𝐌𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭

the garage check...

"She was killed" I completed.

Nicks eyes widened at my words "what? What? No! No! But-but the card!" He stuttered "she was forced to write it"

"B-b-but-" I put my index finger on his lips, shutting him up "Shh..  let me explain.." I caressed his check calming him down

"It all started when Folks found a cassette containing disturbing images for my project, he decided to watch it himself before giving it to me... that when he died"

"No! No! Folks died because of an asthma attack!" He yelled "he was so terrified by the movie that he threw his inhaler down"

His mouth opened in shock "I know.. the next day I took the cassette and tried to watch it alone. But I was scared so I watched with Chris.."

"This cassette showed a girl, Vanessa, being beaten up and killed by the most horrifying and painful way a human could die. We were horrified! How could someone do this? That when we gathered a few clues and evidence to prove that she was killed..  and we found the killer.." Nick was too shocked to speak. His eyes were wide and his mouth opened from what he was hearing

I knew that it we were too young to even know about this things let alone get involved in them..

It was psychotic, horrifying, sick... From the day I knew about Vanessa I couldn't sleep properly. I could hear her screaming for mercy in my sleep.

Her begging me to help her in my dreams, Chris' words about nick, Carmen's warnings... I could hear them simultaneously at my head.

Warning me, begging me to save Vanessa, screaming for mercy.. I couldn't have a moment of peace for the last 3 weeks

My life turned up side down, from a normal girl to a murder solving detective. But I have to keep going, for Vanessa, her parents, Carmen, folks and justice

I have to keep going! I can't back up now! "It was kolpus.. he edited these films, like the one Vanessa was in. We caught him sneaking in the movie library, so.... we followed him to see what he was doing.." I said  quietly

"But we weren't so lucky, he.. trapped us! I was tied with a rope on the chair like Vanessa! I was going to get killed! Nick!"

Tears went down his cheeks "no! Penelope! Why did you do this? I don't want to lose you!" His hands wrapped around my waist bringing me closer to his chest

My hair getting wet from his tears, his shirt too by my tears. "Shhh.. calm down.. everything is okay now! We escaped! And we have evidence! I'm okay!" I reassured him

His hands holding me tighter, not wanting to let go as if he let go ill dissappear like smoke "Penelope! Please don't risk your life like that! I care about you! I don't want to see you suffer.." his breath hitting my ear

"Its okay now.. everything is okay, don't worry I'm safe... but Chris.."

"Died?" He yelled "no! He is one of them! He is one of this group! He killed many girls nick! We have to stop him! I can't do this alone! I need you..." I broke the hug, looking in his eyes

"How can you be so sure Penelope?"

"I...I..." the lights suddenly went off, darkness everywhere "AH!" I yelled

"Don't worry tye ruleman probably went down, I'll be back in a minute!" He got up and left the room

I was scared, I was in an unknown house, alone! With a glass of whiskey in my hands!

What was I supposed to do? Scream od joy?

Loud thuds were coming from down stairs "Nick?" No answer

I silvered! Fuck I'm going to die! I'm going to die! Fuck ! Fuck! Fuck!

I left the glass on the bed  and got up

"Not the time to be a Coward! You got this" I said to myself confidently.

There was no light, everything was dark, and this time I didn't have nay matches or a lighter on my bag or my pocket

I was left with my sense of touch and hearing to find my way downstairs, where the thuds were coming

Eventually, I reached the stairs.

Why did they have to install stairs? Couldn't they just have one floor?

I grab the railings going down the stairs as carefully as I could. That's it I'm going to break my leg, my hand, my head and end up to the hospital

As I was getting closer to the hallway, the thuds were getting louder and louder until I was on the first floor

"Hello?..... Nick?" No response

I walked towards the living room hoping to find nick there "nick?" I yelled

No response again "NICK?"  Nothing, just silence. I entered the living room, taking deep breaths to calm down

"NICK?" I circled the couches in order to find him but nothing.. just a waste of time

The living room was connected to the kitchen, meaning that maybe nick was inside there

"Nick?"
I took a step inside the kitchen, slowly looking around me. The room was big almost too big

I was so mesmerized by their luxurious kitchen, that I forgot everything about nick..

I took a step towards their set of knifes. I don't know, it kinda attracted me. I reached my hand to touch it.

Wanting to feel it's sharp surface, on my skin. Covering it in blood..

I'm going crazy! What's wrong with me? I'm going to the police with nick and I'm gonna put an end to this case! No more blood or murders!

The atmosphere was kinda off, I felt a figure behind me, hovering me "Nick where we-" I turned around and froze on my spot

"C-C-Chris?" He standing in front of me, looking persistently at my eyes. I didn't know how to react, I just stood there watching him

His brown soft eyes starring at mine, I knew it was wrong but I... I was mesmerized by him. I liked him a long time ago but I chose to avoid my feelings

His hand reached for me, trying to touched me but all I could think of, now, has Carmen's words. Just as his hand tried to touched me I fliched

He is a killer Penelope! You can't just let him touch you! You found the camera in his closet! You were going to be his next victim!

I shook my head trying to focus. "How did you know I was here?" My tone serious "were you trying to kill me? Like you did to Vanessa?"

"Penel-" I reached for the knifes behind me, holding it up to defend my self "shut up! I found your Sony! In your closet! The cassette had my name on it! You bastard!" I screamed

"Let me explain-" he tried to say "YOU BASTARD!" Nick screamed from the living room, running towards Chris

Chris raised his fists up, ready to fight nick who was angry as fuck..

Nick dodged Chris punched and punched him hard on his nose  making him bleed "CHRIS!" I screamed, I couldn't move! I froze, it's like i lost control of my body "nick stop!"

Chris covered his nose with his hands to stop the bleeding but nick didn't stop.
He punched Chris in the stomach, causing him to fall on his knees

"YOU KILLED VANESSA! NOW YOU WANT TO KILL PENELOPE TOO?" He yelled grabbing Chris brown hair, preparing to punch him again

"NO! PLEASEE NICK STOP!" I moved my feet getting between them "ITS ENOUGH!" I took a deep breath, nick was tired too breathing heavily "we'll just tie him up and give him to the police, okay?" I said in which nick nodded, letting go of chris' hair

"I'll get the rope" he said leaving the room

I grabbed Chris' body, which fell down on the floor as it didn't have any strength at all now "Chris..  are you okay?"

I brushed his hair out of face, to see his eyes closed "Penelope.." his hand grabbed mine "the garage... check.. the garage"