[Book #1 of the FIRE Trilogy]
deranged › completely unable to think normally or behave in a controlled way, especially because of psychological abnormalities
But what is normal?
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I backed into the wall, alarmed by the d...
I jumped as my phone started ringing. Please, please don't be him. I shakily reached for it on my bedside table, only to see the name of my nightmare.
I pressed the green sign, and held it to my ear, "H-Hello?"
"Why the fuck have you not been answering me!?What are you playing at?" The loud voice of my boyfriend Minjun boomed out of my phone, "Where the fuck are you right now?"
"I-I am at my house right now. I have just been really busy-
"Busy!? You mean to say that there are things more important to you in your life than me!? NO, that's wrong! I am the only one you need!" I could even feel his rage at this side of the phone.
"I'm sorry..." I whimpered, not wanting to anger him more, as it would only lead to worst consequences.
"You better be! I'll be outside your building in five! If you don't come meet me I'm telling you you're dead!"
Before I could even answer it was cut off. I slumped back into my bed as I thought about this ordeal. How did it come to this? When I first met Minjun he seemed so nice and understanding. But everything changed when I gave into his endless pursuit of asking me out. He started turning violent to me, always keeping an eye on me, always keeping track of everything I do. He had even threatened mine and my family's lives.
I hastily got changed and walked downstairs to the area in front of my building. It was ten at night so no one was out there at that time. He was already there when I arrived.
"Minjun?" I called out cautiously.
He whipped his head around and grabbed my shoulder forcefully, "Finally! I've been missing you!" He again forcefully pulled me into an unwilling hug.
"Y-Yea, me too." I had to say that, otherwise he'd get angry and hit me.
He suddenly started pulling me back towards the building.
"What are you doing?" I shouted as I struggled from his grasp.
"We are fucking." He stated as a matter of fact.
"No!" I shouted, and somehow managed to wriggle out of his grasp. I started running towards the opposite direction, desperate to get away from him.
"Whore, where do you think you are going!?" I could hear his heavy footsteps as he chased me.
I ran and ran, willing all my muscles to work so that the monster behind me doesn't catch up. I ran into a dark alleyway ahead of me, which only lead to more dark alleyways, and more, until my sense of direction was lost and the only thing keeping me from stopping was the sound of the paces behind me that only sounded closer and closer as I ran.
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Despair washed over me as I hit a dead-end. My fist thumped the wall between me and freedom, as if that was going to help. I turned around, and I could only make out a trace of the monster's shadow as he came closer.
I slid down to the floor in anguish, knowing that I was probably going to die here and now, since Minjun was most likely fuming because I had defied him. I closed my eyes waiting for doom.
But it never came.
Instead, the sound of fists colliding and a body dropping to the floor was heard. I slowly opened my eyes, only to see another being, punching and kicking Minjun like he was a useless punching bag.
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I should have been glad now that Minjun was no longer able to kill me, but one thing kept me on my guard, and I realized what it was.
The person's crazed laughter flowed into my ears as he took pleasure torturing the man, now close to death, on the floor in front of him.
