Nemesis: A Tale Of Vengeance

05| Trapped

Silence rising at the peak as the clock struck twelve. The entire mansion resonated with the ticking of the clock, with barely little light in the home on this gloomy foggy night. The faint tears reverberating in the darkened room eventually drowned out the clock's chime.

The once-beautiful brown traces were twisted, the bold siren eyes were drowned in darkness and swelling, and the pale skin had turned red from ripping into the pillow and sobbing all night.

Heuron's eyes slowly shifted to the standing golden medal on the tabletop, fear sinking beneath them.

"All I had to do was hide this from the world, yet a random person had easy access to it." She mumbled as tears streamed down her face.

All of a sudden the silence trembled up with the loud ring on her phone. She reluctantly lifted it up, her hands trembling.

"Its already late, sweetheart! Why are you not sleeping?" The familiar deep rusty voice boomed in her ears, raising chills all over her body. "How do you know?" she said quietly, attempting to hide her shaking and broken voice.

His chuckle was audible not just over the phone, but also from outside the balcony. This realization caused her anxiousness to spike, and she gasped for air while clutching the white sheets tightly between her fingers. The eyes are fixed on the horrifying sight of a towering black shadow approaching towards the balcony door through the beige drapes.

The prevailing stillness was killing her from inside, as she stared at the unmoving shadow behind the door. The shadow stood stationary for a minute before gently walking back to where it had come from. Her head tucked under her knees, and this was how another sleepless night passed by.

"I should not have given all of the housekeepers time off. But who knew I would be in such trouble?" she lamented as she dried her hair with a towel. A fresh dawn had arrived, but Heuron's main preoccupation was whether or not go Hera today. "No, this won't do! If I don't go to attend classes, this straightly implies that I fear him. The more I fear, the more he will scare!"

Each step of her was more cautious inside Hera, yet she never made that evident in her eyes. Her timing was impeccable, believing that arriving early would spare her the need to confront her stalker. The day proceeded routinely and calmly, just like any other.

"Just one more hour." Then its over for today!" Heuron mumbled to herself and fiercely splashed water into her weary sunken eyes. She had just walked out of the restroom when her body felt a strong tug towards her side, causing her to stumble into a dark place.