you looked like you'd seen a ghost" he said.

Yes, he's right, the boy is dead inside since a long time ago. I'm not surprised by what Jay said he notices every little thing that happens at a given moment. I should have expected that he would feel that something is wrong. But I'm afraid, I'm afraid something will happen to Jasper. I'm afraid I'll lose him.

„We don't know each other, but he seems weird" that was the only answer I could come up with.

„Ria .... something's wrong here, I know I told you to tell me everything when you're ready but I think if you don't tell me the truth soon I'll go ask him about it maybe he'll be more open about it than you'' his tone sounded angry, I know he doesn't like it when there are secrets between us, but the thought of him going to see Zero alone worries me.

I stopped writing notes and grabbed Jasper with both hands and looked him straight in the eye.

„Jasper I will tell you everything when the time is right, I swear, but for now please stay as far away from Zero as you can" I said with a serious tone, as if it was a matter of life and death which they practically is.

His gaze indicated only one thing to me, and that was that he understood absolutely nothing, which is understandable. But he took my hands in his hands and nodded.

„Promise me" I squeezed his hands so hard my hands started shaking.

„Ria, I should be the one to protect you, but I promise to avoid him. If he does something to you, please let me know'' he said with a reassuring facial expression.

I can imagine that if Jasper ever found out that Zero had held a knife to my neck and was ready to kill me, he would have run up to him and he wouldn't care that we weren't even halfway through the lesson. But then I realized what he told me before he walked out.

„You aren't a sinner" I kept replaying his words in my head, I didn't understand what he meant by that. Does it mean that if I didn't do any sin, he wouldn't kill me? The question is what does he consider a sin?

I felt weird, I couldn't concentrate on the lesson, and the presence of him in my class made me feel even colder and I felt uncomfortable. As if I was stuck between four walls closing in on each other and that I can't breathe.

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After school was over, I waited as always for Jasper but he said he needs to help the teacher with a few papers and he would be right out. I leaned against a tree and kept looking at the watch on my hand and waited for him to come out. Not that I was in a hurry, but I would like to be as far away from school as possible and of course from Zero.

I looked at the sky and it was slightly red, today will be a nice sunset again. The wind was cold since it was winter but I didn't mind at all, winter is my favorite season.

„I'm sorry it took me so long" Jasper said and ran up to me out of breath.

I just smiled and we walked together in the same direction.

„We should hurry up, because you'll be late to work" he smiled at me and quickened his pace.

I was glad he took care of me like that, even though I didn't ask him to. And especially now that I know I have a killer watching me. I'll just stay away from him and Jasper will too. There's no other option. I don't know exactly how many cops work for Zero and why they would support a psychopathic killer like him. The only way to stay alive is to keep quiet, at least until I find another solution.

I dare say that before, one of my main priorities was to help rush my mother with the bills, but at the moment Jasper was the one rushing her. I have to keep him as far away as possible and protect him as he always did for me.

„You're overthinking again" he chuckled.

„Maybe just a bit" I said.

It's nice to see him laugh. At least I don't have to burden him with anything that actually happened.

„We're here. I'll come when you get off work, okay?" He said.

„Be careful, okay?" I know that Zero is targeting me, but still I can't put Jasper in any danger.

He hugged me tightly.

„Has the day finally come where little Ria is worried about me?" He laughed.

„I mean it Jasper!" I pushed him away and looked into his eyes.

„Okay, if it's so important to you" you could see on his face that he was confused, but I couldn't tell him the reason.

After that we went our separate ways.

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It was already dark and it looked like it was going to rain again, which I was happy about. I read because I was alone in the store and no customer came for more than half an hour. We were supposed to close in a bit so I didn't care.

"Interesting how employees can't take care of customers''

I tore my eyes away from the book, not even realizing that someone had come to the store.

„Sorr—" I got stuck as my eyes looked at the figure in front of me.

Fear overcame me and my legs began to shake, but I tried to cover it up by grabbing the counter with my hands so that my legs would not give out. I let him see that I'm afraid of him, even if that was a lie.

,,Don't look at me like that pancake, you're making me uncomfortable '' his outfit was all black and his long coat gave him an even more cool and serious impression.

„Are you expecting me to smile at you?" I said.

I should seriously think about what I'm saying otherwise I'll really end up dead and left somewhere by the river.

„So in the end, you also have some kind of fire in you, '' he smirked.

„What can I get you, sir?" I ignored his comments and begged the Mother of God for me to stay alive.

My hands started shaking every time I picked up a piece of cake, so it's impossible for him not to notice. It seems as though he has a sweet tooth since his order consists of about 4 chocolate cakes and pancakes. A killer with a sweet tooth? How funny ... I don't know maybe I was waiting for him to drink blood or something but maybe I've been reading a too many horror books. He then paid with his card.

,,Next time, you should be more careful about who comes into the shop. A killer could walk in at any moment" he made fun of me and made it clear to me that I was stupid.

I didn't say anything, so he just smiled and left. I know that he knew where I was working but the fact he would come here just to scare me was really mean.

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All the way home I was quiet, I couldn't make a sound. It looked like Jasper wasn't in the best of moods either, as he was also quiet. I reckon he was probably arguing with his mom, i know it sounds bad, but this situation suited me because I didn't feel like talking to anyone. I was tired, scared and wanted to be home as soon as possible. Not to mention the fact that I have to write the essays and have them done for me by tomorrow and, of course, for Chloe. Just the idea that I won't get much sleep today, was killing me with every step that I was closer to my house.

„See you tomorrow" I tried my best to give Jasper at least one last smile, but it didn't look very convincing.

We hugged and I went home.

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The next morning at school, I looked like a corpse. My eyes were red since I only slept for 3 hours. Not to mention that I fell asleep and I hurried to school as fast as I could. It wouldn't surprise me at all if each of my socks were different.

I saw Jasper hold back a laugh, but I didn't care. But I swear, if something pisses me off today, I'll probably explode due to lack of sleep. I'm like that when I don't sleep well I'm moody. This may be my only bad trait that I know about and should work on.

There were maybe 4 students in the class, along with Jasper and I. What surprised me, however, was that I saw Zero lying on his desk and probably sleeping. I didn't think he would be one of the first people in class. Gradually, the class began to fill with students and, of course, our princesses also came.

I expected Chloe to sit down with Rebecca as always, but instead she sat down with Zero. I'm just waiting for her to try and get him to sleep with her.

His gaze finally broke away from the desk and looked at her. He gave her one smile and listened to everything she was saying, even though I could only imagine all the bullshit she was telling him.

How much of a good liar can he be?

„Don't look at them like that Ria...it's weird" Jasper whispered.

„Should I look at you?'' I rested my head on my hand and gave all my attention to Jasper, which he just smiled at, but at the moment I'm more interested in the conversation between Zero and Chloe but Chloe should be careful and stay away from him.

Not that I didn't want Chloe dead, but she doesn't deserve to be murdered by him either way.

„Alexandria, I didn't even notice you in the back. You look like a whole different person. You didn't get much sleep yesterday, did you?'' Chloe was facing me and her gaze was more than clear. She laughed at me for not sleeping at all.

I felt blood rushing through my veins, I hope I won't have to endure this stupid tramp in college as well.

„Do you have the essay?" She played with her hair.

God, I hate her. If I could I'd rip all of her hair out.

Zero was looking at me with a direct look and waited carefully for what I would do next. I pulled an essay out of my bag and walked up to them, where I then threw her essay on her desk.

„That's rude but thank you I have no reason to make your mom lose her job yet" I'd rather beat that smile of off her face with a baseball bat.

„Chloe, look ... I know you're stupid and you don't think much of it, and there's a million better things in this world than learning or reading books .... but what if you tried to do it yourself next time? I don't have time to always do this for you too" I had my hands placed on her desk and tilted closer to her. God, please let her understand me and think about it.

„So you want me to be more like you? Like a nerd? Are you crazy?!! look at yourself you're disgusting .... your clothes are old and you look like you've been hit by a bus. I'd rather die then look like you" she laughed.

I exhaled, I was on the edge of exploding out of anger. How stupid can she still be? I tried to talk to her kindly, but the only way to talk to her is to smack her in the face. Just the thought of punching all her teeth out seemed amazing to me.

I held my hands firmly in fists and tried to hold it in, even though it was very difficult. Insomnia plus her is the worst combination.

,,I really appreciate your words Ria, but I wouldn't be able to live as poorly as you ... after all, your mom's clothes look awful too" she said.

That was the moment when my patience went away.

I laughed.

„What are you laughing at, you poor cow?!"She raised her voice because I probably insulted her.

I raised my head higher and looked into her eyes.

„Nothing, you just amuse with how dumb of b***h you are" I said with a smile. I never called her a b***h to her face. But I will remember the expression on her face forever after I said it.

Then she slapped me. It was the first time she had hit me and I don't think it was the last after today. My cheeks stung and hurt, and I was still trying to understand what had just happened. The whole class was quiet and no one said a word.

„Ria come...."I didn't even know what was going on and Jasper was already pulling me out of the classroom.

With tears in my eyes, I didn't even know where he was taking me, but at that moment I didn't care. I wanted to runaway as far as possible and never step foot in to that classroom ever again. We sat on the rooftop of our school, the sun was shining outside and it was nice. I remember that whenever Jasper and I wanted to get ways from the other students, we sat here and looked at the sky.

„Are you okay?" He brushed my hair out of my face so he could see me better.

,,Mhm''

„That doesn't sound too convincing" he said.

„I'm okay, but I'm thirsty" the truth was I wanted to be alone.

„I'll bring you something, wait here" he left.

I looked up at the sky and a cold breeze blew into my face. My eyes closed and my head grew heavier and I didn't even realize I was leaning on someone's shoulder.

It smells nice, it looks like Jasper changed his perfume, but this one suits him better. My hair was tucked behind my ear and Jasper touched my cheek. His hands were cold and his touch was slightly strong, but very gentle at the same time.

„Hm interesting, I knew you had a fire in you and today you proved it to me even more''

I just realized that the person next to me wasn't Jasper. I guess I was on drugs or the sleep was causing me to hallucinate, but I didn't recognize Jasper from Zero at all and without thinking rested my head on Zero's shoulder as if nothing had happened. I moved away from him and he stood up from the ground.

„What do you want? Did you come here to make fun of me?" I asked annoyed.

„Maybe" he was smiling and looking at the sky.

Oh god, how I'd love to hit him as well...

He looked the sky for a moment, then finally turned to leave. He came to see me and now he is leaving? Weird.

„Why did you come?" I asked.

„For a minute I thought that you were going to jump down from the roof, so I came to see it, but now I see that all that was waiting for me was disappointment" his smile indicated to me that he was really looking forward to seeing me die and that scared me the most. But he's right, if I died it would be one less problem for him.

Maybe for a moment I thought he was going to check if I was okay but that would be impossible for him...

To be continued...

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