HÖRNY BOSS

Chapter 35

🔞 VERA 🔞

I didn't know how lonely I had been until New Year's Eve. And my fear increases each time, especially the constant calls of the stranger. 

I heard that the first hearing in court will be held in the second week of January. I couldn't wait to get a glimpse of what my little boy has grown into.

I creeped out of bed and dressed up in jeans and a sweater. Then I unhooked my jacket and threw it over my body as the night isn't too young anymore and I know that it would be cold outside.

I was right. Shoving my hands into the pockets of my jacket, I walked quietly with measured steps along the lonely road.

I felt my phone in the left pocket of my jacket and thought of how it got there. Maybe I didn't remember to take it out earlier when I went to check out a new job that my friend recommended to me.

At some point, it seemed as though someone was following me. The hairs on the back of my head prickled, sensing the danger of the night.

I paused and turned around quickly to see if I would see the person behind me, but I didn't even see a shadow. I shrugged and continued walking down the street. 

Some of the street lights had worn out and broken down, the remaining ones lit the area just fine, but I didn't know why I felt afraid. My instincts nagged me as I forced myself to keep going.

It got worse when I heard footsteps as if they were intentionally making noise to scare me. I turned sharply and a shadow docked into the darkness.

I became afraid and I wondered who was playing such expensive games with me. I have lived around this neighborhood before and I have never heard any stories of serial killers or bad guys. 

I haven't experienced anything like this particular one. Downtown surely brought a lot of evil to me. It also gave me the heart pain I have been trying to heal from.

When I looked around and saw that all the lights in every building had been turned off as their owners were mostly asleep, I wondered what brought me to this spot.

I can't simply go back through that same route since the person… or whatever is following me from behind and I don't have any place in mind.

My son! Yes, I was going to see my son! My heart beat faster than usual as I continued down the road. I halted when I saw a coin roll over and stopped beside my leg as if it was tossed by someone very near.

I looked around but saw no one and I remembered stories of human shifters. They can be in many kinds of beasts form, especially the wolves and vampires.

That did it. I scared myself even more with that ridiculous thought and everything I saw turned into monsters lunging towards me with four long teeths and fingers with the longest nails.

I took to my heels and ran towards Kenneth's house. I didn't wait to think if he would accept me or throw me out to the cold hands of the devil.

I forgot that the best decision for me right then was to willingly submit myself to the monster than run into Kenneth's house.

I did forgot about everything as I raced down the road and straight to the house oblivious of how much I was hurting and the dizziness that has taken a better part of me.

I was really frightened by the unknown lurking in the dark. I didn't even know if the unknown was chasing after me or not, I just wanted to run with the hope that I am getting away.

I was just eight feet away from Kenneth's house when my legs got trapped in a rope and I fell face down on the pebbles. Everything twirled in my eyes as I rolled down the road.