The last bit felt like a blur to me.
I stared at the leftover tomatoes, my stomach twisting. I kept the knife on the table.
I heard sobbing. Andrea, the friendly and cheery person I have come to know, was sobbing. The sea of comfort felt too far away.
I exhaled, hoping the heaviness in my chest would vanish, but it didn't as her sob continued. The knife fell out of her hands.
I wrapped my arm around her shoulders, tucking my head against hers.
"It's okay Andrea....it's okay....I..I am sorry..."
I don't know what I was apologizing for. The fact that I suffered through a similar experience, or that Donnor was a monster who knows no limits when it comes to killing people.
She continued sobbing. Her face was a wet rag. A beaming woman turned into a ghost.
All because of him.
I grabbed her glass of water, rubbing the back of her shoulders. I hugged her tightly. The sobs sunk into the silence of the ocean and sunlight.
She broke the hug, forcing her pale face to bend into a smile.
"Thank you...Callie.."
I patted her back.
"It's okay if you don't want to continue with the cooking...you said there should be some help coming soon. You can go and rest..."
I looked at her baggy eyes and flushed cheeks.
"I---I am fine."
"No! I will manage. You can trust me."
She wasn't sure, but I forced her to leave the table. She hesitated but eventually went back inside.
A gush of adrenaline pumped through my body. I tore the bread packet open, throwing it on the table.
Donnor.....this man wasn't a man. He was a monster. Killing someone's family member because they tried to kiss him!? Is this man real? He should be counting the days to his death sentence instead of chilling in Hawaii! But I don't understand. Why kill over a kiss? Does he hate women or is he gay?
Oh, what am I talking about? He is a complete maniac. I rolled my eyes. Of course. He is unstable and needs to be in jail like any other terrorist. They don't have a heart. If they don't like something or someone, they simply kill them.
I was done with the sandwiches after half an hour of cursing Donnor.
I took a small break, standing and observing the quiet sea. My thoughts drew back to my mom. I missed her so much. I don't want this to be my last time seeing her. But I was scared. Donnor knows about my mom's situation. What if he does something to her?
Tears steamed my eyes. No! I stomped back to the table, my knees weighing a thousand pounds. I can't let him take everything away. I need to do something fast. Time was ticking.
"Uh...is everything okay...there?"
I looked up. There was someone at the table.
A middle-aged man with slicked black hair, and sunglasses, having a similar height as me.
"Ah...do I know you?"
His well-round off face bopped into a flashy smile conjuring his cheeks sticking out against his thin jaw muscles.
"Yes and a no. I am Jasper."
"Oh!" I shook his hands to which he responded energetically.
"Yes! I need to know what you want on the menu."
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Can I Kill You? (COMPLETED)
RomanceThe elevator was filling with smoke. Flames crawled closer. My chest burned. My vision blurred. And all I could feel... was him. His arms wrapped around me, my back pressed to his bare chest as his shirt covered my mouth - his scent, his warmth, his...
