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Chapter 9

- Did you enjoy dinner? – He asks as he opens the movie theater.

- Yes, I did, all of them are so nice and sweet to me. – I say pulling the long sleeves to cover my frozen hands.

He sits on one of the big red couches from the room, I'm staring at him and he's staring at me.

-What? – I finally manage to ask nervously.

- Sit with me. – He says touching the couch next to him.

When am I going to tell him I know about the spirits? That I have seen them since I was a little kid, that it stopped until he came into my life, but that I feel safe when he is around because I saw how they run scared away from him.

I can't risk it, not now at least.

I sit next to him, facing him and I can feel how our breathing starts changing, they sound like whispers, loud whispers.

- I'm so glad you're here. These are the moments I enjoy the most, being with you. – He says trying to hold my hand, I pull mine away and take a big breath.

- I killed Rudolf. – I manage to say, touching the sleeves on my grey shirt.

- No, you didn't, he gave that place to you, and it was his chose. – He says looking at him calm.

- You knew? – I'm extremely surprised and you can hear in the tone I asked him.

- Yeah, Anastasia is really sorry that she yelled at you, she just loves her dad, you know? – He says pulling my hair to the back of my ear as I look at my hands.

- No, I don't, I don't have a father. – I say looking at him, I'm mad for his stupid comment.

- Yes, you do. – He whispers softly.

At this point, I'm pissed, how can he say that? Doesn't he realize I'm living with a stranger because I don't have a house of my own? Because my parents died and I ended up being a freaking crazy girl that sees people's spirits.

- I should go to bed, I'm going to school tomorrow and I need to rest. – I say standing up.

- Yeah, I know, I'm going to take you, remember? - He says and I'm about to walk away when he holds my arm tightly.

All I can think of is, he is going to kill me, he knows I know his secret and he wants to kill me.

- I have one more rule for you to live here with me. – He says pulling me closer to him.

I'm breathing really fast; I'm actually doing it with my mouth now.

- You have to give me a hug every night.

He just finishes the sentence and he hugs me, I realize my face is on his chest and I can hear his heartbeat.

I'm trying to hug him but I'm scared, I just put one hand on his back and the other one is on my belly, maybe it's my way of protecting myself.

- Good night Sophie. –

- Good night. – I finally say and we walk to our rooms.

I close the door of my new room nervously, he is really a creep. My hands are shaking, I feel like I can't breathe, what if he kills me in the middle of the night? The moment I finish asking that question to myself I realize I'm locking the door.

What does he want from me? Does he really know I can see shadows like he does? Maybe he does, maybe he thinks I have superpowers or something, I don't know, I don't even know why I can see these things in black and white, it's not a gift, it's a curse, I was happy back at the governor's house, I really was, and it all went down for those stupid things, well that, and the other "thing", I feel sick even thinking about it.

I'm taking a shower but I can't stop looking at the bathroom door. What if he comes in and kills me right here? Maybe that's what he wants, being the only one to see shadows, maybe he has this big master plan to control them all and he might thing I'm an impediment.

I get out of the shower and go to bed with wet hair.

The bed is freaking comfortable, rich people really sleep pretty well, the pillows are freaking amazing too. I get under the sheets and I can feel how my body is getting warm and I am relaxed.

At the time I'm trying to sleep I can't stop thinking about him, he can come in at any time and I would be dead, no one would actually care but I would be dead.

Then I remember the note he wrote in the hospital, that he was happy I chose to live, maybe so he can kill me himself.

I only sleep for 5 minutes and then I'm awake for two hours, I'm so exhausted butI have to stay awake, he can come in at any time now.