The tainted rose

Chapter 8

Olivia re-captured the glimpse of that unknown stalker every single day. It was creepy and mysterious. The look on those eyes terrorized her. Early in the morning she quietly sat under the Jasmine tree and observed the children in the Primary section running around the school park shouting and teasing each other. Worn out leaves which were hanging on those boughs fell onto the ground and got collected in heaps.

The temporary fantasy which she experienced yesterday when Ashvin expressed his love didn't remain for too long. Olivia buried her face under her arms and looked at the book "The tainted rose" which was carefully lying inside her bag.
She sent a deep sigh and took it out to read. Now this has become very serious. She felt as if she was a pawn on a chessboard played by that stranger whom she saw that day on the bus. Who is he? Why does he keep on following her? These are questions which lack proper answers.

Continued.....

This youth was madly in love but he hesitated to confess. He wanted to make her his whole world. She was always by his side and cared for him more and more. One day that vulgar man had cut his back with a sharp blade to gain some cruel happiness by seeing the boy moan and roll on the floor with blood smeared all over his body. This man then bent down and whispered to him saying "The more you bear up the more you achieve" After that the little boy was dragged across the floor again and striped off his clothes so that he could squeeze his genitalia. When he refused that horrible smut would throw the skinny boy across the floor and trample his genitals.Then the door slam close and he leaves. He wanted lot of people to be his sex slaves. He screamed in pain awfully but no one could hear it. So day by day this boy began to hate the whole world except one. It was her. But it was so sad that he couldn't let her know what was happening to him everyday after he returns home. His whole body was stimulated when she touched his hand in a friendly manner to make him comfortable infront of the society. He couldn't figure out what love was but he ended up falling for her insanely. He wrote her name on the walls and kissed it about a hundred times.He even made a doll with a bundle of clothes and cuddled with it by imagining that it was her. At times it went further more than a cuddle 😶🤐
and early in the morning when he touches the sheets of his bed they feel really wet with his tears of exhaustion .........."

"Iyaak this shit...🤢" Olivia muttered with a disgust. "Is he a psycho? This is clearly an obsession. However I feel pity for him too. Is this story even real. who is this girl? I am so confused. Why do he force me to read this? Ahhh. This is enough." She said to herself and put the book inside her bag.
She walked back to her classroom.

Thickets were grown in the back yard and not a single student was given permission to go there. While she was passing the back yard she slightly saw a figure observing her hidden behind a broken wall.

She quickly looked back. There was none. Olivia felt strange. A cool wind passed through and embraced her body. Her hair turned untidy as it blew up her hair. Wind grew more fierce and rapid. Dust in the ground began to rise and encircle around her. Everything was blurred and then a dark figure approached her. She shouted. The black figure placed one hand around her waist and dragged her into the back yard. "No please help. Help"
The whole class was looking at Olivia. "Olivia Oli what's up buddy?" Anne shook her.

Olivia lifted her face which was kept on her desk and enlarged her eyes to see whether everything is ok. Yes everything was perfectly fine. It was just another dream. She felt embarrassed. Specially because Ashvin was seated next to her.
"Olivia are you ok?" She didn't answer and went to the rest room. Ashvin too followed her. Tears appeared in her eyes. She washed her face quickly and she was surprised to see Ashvin standing next to her.

"Olivia are you crying? What's wrong? Please tell me" Ashvin said. Olivia just shook her head.
"No I am ok. I just saw a bad dream. That's all. Ahh I fell asleep in this free period. Why don't we go and practice?" Asked Olivia in order to change the subject. "Are you feeling alright? You feel so pale Oli" Ashvin said by approaching her gently.
"No I am ok." She gave a false smile. He slowly took her hand. Olivia looked hear and there awkwardly and finally he lifted her head from her chin to fix his eyes straightly onto her's. "Oli I told you that day. I love you. So you can share anything with me" Her heart rate increased. She quickly pulled away her hand. "Thank you but I am ok Ashvin" she slipped away by saying so.