SKULL: Cursed Souls

CHAPTER 2: ANONYMOUS

Darkness devoured me. My heart was pounding fast against my chest and I couldn't breathe. My body froze while my hands trembles, then my eyes grew wide when blood flowed from my palms.

I took a deep breath before shouting in hysteria, "I'LL NEVER DO SUCH THING!"

I shouted loud as I woke up from the worst nightmare I ever had. Will I kill them in the future? No! I wouldn't. I was just angry, it is wrong! I shouldn't.

The siren rang; my mother came inside my room with her mouth like a siren. I was relieved to hear her-- this is the first time that I'm glad to hear her nag at me. This frustrated person once had a kinder heart but she just took the wrong path after facing obstacles of life. We had a better life but the world turned against us, and now we are here at the bottom where even this house we are living in may be sold soon.

I wanted to hug her. I feel really sorry for my dream, but I was too awkward so I just looked at her, teary eyed.

"YOU! You couldn't even take care of yourself and you have a girlfriend?! Someone is waiting downstairs. Get down fast!" she exclaimed as my loving girlfriend came to get me out for a date.

I begged my mother to play nice even just for now then a devious smile can be drawn from her face--it was a wide smile but her eyes tells otherwise-- and immediately shifted into a bitter gaze with an uncanny frown when she answered slowly, "What do you think of me?" then exclaimed "Do not tell me what to do! I will be nice to her!"

My heart is still in awe from the fact that my girlfriend thinks of me well that she even cared to come here. I should've been the one who picked her up.

I went down to talk to her, and mother hurriedly followed.

"Hello, sweetheart! What is your name? Have a drink."

You can see the plasticity of her when she offered her a drink, she once again used that smile she have shown me but looks down on her when my girlfriend is staring at me.

Jamila, the woman who caught my heart. She meets both body and beauty stereotypes that whenever we are together, people would look at me with suspicion. I certainly do not blame them since she is miles away from what I am, perhaps lightyears for she is a shining star in the universe while I am just a speck of dust in vast space.

The aspect of her that would really catch people's attention is her eyes that are of a fox, but unlike these people, I look past to what I see outside but rather her inner beauty that radiates through her kindness.

We didn't stay that long in our house. I didn't even let her take a sip of the drink my Mother prepared, because I rushed to get her out after I introduced her.

It was almost noon when we went out, I woke up late today. I looked at her, only to realize that my life is on the line and I wouldn't be able to talk to her through the phone for a while.

I told her about the events that occurred, not expecting a warm embrace. She asked me to cancel the date since she knew the danger ahead. She held my hand and looked me in the eyes, "Please be strong. Be safe my man! I would die if you leave me, "she put my arms above her belly, "You don't want your child to lose their father before they could even be born, right?"

My ears cannot believe what it just heard. I am going to be a father?

"You're pregnant?!" I asked in shock, we only did it once.

"Yes, I am! I didn't expect that it would turn out this way. I hope you won't run away from your responsibilities."

I couldn't put myself together, now I am going to be a father but there is a possibility that this child may lose his father before he could even see the world. All I could do now is to assure her that I wouldn't run away from the responsibilities and that I will be safe. I walked her home then also went on my way.