Fell In Love With A Killer

Cellar

Zara’s POV

I open my eyes to the sound of someone yelling. I open my door to find daddy dragging that guy from the other day into the cellar. My chest hurt, it felt hollow. I don't want the guy to get hurt, he probably didn't know any better. After daddy went back into his room, I cautiously snuck down the stairs to the cellar to find the guy's hands chained to the wall. He's looking down to the ground.

"Hello"

"Don't you dare get closer." He sounded angered, his lidless eyes staring right at me.

"Sir, I know that what my dad is doing isn't very nice, but he didn't know what else to do, you tried to kill me! But I assure you, he'll let you out sooner or later.." I tried to make him better, my voice trailing off.

"Girl, if I was free, and if I had my knife, I'd wipe that innocent look off of your face." I gulp at his remark. Tears come to my eyes and I fall to my knees. He looks at me strangely. "The heck you crying for?"

"Why does everyone want to kill everyone? Why can't we all just get along?" My eyes the light up and I stand. "I know, maybe no one has been treated nicely?" He gets a strange look in his eyes, but I shrug it off as I noiselessly walk to the kitchen and I prepare some oatmeal and milk.

I then hurry back down the stairs, as I set the tray in front of him and he stares at it. "How the hell am I supposed to eat it?" He asks.

I giggle as I reply, "I'll feed you, silly!" I then proceed to pick up the spoon and I direct it towards his mouth.

"You expect me to allow a little girl like you to feed me? I can live on my own!" He says in his deep voice. Moving his head away.

I looked down and began to turn red. "I'm sorry, I'm just trying to help..."

He then does something unexpected. "F-Fine, I'll eat it." He mumbles. I look up bright eyed with a smile adorning my face. I then pick up the spoon and I hold it near his mouth and he takes the bite. The gashes on the sides of his face open and close with his mouth. I then keep feeding him and when he asks for a drink, I give it to him.

 

This goes on for weeks. I learn that his name is Jeff, I've learned his story, and I've heard a lot about Liu. I can understand that he misses his brother very much. I've told Jeff about me and daddy and I've even gotten him to laugh a couple times. He's a really nice guy when you get to know him.

 

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We are sitting there talking, after he's eaten, and he asks, "Why do you always bring me oatmeal and milk?"

"Did you want water?" I ask in return and he slightly laughs.

"No, do you have anything besides oatmeal?"

I think for a while, the cellar filled with only our breathing.

"Well, that's all that I can make." I say it a bit embarrassed. Oatmeal is all that I've ever known how to make. That and what daddy eats....

"Is that the only thing he feeds you?"

I nod my head.

"That's the only thing he can feed me, since he doesn't know anything else I like, and he can't take me out in public."

Jeff nods and smiles, only his mouth moved. The gashes stayed in place. The cellar door opens and my heart sinks. Is that daddy? Will he be mad? Please don't let him hate me!

Daddy slammed the side of the door to get my attention. As I turn to him I could feel his eyes on me, even though he has no eyes I can feel his gaze. Tears come to my eyes and I fall on my bum. "I'm so sorry daddy! I-I just didn't want someone to die on my account!" I look up at him with my tear filled eyes and he gives his rare deep laugh. He then bends down and pets my head.

"No, Zara, I'm not mad. You just had to ask for me to let him go and I would have." I get up and pat the dust off of my dress. I look at him questioningly and I hug him.

"I'm sorry daddy, can you let him go?" I ask with my eyes glowing.

He nods as he takes out a key to unlock the chains holding Jeff's arms attached to the wall. Afterwards Jeff started rubs his wrists.

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An hour has passed and Jeff is still here. Not that I'm not happy, I'm quite delighted, but didn't he want to leave?

It's dinner and daddy got me something new to eat. Jeff's eating with us. He got us something called a 'Cheese Burger.' Whatever it is, it was delicious! Daddy also got something called, 'Mountain Dew' and I loved it. I'm feeling a little hyper from it though. I've been giggling for ten minutes and Jeff keeps looking at me.

"The Hell? Are you OK?" He sounded worried.

I nod gleefully. Feeling very energetic. He just stared at me and continued to eat.

"Zara, Jeff is going to be staying with us. Only if it's OK with you though." My eyes light up and I nod frantically.

"Yes, yes, yes. I would love having someone to play with daddy!" I am SOOOO happy! “Daddy, I have a question?” He nods and I continue “My heart was beating fast when Jeff jumped on me and it sank, like it wasn't there and my chest hurt when I was with him!” He looked a bit uncomfortable so did Jeff.

He let out a sigh “Um- I don't know how to say this but - um - there is something going on that can do something for both of you. Jeff and you - I mean.” He continued eating and Jeff became really red.

I had this feeling to jump around so I got up and ran to the garden, Jeff right behind me. “Yay the thing is going to do something good for both of us! Wait, what is it?” I asked myself “Oh Well!” Apparently he's supposed to be my bodyguard against new “creepy pastas” as what Daddy calls them. I was about to do a cartwheel when Smile ran up to me and Jeff got out his knife.

"It's OK Jeff, It's only Smile. My dog." Jeff nods and sheathes his knife back in his jacket pocket. I then start running around with Smile. As I run around I go by Jeff to tackle him

"Hey!" He yelled as we fell to the ground, with me giggling all the way. "The Hell'd you do that for!?" He exclaims as he sat up while me on his laps giggling.

Having Jeff here is going to be fun.