Short Stories

Night Crawler

Charlie's POV

I guess you can say that the night is pretty creepy. Unless you're those type of people that love the night then I guess you can't. I, for one, am not one of those. I hate the night! Shadows everywhere, things crawling all around, just no. But to my luck I was stuck having to walk ALONE AT NIGHT to my house since my friend was too busy "getting some" to drop me off after this stupid party she forced me to go to. I know, I know I complain too much but oh well. It starts to get colder so I try to cover myself with my jacket a bit more but I suddenly hear a rustle. Oh no....

Night Crawler's POV

I watched her for weeks. She was so mesmorizing. The way she would walk so oblivious to the world and dangers lurking around her. I know I may sound crazy but I swear I'm not! I just... I just like to watch a girl and take her captive every now and then. I haven't done it in two months and man I've missed the feeling. Right now I watch her as she walks all alone towards her house. She always takes this route after she gets out of school so that's how I know she's going home. This is my chance, I can finally get her to be mine. I follow closely behind, but make sure to stay well hidden so I won't be found. As she nears the dark part I notice that she covers herself more. Now. I come out of hiding and move right behind her and cover her mouth with a cloth I had put a sedative on. She soon stops fighting and goes limp.

You're finally mine baby.

~5 Months later~

Third Person's POV

"Charlie come on we have to go! If not we'll miss it!" said the night crawler as he grabbed her coat.

"Jeez I'm coming already! Chill!"

Charlie was kept captive for a few weeks without knowing who her kidnapper was. Soon, she found that it was the boy she had bumped into at a bookstore a few months before. She was shocked. She was scared. However, as soon as she knew who he was, she knew that he wouldn't hurt her. With this knowledge in her mind, she decided to make a deal. She would be able to tell her loved ones that she was okay and was now living with her 'boyfriend' and she would stay and not call the police. He agreed. So she did. She told everyone she loved those exact words.

~Flashback~

"Mom Im okay. I've just decided to live with my boyfriend."

"I didn't introduce him to you because I thought you wouldn't approve."

"No, I won't tell you where I am because you might try to take me back."

"Mom, I love you. Tell the family I'm fine and that I love them. Okay?"

On the other end the mom was crying and desperately asking her daughter to not do this to the family. Charlie looked up to see the boy making an 'end it' motion. She quickly told her mother goodbye and hung up.

The boy then took her phone away and broke it. "Wouldn't want you calling the cops even though you promised not to."

~End Flashback~

What the boy didn't know was that Charlie had no intention of keeping the promise. She only made it seem that way. She knew that if she ran, he wouldn't stop. So she stayed and went along with everything he wanted. Of course, not everything and this made the boy mad, but he knew she had been good so he didn't punish her, most of the times.

Today he was going to let her out into the world again for the first time in those months. When Charlie learned of this, she made her plan. She had his trust, she knew everything about him, and now, it was time to send him away. They both left his house and started going to the theater. Once they arrived, he bought the tickets and a few snacks. They both walked into the theater, sat, watched the play till the end, and where ready to go. Charlie asked if she could go to the restroom. He looked at her skeptically, but let her go. Once in there she asked a woman if she could borrow her phone. The woman gladly gave it to her. She called her brother. She called him first because he lived the closest. She told him to call the cops ASAP and tell them to go to the theater. She then hanged up, did her business, washed her hands, and walked out. The boy had started to grow impatient because of how long she took but did not think too much into it. When she walked out, the boy walked to her and took her arm and pulled her to him.

"What took so long?" he asked.

"I'm sorry this woman needed me to help her with her child. I'll try to be faster next time." Charlie said as calmly as possible to make it sound real.

"That's none of your concern. Next time say that you have to go. I'll let it slide this time. Come on, let's go." he said and pulled her along with him.

During this time the brother had already arrived as well as the police. As soon as Charlie walked out the brother spotted her and ran towards her with the police behind. Charlie saw this and tried to losen the boy's grip on her. The police saw this struggle and knew their target.

"Charlie what are you do-" the boy was caught off with the police pulling him away and the brother getting Charlie.

"You lied! We had a deal! You told me you wouldn't do this!" he exclaimed at the top of his lungs and struggled against the two men holding him.

"Did you honestly think I wanted to continue living locked up with you Min Yoongi? Take him officers he has taken me from my family for five months now. Take him to see a doctor. He's not very violent, but he needs to be checked."

The officers took him and did as she said.

Charlie was finally free again

~2 months later~

Yoongi had been sentenced to be placed in a rehab center instead of prison. Charlie had gone to the station to give her statement and lead them to his house where they found all his plans for future girls.

Charlie was still frightened and needed a bit of therapy for a while, but she knew that she no longer needed to worry about the nightcrawler.