The Crazy Tyrant Wants To Kill Me(EDITING)

24 - A Creepy Stalker

I began counting sheep in my head to kill some time and to distract myself from my hunger.

One sheep. Two sheep. Three sheep.

This is boring! I can't believe ANYONE would want to count sheep. My stomach growled loudly and I huffed. Why was Joe taking so long? Is he doing it on PURPOSE?

I frowned. It was possible.

I clenched my stomach with my hands and rolled onto my back, staring up at the ceiling. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse-no, a shark!

Maybe I should wait some more and see-NO.

I interrupted my own thoughts and sat up quickly(so fast that my head spun). Not eating is bad for my health, stomach and my body. I should eat now. I couldn't depend on Joe.

Why should I sit here and wait for Joe to come back when I could just go get some food myself? 

I smiled. Why haven't I thought about this plan earlier? If I had, I probably would already be eating a cheese sandwich in the kitchen by now. But just as I was about to approach the door and open it, my happiness came crashing down.

The door was locked.

Joe had locked the door before leaving! How could I forget?

I cursed him in my heart angrily and plopped down on my queen sized bed. 

But... perhaps there's food in Julia's chamber. Even some chips from under the bed would be alright. I'm so hungry I could eat anything, even moldy bread from years ago. Suddenly, my eyes landed on Joe's tool box. Joe had attached screws onto the air vent earlier, and he had left his tool box here in my room.

My expression brightened. Maybe there's some tools in the tool box that I could use to break the lock or door.

I dashed over to the tool box and opened the lid. Valentine Day Hearts were almost in my eyes as I stared at the tools in the tool box.

There were so many tools! 

"Oh. I have an idea!" I exclaimed to myself. I pulled out a hammer from the tool box and grinned at it. I could use this hammer to bash down the doorknob and I would be able to push the door open.

I carried the hammer over to the door, holding it in my arms like it was some kind of treasure. Then I padded the hammer, exhaled and raised it up in the air...

Then...

BAM!

I hurled the hammer at the doorknob with full strength and repeatedly bashed it against the doorknob.

BAM. BAM. BAM.

The doorknob finally fell down and I pushed the door open. I can't believe it I actually did it.

My stomach begged me for food again by growling loudly. 

Okay! Now I just have to search for the kitchen. As I walked down the hall, I felt goosebumps rising on my skin. It was deserted and dark. The only light came from the moonlight leaking through the windows.

Should I use this chance to meet Theo?

My stomach growled. No, I should fill my stomach first. I padded my stomach and turned around the corner.

The only sound I could hear was my footsteps...

Wait. My expression froze and I slowly down a little.

I think-I think I can hear someone else's footsteps behind me...

Is it just me or is someone following me? The creepy feeling of being stalked sent a shiver down my spine.

I hastened my steps quickly. 

The footsteps behind me grew faster... and a little louder too. But the person following me was keeping a little distant from me.

I started to sweat. I didn't dare look over my shoulder. My only worries and thoughts were about the person behind me.

Soon I began sprinting down the hall. 

The person suddenly stopped moving and I stopped too, confused. I looked over my shoulder only to see a dark figure dashing behind a wall. 

"Huk!" My eyes widened.

Someone was indeed following me!

Wait...

When I first arrived in the palace, I felt as if someone was stalking me. Was this person following me the whole time when I was in the palace?

I shivered.

Then a thought made me turn and dash down the hall: That creepy person might leap out from behind the wall and kidnap me!

My legs moved non-stop below me and I ran, my heart pounding so fast that I could hear it in my ears. 

Suddenly, a person came out from a corridor and when I saw her/him, my pupils widened.

Another person?! Is it another stalker?!

I screamed a blood curdling scream.