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.