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Gloom Chapter 31
"You're an asshole," I mumbled."Thank you," he replied with a half smile.Nat's giggle distracted my anger and I glared at her. She slowly shook her head, looking at the ground, and she wanted to know what the hell she was thinking.Suddenly, surprise suffused her features, as if she had remembered something important.“Oh, Amy, here. Then she took the hardcover book out of the bag slung over her shoulder, and handed it to me.I didn't miss Azazziel's raised eyebrows at the title, so I hastily stuffed the text into my bag.The bus that would take her to work pulled up in front of us and Nat waved.“It was nice meeting you, Aiden,” she said, and I suppressed the urge to shudder.“The pleasure was all mine, Nat.I raised my eyebrows when I saw him wink at her. Her face became one of wonder, and for an instant he seemed to lose his breath. The only thing missing was to blow air with her hand.I almost rolled my eyes.When she came out of her trance, the girl managed to surprise me more
Gloom Chapter 32
But even so, I took advantage of his silence to finish speaking."He didn't look like a man," I explained, thinking back. He s-looked like a child, a small one. He arrived at the cafeteria with a man and a woman. He watched me for a long time, until he came over to talk to me. He wanted to know what I was, and he said that my soul didn't look like that of a normal human… And all those things you say. H-he wanted…” I swallowed hard again, to reduce the lump that nervousness had formed in my throat. D- he said my soul was the most desirable he ever perceived.His eyes narrowed suspiciously."He could read your mind?""No…" I hesitated. I didn't… dared to ask him. B-but I'm sure I couldn't.He nodded slowly.Then he took a step back and, his face uncompromising, his gaze traveled the entire length of my body."Did he do something to you?"An alien feeling—unknown, but I wasn't interested in understanding—squeezed my stomach at the intensity with which he looked at me."N-no," I muttered.
Gloom Chapter 33
Maybe I should have thought better before asking."The only thing I ask of you," he continued, "is that you don't even think about calling me stupid."—Not that I wanted to see you for pleasure.That got him a half smile, but he didn't answer.The stubborn bewilderment, the one that threatened to wreak havoc with my sanity, the one that had remained in me since I saw demonic pupils in the tiny face of a child, returned to hammer my head at that moment.A feeling of suspicion assailed me and that distrust that I always felt towards him invaded everything. Why wasn't Azazziel aware of what happened to the other demon?"So you didn't know what happened to me?"He raised his eyebrows condescendingly."Do you think he knew?""I just thought you were spying on me all day." I had thought that… you already knew.In a single second, a slight dizziness washed over me as I realized that, at that moment, in those torturous minutes in the cafeteria, I had been totally unprotected.The unknown demo
Gloom Chapter 34
The words resounded like a whirlwind in my head:"Because I wanted to. Nothing more than that. I always do what I want . "Why did you want? wanted what ? See if I kissed her back or pulled away from her? Or if she kept me still the same as with David? Did he want to see if the contact was painful? Or if sparks started flying and one of us caught fire?Or, simply, he wanted to verify that my self-control was not as strong as it seemed to be, and that deep down he did manage to make me weaken...No, no fucking way , the voice in my mind was determined.It was impossible. Not for someone like him.Not for something like him.I didn't understand the real meaning of his words, much less considering what the little demon had revealed to me that day and that he later confirmed to me. And it is that, if Azazziel really hated humans so much, why had he kissed me then?The vibration of my cell phone made me jump, although I appreciated the distraction. My thoughts had already begun to take
Gloom Chapter 35
—Diana, you know that I am not a person who relates easily to people. You and David are my only friends.He placed his fisted hands on his hips."Ah, but it's good that you got involved with that disturbed goth," she reproached. If they will even go out again, or not? He shook his head; she was pointing at my cell phone.The dismissive tone of voice and his irascible expression took me by surprise.At that moment, a light rain began to fall on us almost as quickly as the fervor of anger flooded my chest.-What is it that bothers you? I blurted out. Nat, or the fact that there's a new person she considers a friend?My own words threw me off balance, though I didn't have much time to process it. Her face twitched at her irritation."You're not even going out with me and you're going out with that hobbit !" "It's not like you're too interested in it either!" I exclaimed. Things should always be your way, and if it's not a place that only you like, you don't try to find something that I
Gloom Chapter 36
I stood up, setting the now empty plate aside, and went to my parents' bedroom. I thanked heaven that they hadn't left the latch on and I went in there.As carefully as I could, I searched in the huge closet, in the clothing drawers, in all the furniture I could, without really finding anything that could help me. He didn't know exactly what he was looking for, only that it must be something out of place. Something strange that had to do with me, abnormal information, whatever. But I found nothing but invoices and other papers from my father's work.So I decided to go down to the basement, the only place I could think of to keep snooping around.I started taking out the first boxes, the ones that were at my height, ignoring the ones where I knew the Christmas decorations and other things were stored. I only found more paperwork that didn't interest me, but I had already entered a state of extreme stubbornness, almost maniacal.So I kept peering into more boxes, tiptoeing to reach them
Gloom Chapter 37
His eyes traveled to my face for a second, but he ignored me and continued reading.— Student reacts violently to jokes from her classmates. She is withdrawn, has aloof and uncooperative tendencies …” Then she stopped herself, frowning slightly, almost thoughtfully. He switched blades and raised his eyebrows in surprise. Your grades were terrible! And I thought you were a nerd."Yeah, I know how I was doing in school," I mumbled. You don't need to remind me.He shrugged, and took another sip of alcohol again.I sighed and headed up the stairs. I had to go see how my forehead was; he couldn't deal with Azazziel and the pain at the same time. I needed, even if it was a pill."Are you allergic to peanuts?" She heard her voice before reaching the bottom step, accompanied by a mischievous laugh. It would be an interesting way to kill you… See how you swell up like a croaking frog.A pang of anger shot through me and I pursed my lips.I slammed the basement door behind me.I groaned. An ove
Gloom Chapter 38
"Are you being evasive?" I asked raising my eyebrows.He outlined a half smile, full of mischief.-What age do you think I am?I bit my lip uncertainly. Actually, that was something very difficult to guess. Since most of the time I saw him serious or angry, he seemed older than me. However, that day that he faked sympathy with Nat, he looked younger. But still, even at his worst, he didn't represent more than twenty-five years. And that was saying a lot, I was exaggerating.I shrugged in a gesture that was meant to be nonchalant, and he chuckled lightly.The throbbing pain in my forehead still wouldn't go away, and I was already starting to feel tired just standing on my feet. "Would you mind getting out of my bed, please?""Wow," he murmured, "it's the first time they've ever said that to me." They usually ask me to stay.“Come out, seriously.He jerked his chin toward the desk chair. "Sit there," he said.An irritation-laden sound escaped my lips.I walked over to the bed and star