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“It’s taking him forever!” I moaned while tracing my index on the circle of my flute.One thing I hate the most on this crazy planet is “the waiting”.I deepened my fork prong inside the white linen tablecloth. “Probably be using you by now” I whispered to it and it glistened back winking at me.I held my panging stomach. It’s nearing six in the evening and I haven’t eaten since breakfast. My gut is hollowed and churning.“That’s it!” If he comes and if it seems a crime to order without him then let it be, it’s his fault.I ordered a mousse and a coffee. I was convinced that now he’ll crash in anytime.Skimming the place around, I’m feeling so bashful, so red faced. Say hi to my rash. You see, it comes whenever I feel like Steve has chucked me out or Steve is seeing some other girl or maybe he forgot he has a girlfriend.I sighed; these thoughts are really whelping whenever I feel like torturing myself. And I do this over and over picturing every minute detail till my head hurts like
Followed by the Silhouette Chapter# 2
I surveyed the pub, everyone is wiggling, the lights chase the bodies below, pointing a hint of people’s movements.I bustled between them. Gulping from the flask the sweet, sweet champagne which spills a little. The silver minidress I’m wearing resembles the disco ball above. Shining green and purple with the lights like a chameleon.I peered at a boy smiling at a girl my age and then he stretched his arm around her waist. The girl nodded and he ushered her to the back door. I take my plotting eyes away.It reminds me of Steve.How we used to go clubbing, we’d make complete fool out of ourselves, we’d chuckle on other people’s stupid dance moves, we kissed and drunk and then he’d take me to his place and make love.I’m missing those bright green eyes with a hint of yellow in them, the way they glowed luminously at me.Everything used to be so beautiful. Like in fairytales. W
Followed by the Silhouette Chapter# 3
Flitting through the fields I let the warmth rush through my nostrils. I keep my eyes shut and get carried away.The gruff surfaces of wheat tickle my hands, I felt heavenly.Flying through them, another warm sweep fluttered my dress. The ethereal light felt so welcoming.The crops caressed me, one by one. I hummed with the breeze."Elijah!", a sweet voice called me.I searched around bewildered."Come here!".My ears directed the sound.I gawped at Lisa, who spread her arms wide, slowly."Come, baby!", her voice resonated."Come!", she said again.My cheek curled to one sound.Abruptly, low growls echoed, surrounding me. Lisa looked woeful.The growls grew louder. Blood started thrumming in my ears. Thick and hot."H-help me!", I stammered."Help yourself"I gasped awake, panting hard.My breath hitched. Trying to drag my heart in place, I wiped sweat off my forehead with my sleeve. It felt scratchy."Ah, I didn't change clothes. What the hell happened last night?".The whole nigh
Followed by the Silhouette Chapter# 4
I'm sat outside his window and I'm drunk again. Too drunk to remember why I'm sat outside HIS house's window. But I'm armed. I have a gun and some other stuff. Maybe if I'll wait I'll know why.I peeped in again. The sweat on my face is starting to get thicker and my breath is getting hotter.He leaped down to grab the bottle as I heard the bathroom door."Better be off!", Kayla walked out. She's prettier than me. She's all chill. I envy quickly. Jealousy hits me, something green and thick in my blood.I thought of getting my eyes away from her as I can't stand her looks. Instead, I gazed at his translucent eyes, narrowing as he smiled at her.How lucky she is! I almost cry while being drunk and sick.He is a paradigm of a beautiful man."You think I'll let you go?", he smirked.God! He smirked at her. I love him when he smirks like that.He relinquished the wine as he traipsed to stand behind her. I watched his fingers sliding around her waist.Deeply inhaling in her neck, he nuzzle
Followed by the Silhouette Chapter# 5
"Miss Heath, do you mind explaining your absence for two weeks straight", Mr Roth frowned.That's when the class have up talking. An interesting topic to indulge. Well, it's Ms. Freak they're gonna discuss. A girl with strange looks, strange happenings and insane family.I cleared my throat."I had some issues but rest assured, they're now resolved", I said in my normal, seditious tone. My nonchalance. It's funny how hard I try to be nonchalant.But no, no matter how hard I try with my pretended chill, Mr. Roth just picks a needle in my chill bubble. He always makes me look like a criminal, in front of the whole class."Repulsive as ever", Jessica exhaled sharply through her nostrils. Her just hate her snubbing laugh."Okay, take your seat".He continued with his hovering of Biology. I felt like I'm being stared at.Lydia.My only friend since elementary. She has both beauty and brains. Not bad with boys either.Jason on her front, unfolded a note or something when she spanked his beh
Followed by the Silhouette Chapter# 6
"Okay, all of you, go up and play. Try leaving me alone for some time", Mrs.Wilder shouted through all the clattering cups and dishes."Yaay, let's play blind fold. I've got black silk", Lydia said enthusiastically."No, I don't think it's a good idea. Let's try something else", Elijah muttered."Oh! Come on, coward! We won't hurt ya. Besides, you're thirteen. Guess, you should grow up by now", Jessica flipped her hair."It's not that", she mumbled as she tugged a rebellious, black strand behind her ear."I think you should go first", Lydia said, "Trust me, Elijah. I think it's time for you to snap out of it"."No, Lydia I won't stand it", she replied endorcely."Well, at least we can give it a try". Elijah wanted to take Lydia somewhere and wanted to tell just tell her that how hard it is for her to put up with such games. Games that require things she can't give. Games she can't play because of something.But she didn't tell all this to her. All the judging eyes gaped at her, entic
Followed by the Silhouette Chapter# 7
I'm sitting here on the pavement with my back resting on some backside of a bakery. Thinking of what I've done in the past years and what will become of me in future. I want to just evade away from the planet for sometime and think things through. I feel my inside getting hollow as I think of my life. I've been living like I'm living someone else's life. Now I'm confronting it all and it's hard to admit, it's my life.It's starting to drizzle. I see as one drop of water lands on my right foot, I drag it back. Then another on my left, I drag it under shade too. I hate rain. More concisely, I hate the things related to it. Wanna know, what?It reminds me of the time I learned to utter the word "dead". I remember how strangely I was introduced to it.Well, one night I didn't feel like sleeping at all, so I hopped out of bed and clambered downstairs. Spying on Lisa and dad has been sort of my hobby and I really enjoy catching them doing things they won't let me do. Like using strange word
Followed by the Silhouette Chapter# 8
Lisa was busily whipping cream for the cake she planned to surprise Elijah with. Elijah loved chocolate cakes and Lisa made them often. Just when she raised up after checking the oven, she was dumbfound. She didn't knew Heath will come home this early."That's what you think, you'll sneak out under my nose and I won't know!", Heath had it enough.The whipping got harder and harder."I have rights, okay and there's nothing you can do about it", Lisa replied."Oh, yeah. I know exactly who you met", he narrowed his eyes at her.Lisa gave up whatever she was doing as she knew now nothing can be done. She prepared herself for what she hears everyday and on top of it, it doesn't matter any more."You're a slut. You hear me?... A slut!", every single word was weighed with anger."You mustn't be considering that"."Come! I'd had enough!", he hauled her out in wrath."Stop! Where on Earth are you taking me?""You know where your life is taking you with all this you're doing?""Yeah! I know. Et
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Chapter# 20
"I'm not his daughter!", I howled again through my sore throat."I'm not!... I'm not!".Elijah Miller. Steady. Elijah Miller. His voice floated up.I started kicking the air in fury. I'm losing my sanity.I let out a sob as chubby hands wrapped my shoulders. Then they smacked and dragged me to the floor."Let me go!", I shrieked.I started kicking harder and attempted to kick the person too. Then I struggled to get my arms free, thrashing them hard.I kicked the person and turned to see with anger.I gasped in shock and dread as I saw the gingery wild hair."Merissa!", I choked out."How? How? It can't be you.... I killed you. I killed you!", I shouted at her.She narrowed her eyes at me coldly then I heard the door behind her."Eva!", she breathed in relief, "Thank heavens you're here!".She leave me.I went serene, gaping at her with caught breath."What's wrong?", Eva approached me to touch my bandage."I've had enough with her hallucinations! I can't take it anymore!"."Why? What
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Chapter# 19
Too much. Too much for my ears. I pressed them shut."She passed over me for that asshole, so I killed her... No heat, no heartaches!".He seemed crazy, he is a psycho, I reminded myself. Your father is a psycho. This thought, this sick thought that whom I've been considering my father, isn't my father is enough to drain blood from my body. His blood from my body.I felt like being ran over by a stampede. I stumbled towards the stairs not dating to see the man behind me who just confessed he's my father. He continued to laugh behind me. I heard him laughing and stomping on the blood-soaked camisole he threw.I hauled myself up the stairs, rushing and tripping over many.His words rang in my ears.Elijah Miller. Elijah Miller.I killed her. I killed her.I staggered and dragged myself to the rear end of the hallway. I couldn't breathe in the humid morning air and I began with the long, painful cry.Bowling out, I bumped into a guy and stared at his unshaven mouth, opening wide as if he
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Chapter# 18
I pushed against the door, the glass on it rattled.It took Lydia long to chew on my words and now finally I'm out. It's late and I was drenched in sweat. My body is preparing itself for the ordeal I'm about to commit.My ponytail had come undone but I made no effort to fix it. "It's late!", I murmured.Under the glare of the street lights, I was gasping for air. My chest heaved up and down as I crossed the street, running as fast as I could to reach my house.Over the front lawn, the grass of Mrs. Jefferson was freshly mowed, moist and sharp blades stuck to my sneakers as I ran.Merissa's room was dark and dormant as a crypt. My searchlight streamed over her dusty window, illuminating her. Her face was in a peaceful repose as she slept on her left side facing me. For a moment, I thought she's staring at me but her eyes are shut."Time to confront your demons, baby".I clicked my light off, silently put dropped it down on the other side and jumped in the window. Then I darted towards
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Chapter# 17
I rang the bell. I heard it chime, once, twice, thrice in my house. No reply. I stumbled off the front stoop and made my way to the back. The kitchen door was locked too. I knocked on it, loudly.I pressed my forehead against the glass on the door and peered in. She's not home, I realized.I backed away from the door and darted around the steps. The window, it's open. I squeezed and dropped myself in on the sink. Everything stood in dark. The linoleum floor squeaked with my dirty sneakers.I felt drowsy from the sleeplessness. I stepped up the stairs and leaning on the knob, I pushed the door open, all the way and just flopped on the inviting bed.I awoke in the afternoon, feeling a little steadier. I hung my legs down. The air felt so suffocating. I traipsed past my dirty clothes, lying on the floor.I brushed the sour taste from my mouth. Slapped the dirt off my face and neck and stared at my reflection awkwardly.Is this me?The split up lip. The swelled eye. The blood-smeared nos
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Chapter# 16
His voice sent shivers to my spine. He wants me. Wants me desperately .She couldn't have just vanished in the thin air. Find her!'I peeked out to see her face still bloodied. He looked so barbarous and choppy.Why is he so beside himself?What does he want ?' Phew!, I breathed as they prowled out to search me. I'm alone again. The hours passed,Waiting and thinking grievously.My stomach ached so violently,like my acid is now dissolving it's walls. It bubbled like a giantgrowling. I thought of diverting my attention, singing in whispers.After sunset I shoved up. It's time.I couldn't feel my legs but I got on them anyway. Ignoring the pain shooting up and down my body. I brushed myself off, my clothes were damp from sweat and barn dirt.A huge red ball of sun still hung low in the sky.The air carried an evening coolness. Sweet corn's smell struck my nostrils. I staggered out, adjusting my eyes to the darkness.Almost losing my balance, I sucked in a deep, delicious breath of air
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Chapter# 15
"Do I have a word in here?", Lisa shouted through the high volume. I turned it down but my eyes remained glued to the screen."I told you about the dinner with Amanda", she yelled, "Any valid explanation for not changing yet?"."I didn't like it!", I seldom say a whole sentence."You better go else this is on you", she waved, "No computer for a month!"."This isn't fair!", I protested.She smiled victoriously.I half-heartedly clambered upstairs and scowled at the stupid thing waiting for me on my bed.A floral frock in red, yellow and orange.I pulled it down and spun as I saw my reflection, flashing my legs through it as it suspended. I looked so behaved and nice."What a trap!", I thought.I had a sudden impulse to show it to Lisa. Not for her wet kisses but that way I can debt her. She'll have to do something for me cause I did what she said.I smiled as I made my way to her room. It was at the end of the short hall. It was dark and I had to fumble along the wall, unable to find t
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Chapter# 14
I felt like someone planted lips on my cheek, as hot breath moistened it."You'll miss good things sleeping", she said, "Wake up!".I shifted."Hey!", the voice resonated."Hey! You need to get up!", I realized the change of voice as someone rapidly slapped on my cheek.My eyelids parted a bit and I saw a swivel of people around me. My head felt so burdensome over my neck."She's alive", a girl smiled at me, "Told ya she's just comatose".My eyes began closing again and her voice breaked and echoed around me. I can't understand what she's saying to me.I put up all energy and pushed my eyes open then I shoved myself in a sitting position. I can't feel my lower region and when I tried to sit it was hurting. I hissed in pain."Where... Where am I?", my voice was scratchy for not using it long."Look, we might look like a jackass to you but we don't know either, still trynna figure out and I'd insist you on it too", someone spoke angrily like I asked some stupid question.I looked in th
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Chapter# 13
I leaned in my chamber and stuffed books and notebooks in my backpack. I didn't care what junk I was taking and slammed the locker door shut.I walked past the hallway, contrary to the overpopulation of thudding shoes everyday, very few people were present due to homecoming. Especially girls. I wasn't facing anyone and tried to finish the day while pretending to be invisible. I don't want to hear Jessica's and Lucy's names.I walked with my head down but with rotating eyes. I think everyone is talking about me. Everyone knows. I gulped my spit and turned my head up.Everything felt the same. The Janitor's son got bullied, the same pain in his eyes. The groups were laughing wildly, the same carefree grin in their eyes.Everything is the same. Everything is normal. Nobody knows.Nobody...Suddenly someone whacked a back of hand against my shoulder from behind. I spun and blowed a fist in the face with all waking energy. The person tripped and landed on the arse."You?", my voice choked
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Chapter# 12
Lisa grabbed young Elijah and made her sit on her lap, "Say mommy, baby", she planted kisses on her cheeks."Mo-mmy", she breaked. But no response."Ok, let's try this again, the easy way... Wanna try the easy way?"."Ok, say Mo-".Lisa became silent and smile disappeared from her face. Elijah was still staring at her hands like there's no sensation, no perception.She started checking her mouth, saw her tongue and moved it up and down."She doesn't respond and I think I should tell she's five now and she doesn't babble too. I've never heard her make sounds and I used to hold her bottle in her mouth every other minute cause she...", Lisa began crying and her voice broke."It's ok, Mrs. Heath. Some children speak late. You just have to waith till her time comes. Every child has it's own time", Dr. Celia explained."But it could be possible that something might be wrong", Lisa said wiping her tears."No such detected problem with her. She's perfectly fine. Her reports are clear", she sl
