Whisper

Chapter Four: Til Death Do Us Die

I squeeze my eyes closed and thrash as he appears in front of me and tries to hold me still.

He's going to kill me! Please someone help me!

"Venus!" I hear an unfamiliar voice call.

Who is that?

My eyes fly open and I come face to face with the masked man.

He's going to kill me! I shove and kick him. Trying to get him away from me, but he keeps his hold on me tight.

"Stop! Please let me go!!" I scream, begging for my life now.

"Venus you're awake, you were dreaming!" He shouts, pinning my arms down. I calm down as I lay on the cold ground. I take a breath. Tears still flowing steadily down my cheeks.

I turn my head to face my hand, trying to focus my attention on the light blue color of my fingertips instead of the heartbreaking image of my dream.

My brother. He's just a baby. What monster would... I just don't understand. I wish I hadn't fallen asleep.

The masked man stands up off of me and walks through the door, leaving it open.

He'll be back. He always leaves the door open when he's coming back.

I refrain the urge to stand and try to escape. Who would I be escaping for anyways? Everyone's dead and I wouldn't have time to get Carter. So, by the time I alert the authorities he'll already be dead.

I'd be alone.

When he returns, he tosses a thin blanket over me and shuts the door as he leaves.

He must've saw my fingers.

I cuddle into the warm blanket, trying to force my mind off the subject. When the door suddenly opens again.

Carter? The thought flashes in my head before getting quickly buried away. He wouldn't be able to escape with the man so close.

The masked man enters, holding a small device in one hand and a few tools in the other. He closes the door and seats himself beside me.

What's he doing? If he thinks this is some sort of bonding time he's wrong.

I don't want to talk to him. He killed two of my friends already and I'll never forgive him until he proves that he'd never kill again.

After a few moments of silence he speaks and utter shock pounces on me.

"What was your dream about?" He asks, his true voice asking, instead of his modified one. My eyes widen and I turn to face him.

His voice. He doesn't sound much older than me.

I stare at him in confusion, my thoughts being tossed around like the ball in a game of tennis. Should... Should I tell him? I wonder, completely forgetting about my objection to talk.

"Speak Venus. Before I regret asking." He says.

"You killed my baby brother." I blurt out almost immediately, my voice dry and lifeless. He stops fiddling with what I assume is his modifier and he looks at me. I turn away from him.

I can't look at that mask. It's just a replay of his kills.

"Then you came for me in the same moment that you were trying to wake me in real life." I say, staring at the dead rose he'd given me after my friend's... Passing.

"You were going to kill me like you killed my brother." I finish, my eyes watering at the memory of Jake.

He's a baby. He's a baby, how could... How could he just do that?