The stalker of 49th street

Chapter 4

Once my feet touched the ice, cold floor, I knew this was going to be difficult. Every step i took, it would make a creeking sound. There was barely any source of light.  All i saw was a pool of water.  A nervous vibe ran through my body instantly. 

"I hope you like water sweet heart." James said in a sly tone.

God  i really hated that guy. 

"Stand here and don't move. " claim Jake . 

"Ww- what are you going to do to me? " i asked in a shaky voice. 

"Please, tell me Blake" James said in a dark tone voice. "How did you go through the deep, depression of the death of your brother?"

DEATH and BROTHER were the only two words i heard.

"Hhh-hh- how do you know about that? " i said. 

"Oh Blake,  i know a lot of things about you that you dont know. Trust me,  i know. Like your "dream house".  The house you always talk about getting when you were little.  It's this one isnt it? " he said with a sly smile on his face. "The one we're in right now, right?" "Ha!" "Or when you talk about how you want to be treated like a princess for the rest of your life, huh? " "you're so funny, you know that right?  See Blake,  ive been watching you for your whole life. Even when your brother,  Sebastian,  had died.  When he drowned in that lake one summer afternoon.  When no one was watching him.  When YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WAS SUPPOSE TO WATCH HIM, BUT DIDN'T!! "

"SHUT UP!  JUST,  SHUT UP YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

*SLAP

"WHAT DID WE SAY ABOUT LANGUAGE! " yelled jake. 

"You should be shamed blake,  at what you did.  Lets see if you will do it again."

James went into the dark

"Ww- where are you going? " i asked.

Seconds later, james came back with another girl.  She looked so fightened with her brown eyes and her bruised skin.  He sat her down in a chair, in front of me.

"Please,  let me go.  Ill do anything!  Just dont kill me!  Screamed the girl. 

" Shut the fuck up. " said james .  "And stay still. " 

Jake came to me with a kitchen knife.

"Stab her. " said jake. 

"Ww-what,  why?" I said in  shaky voice. 

"Well,  why not?" James said "you basically killed someone before, which was your own brother,  so why not do it again?  Come on blake,  it shouldn't be hard.  Well,  not to you, it shouldn't.  Come on,  take a quick shank to the gut. "

The girl sobbed . "Please dont kill me. " said the girl.  "Please. "

I couldn't bring myself to do it.  I didnt want to kill her.  Besides,  she looks just as old as me. 

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING BLAKE!  JUST DO IT ALREADY! " SCREAMED JAKE.

"I CAN'T! " I SCREAMED.  " I WON'T DO IT!"

"God,  why do you have to be so difficlut? " said james. 

James snatched the knife from me and dashed toward the other girl.  Silence completely fell and the girl fell from her chair.  I felt something in between my toes and i knew exactly what is was.  The girls blood.  Another human beings' blood was on me.

Jake sighed "okay,  glad thats over with. "

I couldn't believe what was happening.  I couldn't move from my position.

"If you excuse me,  i have to go clean up" said james.

He dragged the girl's body out of the room.

"Since you had failed to pass your test, you have to go through a punishment. And your Punishment  is to hold your breath under water for 2 minutes."

I wasn't good at holding my breath for that long. 

I whispered "please dont make me do this.  Please."

James was finally back.

" just in time for the show,  huh!? " said Jake.

I tried to pace my breathing as slow as possible. I tried to stop the adreline that wad in my body. 

"Are you ready? " james said. 

"Yes" i said in a shaky voice.

"Step over here. Now,  once you've dunk your head,  we will start the timer. "

I looked at the dark water.  It reminded me of Sebastian. I closed my eyes and dunk my head in.

Seconds passed by,  and it felt as if minutes passed by.  I felt my oxygen was running low and i started to panic.  I tried to push my head up,  but someone was pushing my head down.  I started to feel butterflies fluttering in my stomach.  I tried to push the hand off from the back of my head,  but he pushed my hand away.  I had no oxygen left.  I started to see that day at the lake again.

My brother and i, swimming in the lake.  I loved my brother so much. 

He always had a smile on his face.  Even if he was upset. "Can we play with the toys blake?"

"Sure, Sebastian. I'll go get them. Be right back. "

I skip to sebastian's room,  with a big grin on my face.