Gloom

Following

the car ride was silent. I don't know where he was taking me but I didn't care. The side of his neck had a big scar, I thought maybe it was because of the guys but it looked old. I just had one question.

"How did you know where I was?" I say softly
He stayed silent.
"Did you follow me or something?"
He opened his mouth but nothing came out.
" fine don't give me a answer, just bring me home"

"I just-" he started talking
"I feel protective over you and Maybel if I wasn't there what those guys would've done to you,god."
He says.
He sounded like he cared but I'm not sure.
I told him where my house was and we parked in my driveway. I kept hearing my phone buzz. And I realized I forgot to go to Lisa's. She's probably freaking out.
I respond to her letting know I'm okay.
"Maybel, I just I can't stay away from you, your different." Those words were confusing
"Then don't" I say. I end up getting out of my car without another word.
I walk into the house with my mom sitting on the couch on her computer.
"Hey mom" I say
"Hey hun, mind sitting for a second?"
"Yeah sure" I say sitting down next to her

"From now on I want you to come home straight from school, there have been 2 deaths this past week and we don't know who's doing it."
"Can you do that for me?"

I go in confusion
"Yeah of course,mom"
She puts on a worried smile
"Okay." She says quietly kissing me on the head

We say goodnight and I head upstairs.
I need to know more.
I open up my computer searching up the kylens.
Nothing, not a single page or profile on them

I search up the recent deaths. No reason of why the deaths are happening. "Man killed on Monday night, reason of death? Questionable, but it could be drug deal or part of any gang. Any information contact "***-***-****" I was utterly confused.
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the next day, I was thinking. How could he know where I was. How is he so strong.
How does he always be there at the right time.

I need to clear my head.
I walk into the school bathroom
Thinking. Then I realize. In the car ride. His neck, it had a scar. His hands when he caught me. They were rough and he always has marks and scratches. Why?
I hear the bathroom door bang open.

"What are you doing in here?" I say when I see James. "What do you know" he says stomping infront of me. He was staring in my soul waiting for a answer.

"I know that your incredibly strong, you have scars and scratches everywhere, you know where I am and always there wherever I am."
We just look at eachother until I speak up
"Who are you."
His face rests and just stares at me
"Why ask such a stupid question when you know the answer"
" let me see"
He raises a eyebrow in confusion
"The scars"
"Maybel" he says but I caught him off my lifting up his black t shirt.
Scars everywhere.
Some deep, some not. Some even looked new.

what kind of gang is he in. Or worse.
He still has his eyes on me.
"I can't be around you. I'm dangerous. When I first say you. I wouldn't be able to control myself. You were.." he stops himself "you were beautiful and I know I wouldn't be able to control myself."

At this point I was against the bathroom sink as he was almost chest to chest to me.
" I have never wanted a girl so bad in my life"
I was speechless
"I have killed people before" he says trying to scare me off
"I don't care."
I say
" I trust you" I say
"Don't." He says
He leans against the bathroom wall.
" my family, we don't kill as much. the Chicago mafia is where we are from. It's only for family. But Maybel I would kill for a girl who I just bet in biology. It's like your a drug to me"

I just wanted to kiss him so bad.
He doesn't know what he's doing right now.
But is he dangerous?.

"Why did you hate me so much when we met." I say
" I couldn't control myself around you, I don't know if I can now."
I didn't believe him.

He comes closer to me up against the wall putting his hands on the wall behind me so I'm trapped

"I'm not afraid of you" I say
"You don't know how long I have waited for you"
He says staring at my lips.