Poison Kiss

Chapter 7:

Poison Kiss

Chapter 7:

Vincent's POV:

"Cease your infernal crying!!" I yelled.

Raven stopped wailing only long enough to spit up more milk on my shirt, then she continued her screaming. From the noises she was making, you'd think I was torturing her. She has been this way ever since I had retrieved her from my mother after visiting the park.

"Keagan..." I muttered. "Why did you leave me to this unbearabled task? You knew I couldn't handle it..."

I gazed down at Raven, tears of frustration sparkling in my eyes. She suddenly gurgled and fell silent. Her tiny fingers began reaching upward towards my face. I moved my face closer to her, intending to tickle her with the tip of my nose. As soon as my face was within centimeters of her's, she reached out and grabbed my nose, pulling on it like it was a toy.

"Ouch!" I cried, pulling my face back and rubbing my nose with my free hand. She cooed happily and fell asleep in my arms.

I sighed in relief. Finally. After trying to calm her for hours, that was all it took. I shook my head and carried her to her crib and placed her in it gently in it and covered her with a blanket.

I leaned back against the wall, exhausted. My little girl was devouring my energy like it was nothing. I headed for the living room and sat down to watch some television. The first channel I saw was the news, so I left it there and slouched into the couch lazily.

"Still no leads in the John Arden case." the news lady said, catching my attention. "The authorities are baffled. However, we still remain hopeful. The chances of him being apprehended are high."

I sighed. They still hadn't caught the bastard that had raped Ash. I felt discouraged at the notion of someone so horrible on the loose. What if he got her again? I shuddered involuntarily. Poor Ash.

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Ash's POV:

I aimlessly wandered the halls at school with my head down, clutching my schoolbooks to my chest protectively. Everyone knew my most carefully guarded secret now. Everywhere I went, people whispered and pointed. I felt like a bug under a microscope, cut open for everyone to see.

Hayley ran up to me and casually threw her arm around my shoulder. "Sup Ash?" she said.

I cast my eyes downward to the dirty and faded asphalt. "Nothing.." I murmured.

"Mmm..." she hummed sympathetically.

I shrugged her arm off my shoulder and turned to face her. "So what are you doing after school today?" I asked in an attempt to change the subject.

"Ash it is after school." she said taking the hint. "Want to hang out?"

I nodded and we started walking towards her house, which was just across from the school.

We walked into her room, throwing our schoolbags on the floor and collapsing on the bed. She flicked on the television and flipped through the channels, finally settling on an old romance movie. We curled up together with a box of tissues and watched.

In the middle of one of the cheesiest scenes in history, my phone vibrated. I checked and saw that it was I text from Vincent, whom I had earlier discovered was my mystery man.

Vincent: What's up?

Ashlynn: Just watching a movie with Hayley. You?

Vincent: Watching the news. Exciting, right?

Ashlynn: Sure, why not.

Vincent: Yeah.. Well.. Want to hang out later?

Ashlynn: Like I said, I'm with Hayley, but maybe some other time.

Vincent: Sure

I put my phone down and went back to the movie, mentally cursing the fact that Vincent had interrupted my epic chick flick.

When the movie was over, Hayley nudged me, making sure that I was still awake( I seemed to have a tendency to fall asleep to sappy movies). "Ash." she said softly.

I grinned. "That was so epic!!!" I screeched. "Let's watch it again. I just loved the part where Alex and Ava finally go together!!"

She shook her head, an amused expression on her face. "Calm, Ash. It's time for you to go home."

As she gently guided me toward the door, I pouted. "But I don't wanna go!!" I mockingly whined.

"It's a school night, Ash. My parents won't let you stay the night." she said while pushing me out the door.

She waved goodbye and shut the door. I stuck my tongue out at her before turning to look up at the sky.

Great, I thought. It's starting to rain. And I have to walk all the way home. I grimaced and began the long trek home.

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Brian's POV:

I sat slumped on my bedroom floor, propped up against my bed. My unwashed hair fell into my face messily. I hadn't even bothered to change my clothes in the past week. I had just sat in my room moping. My parents were so busy with their stupid work that they hadn't even noticed that I had skipped a week of school. All they ever cared about was their own happiness.

I felt so alone all the time. Most days, Ash was all that kept me going. Couldn't she see that I loved her? I guess not, because now all I had left were broken memories of the past.

I sighed. Sure I had cheated on her, but we all mess up sometimes, right? If she had really loved me, she would have stuck with me regardless of my mistakes. But women would be women, and nothing would change that short of a sex change and a brain transplant.

Love does not exist. It was a simple fact. A fact that would teach me to mess with girls for the remainder of my life. A fact that would always remind me never to settle down or trust anyone.

The wind howled angrily outside my window, promising a storm. I stood and slipped on a hoodie over my stained T-shirt and shoved a pair of tennis shoes onto my feet. There was no way I was going to spend another night moping over her. No, I was going to take matters into my own hands.

I stepped out the front door and began walking down the driveway. The first few drops of rain sprinkled lightly down on my face and shoulders, the first sign of a storm. The sky seemed to swirl with emotion, none of it good.

Ahh... I thought. What a perfect night for revenge.

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