Cursed [Jai Brooks]

Party In The Dark- Chapter 14

No.

This can’t be happening. I fall to the ground immediately, the water lapsing over my thighs as I sink against the wall. I try to cry but no tears come out, my mouths open but I can’t seem to scream, my throats going dry despite the amount of water surrounding me. The words are written clear as day there in front of me in Jai’s handwriting, I can tell it’s his, the way the ‘G’s curl slightly at the end and the way he dot’s his ‘I’s with a heart as if he’s taunting me somehow.

How could I have even pondered with the possibility that this could finally be over. Maybe I’m the one that’s fucking insane or delusional, this psychopath is never going to end this torturing cycle, the only way this is going to end is if I block him out.

Block him out? Seriously, he’s even over taking my fucking dreams what else can I do? When I’m awake his haunting me, when I’m asleep he’s haunting me. The only way to rid of this fucking demon is to be dead.

“Hope, are you okay?” Luke asks “You’ve been in there over an hour” the concern in his voice is enough to pull me out of this trance

I wrap the towel around my body and another towel to my hair, wrapping it like a turban, I take a deep breath before opening the bathroom door.

Luke is standing by the opposite wall bringing his lip ring to his teeth like he always does when he's nervous

"You okay?" He looks up to me

"Yeah, I was--" I avoid the eye contact and look back at the bathroom

Now the steam on the mirror has disappeared along with the taunting note. This is why I could never tell Luke, somehow Jai always finds a way to make things disappear before anyone else gets the chance to see them. Luke would think I was insane if I was to ever tell him what was going on, he’d just say that this was all part of one of my nightmares, I mean essentially it is, this is a fucking nightmare but I really am living it.

“I was just--" my mind is blank and I don't know what I should say, knowing that even if I did choose to mention to Luke what had been going on Jai would be extremely displeased

It’s not like I’m afraid of him, it’s just I would like to eliminate the risk of Luke getting hurt again or anyone else for that matter. My sister, Luke and Brie have all been casualties in the essence of mine and Jai’s relationship, I can’t allow anymore.

"I was just thinking about that dream" I shake my head

I feel bad for lying to him but it's just for everyone's own safety

"Come here" Luke chuckles slightly and embraces me into a warm hug

"Hey, I'm all wet" I giggle as the turban drops from my head and he kisses my hair, running his fingers through the wet strands

"Of course you are" he smirks making me to realize the insanely dirty thoughts running through his mind in this present second

"Hey you dirt--" I punch playfully his chest but he runs away

“What the--" I laugh and follow him, tightly keeping hold on the towel

I step in the living room, but there's no one. I move closer to couch to grab my back pack and pick out a new pair of pants and a clean bra. I drop the towel and quickly put them on before Luke sees

"Looking good" I get shivers as the familiar voice says from metres away.

What does he want now? What could he possibly want from me? The thought of him seeing my bare body makes my skin crawl

"Stop" I look up to face him but he's nowhere to be seen

"Who are you talking to?" Luke's voice brings me back to reality