For The Stars Have Sinned (Complete)

Chapter 4

Unwanted Guest

The hair on the back of my neck rose and I quickly stepped out of the dock. But suddenly I stumbled. I screamed and stood up shaking. I quickened my pace. My trembling only subsided when my feet hit the ground.

I bit my lower lip and glanced at the dock. No one was there. But who spoke earlier? I hugged myself.

Since that night in Boljoon two months ago, I have been hearing something. At first, I didn’t pay attention but now and then I was suddenly terrified especially since I could feel the eyes following my every move. These past few days I haven’t felt anything strange so I’m relieved, but when I heard that voice on the dock… I couldn’t help but think that my fear of that night still hasn’t gone away.

Whatever mystery was wrapped in that voice, I didn’t think about it. I quickly straightened myself up and ran back to the Larica building. I waited quietly for the family driver while looking at the full moon in the sky.

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It was eleven o’clock at night when I got home from the city. I went straight to the room because I knew Mama was already sleeping. And while dressing in a nightgown, I felt a cold wind blowing in my direction. I ignored that and immediately jumped on the bed and covered myself.

Maybe because of staying up late for consecutive days, I fell asleep quickly that night. The next day, the family driver took me to the University. But when I came home at noon, Mama suddenly called me. Kervy is said to be visiting.

His name is Kurt Vincent. He’s still in his early twenties, but there are fifty condos named after him. Because he was famous and had money, Mama let him flirt with me. The heck. I don’t like men who are too clingy.

“What are you doing here?” I asked and reached for the cup of tea. I took a sip and looked at the scenery in the distance.

“Am I not allowed to visit you?” he asked with a smile before taking a deep breath when he saw that I did not react to his joke. “I don’t know what to do with you, Rishell.”

I put the cup down and sighed. I don’t even know what to do with him. He keeps visiting me at home and it’s irritating at times. Mama doesn’t scold him so he’s enjoying his stay in El Grande.

My finger pointed to the mountain that was visible from here, the terrace of the house. “If you go for a hike? There, oh. It’s free, making your life more purposeful?”

His lips twitched. “Rishell.”

“Why are you always here, Kervy? We don’t need you here at El Grande,” I said, folding my arms. I glanced at him. “Don’t be conceited. Mama is just being hospitable and that’s why she’s letting you stay here.”

He smiled and put both hands in his pants pockets. “Didn’t I say I am courting you? So here it is, I brought your favorite.” He took the Eco bag that was on the table and gave it to me. I accepted it with a frown. “Those are books by your favorite author. You told me the other day that you failed to order a book. So, there, I bought it for you,” he added.