The room was filling up with steam as I relaxed in the bathtub full of bubbles and the smell of roses and other sweet things filling my nose. It was always like this,almost every night in the AMs. Letting hot water drown my numb body. To feel. I was practically the cause of the Californian drought. Something was a bit odd about me, but aren't we all? After we've been alone with our thoughts. Some sort of realization or just depression blinding me.
I sink myself into the water and hear nothing but the sound of the water filling up the tub. This was life anyways. Not truly hearing,seeing, tasting. It's all a blur before us, but we know we are alive.
I've been this way since I started college. My goals had seem to be at a lost. Truthfully, I didn't think so much about college in high school. In a sense I did, go to college and then get a good job after, but I didn't really know what I wanted to be. Some people choose their profession because of their parents influence or some important purpose. While others just went and got a job first after high school because college was too expensive or they just didn't want to waste time when didn't know what job they wanted. I was in the middle. I went to college, but then I found myself lost. Not only that, but now I was alone. Friends were gone doing their own thing. Spent most of my days just in my room watching Netflix or Anime.I still couldn't drive, but I took the bus everywhere. I wasn't where I though I'd be at 19..almost 20. I was unhealthy,sad all the time, and lost. But that changed when I was murdered.
I heard my phone vibrate on the toilet cover and emerged from the water. It was a notification from twitter from my DMs.
BrianLogan: Hey night owl. What's up?
Not much. Just drowning in my thoughts sort to speak :Kozmicbluesy
I met Brian through Twitter a year ago. We had common interests in bands, but it was mostly small talk. Then I recognized him at Sum41s show at Chain Reaction 3 months ago and our friendship sort of kicked off since then. He lived in Palos Verdes and I lived in Fullerton so it was still kind of hard meeting up. We actually haven't met up since Sum41.
BrianLogan: Hey want to meet up?
Like outside?: KozmicBluesy
BrianLogan: Where else....? Club penguin? Cause I got banned for saying Suck my balls.
You're dumb! Haha. When&where?:KozmicBluesy
BrianLogan: The Last Book store. 4pm. Maybe I'll take you for dinner too.
The last bookstore was my favorite place in Downtown Los Angeles. I practically lived there. I told Brian I'd go but not stay late since the city got sketchy at night.
I found myself arriving in the bookstore about 30 mins earlier than planned later that day. Coffee in hand from my lack of sleep. Brian was already there checking out the vinyl. Finding Bon Jovi& Bjork. There was something about Brian that made me happy. Maybe I was falling in love or maybe I was just happy I found someone who just understood me. Who liked all the weird shit I liked. Who was there to talk to me at random times like today at 4am. We lost track of time and it was dark.
Fuck.
"I'll walk you to the train station. You shouldn't walk alone. I would be a dick if I let you go alone." Brian says as he takes the first step& I gladly follow along. He awkwardly put his arm around me,but then stopped and said if it was OK.
I said yeah and was comfortably wrapped around his left arm. The smell of his cologne was great. Maybe I found my happiness. Maybe I just had to go through some shit before I was finally Happy.
"Glad I got to spend my evening with you. Not to be lame, but I've kinda been looking forward in seeing you again for a while." Brian smiles.
"Aww same" I say. Not being able to calm my smile.
We were a block away from the train station when Brian stopped at his tracks.
" hey wait I know this place... come with me..you're going to love it"
I followed with out question, because I was interested in what he had to show me. We found ourselves in an empty parking structure going up to the top. And I did love it. The view was amazing. Trapped in between tall buildings and the cars rushing down below. It was beautiful. I felt Brian looking at me and I blushed. I finally turned my head to look at him& to my horror I saw black eyes with red pupils looking at me. He smiled.
" Don't be surprised Shynnara. I did say I was going to take you for dinner didn't I?"
I wanted to scream,but couldn't. I was stunned. Next thing I knew he grabbed me with his right hand on my face and chucked me across the parking lot with such strength. I screamed out in pain as I landed on the dirty concrete floor. My arm was bent in such a way that I almost vomited in the sight of it. I finally screamed,but I realized that no one can really hear me in some of the abandoned buildings surrounding us.As well as the noise from the cars below us. I was a fool. I looked back at Brian who was laughing as me.
He clicks his tongue," What have you gotten yourself into Shy? You know...I really did like you,honestly."he says coming closer.
I knew what he was. A ghoul. There hadn't been a Ghoul incident in the last 2 years. Thought they were all finally gone.
"You're probably thinking...BUT WHY ME?I thought we were friends!" He laughs hysterically.
"I know you have like these emotions and being a person and all, but my mom always told me not to be such a vegan and eat my food." With that,he put a foot on my shin& snapped it. I screamed in agony. I wanted to die already.
"We had so much in common. We both liked the same bands...." He sighs as he crouches next to me.
"..but you know what else I like WAY- WAYY more than these things?" His lips come closer to my ear.
"watching my food scream as I pull out it's organs while their alive" he whispers.
At this moment he but my neck and I felt my warm blood trickling down my arm that was supporting me up.I felt myself slowly passing out,this pain being too much for me to stand. The tears in my eyes were blurring my vision and only managed to whimper what I thought would be my last word.
"Mom"
My mom was suppose to be waiting for me at the train station to pick me up. She will never know what happened to me.
Before I completely blacked out I heard something but couldn't fully comprehend it. I mostly heard my heart beating. I move my eyes to what appeared to be a dark figure with a red crown around its head as light shined behind it. Was it the devil? Was this an angel? Was it another monster trying to eat me? I didn't care.
"...h-elp.." I whispered softly before I disappeared into the darkness.
