Discovering Sapphire

RECOLLECTION

“Bob’s” POV

I was staring out the open window of my penthouse as rain pelted down the streets of the city when a memory not too long ago, this afternoon to be exact had started to play itself in my head. It was as if I was watching a movie in my head of the day I met this strange human whom I did not even know her name. What was it about her that made me so attracted to this normal being?

-Flashback-

I was getting sick of my current life. I did nothing all day except meetings, interviews and more meetings. It was a chore and my life was a routine that I wanted to get out of. That’s when an idea hit me straight in the head. It was time to play dress up. I put on my coat over my dark grey v-cut top and a black cap before heading out. I didn’t want anyone to recognize me and ruin my plans today. I searched around the busy streets, looking for my next target to morph into. I spotted a tall, lanky and pale guy wearing a uniform walk towards his bike, he was carrying 4 stacks of pizza and I could see he was obviously a pizza delivery guy. A smile spread across my lips as I had just found my target. I walked towards him in four strides and reached him even before he had reached his bike. Humans were just so slow. I placed a hand on his back and commanded “sleep…” His body immediately fell limp onto the ground. I picked him up easily together with the boxes of pizza and hid his body in a dark alley; he would be out for well over three hours, giving me plenty of time to play around using his body. “You’ll never know what hit you.” I chuckled to his motionless body as I placed it beside a dumpster, readying to take his form.

“alska ti vorteum morhpus… alska ti vorteum morhpus… alska ti vorteum morhpus…” I chanted the spell and soon was covered in thick black smoke as my body started to change. I could feel myself get smaller, tinier and shorter as did my clothes. It felt disgusting looking so weak and I wondered how this dude could stand himself being so soooo very small. I was now wearing an orange and white striped uniform. It was the Uncle Joe’s Pizza uniform. I took the cap from the unconscious pizza delivery man and placed it on my head. This was going to be so fun. I grabbed the pizza boxes, walked towards his bike and secured the pizza into the compartment at the back of the bike. Now let’s see… Delivery to 24 Hindhede Walk @ 4PM For Sapphire. Hah! I can’t wait to embarrass this guy so much that when he wakes up, he’ll never know what had just happened and will be returning to his office getting a “you’re fired” letter from his boss! The thought of him suffering as he stares at the letter with utter confusion and disbelief made me so excited. He would be so helpless and weak like how he already is.

I got on the bike and drove off. It was around 3.45pm when I had arrived at a small little house. The house looked quite homey and I was guessing that somebody was throwing a party. Or that a really fat man was hungry. I parked the bike and unloaded the boxes of pizza. I walked towards the entrance of the house, my mind already buzzing with shit to say to anger the buyer and embarrass, what was his name? I looked down at my nametag that read “BOB” pfft! What a nice little name… Bob. Suddenly, out of nowhere came a crazy lady charging at me like a bull. She wrapped both her hands around my arms and yanked HARD. “What the?” I exclaimed as we both fell to the ground as she landed on top of me. Immediately, she covered my mouth with her hand and placed a finger on her lips, signaling for me to keep quiet. My eyes widened for a moment, not because I didn’t know what was happening. That was partly the reason but more because I was shocked as to why she had to use so much force to get me to the ground. Wasn’t I just a skinny weak little boy? Why had she yanked so hard as if I were me… My brows furrowed in confusion as I looked down at myself. I still looked like Bob, the spell hadn’t fade. I relaxed for a moment that the spell was still in place and came to the conclusion that she was just too excited to get me off the entrance of the house. I was too engrossed in my own thoughts that before I knew it, she had released her hand on my mouth and sat up. She seemed so apologetic as she said “I’m so sorry for doing that. It was just that we”

Before I let her finish, I thought it was time to embarrass Bob. I cut in rudely while side-eyeing her, “It’s okay. I know. I get that a lot. Young girls like you just want to get close with someone like me” Hah! My mind squealed at what I had just said. She’d bound to think this skinny loser freak was crazy. Like any girl would date him!

“What?! I’m sorry but who the hot pepperoni wants to get close to someone like YOU? I only did that to prevent you from ruining our surprise. Get your facts right first before you start making accusations dude.” She was seething with anger and I knew what I had said was working.

“Hot pepperoni?” I burst into a fit of laughter at that word. Did she just replace hell with hot pepperoni? That was the best joke I’ve heard the entire day. My brows deepened for a moment as I realized something different about her. I hadn’t heard what she had said after my comment as I observed her facial expression change when she turned to face me again. Her expression resembled that of a drug addict having found his secret stash of pot. Her mouth was almost salivating as she stared at me. Did she find Bob hot? Surely it couldn’t be unless she was crazy. Or unless… I glanced down at my hands and saw that they were still skinny. Was she able to see through the spell? I was utterly confused and shocked. The next thing I realized, her eyes… They were black. It was so black it looked as though they were sucking me in it was enchanting, trapping me in their dark gaze. And the next thing I knew, she was angry and demanding what I was staring at. I found myself mumbling out “Your eyes…”

“Yes, I know their black. Yes, I know their ugly. Yes you’ve never seen them before. Anything I don’t know about?” she snorted, her face turning away almost immediately from me. Did she really think those eyes of hers were ugly? They were the most attractive eyes I had ever seen… Especially on a human because in all my years on this Earth, I have never seen a human with those kind of eyes. One so dark it could compete with the night sky, so alluring it was almost seductive, tempting even. It was as if they were trying to suck me into its depths forever. I found myself leaning in towards her until our faces almost touched. I wanted to stare into those eyes of hers and tell her how beautiful I thought they were. Too late, I had blurted it out even before I could control it. “No, they’re beautiful.”

I saw a blush creep up her cheeks as she lowered her eyes to the ground. She had definitely taken that as a compliment. I had forgotten all about the pizza and passed it to her, taking the money from her as well.

I was walking away from the house when I realized… Damn! I was still Bob. I was supposed to get him fired. Shit, now I managed to probably get him a potential date. How could I forget? I shifted my eyes to hers without turning around, thinking of what to say to totally anger her one last time before leaving. I smiled to myself as I knew exactly what to say. “I was just kidding, your eyes suck. Can’t believe you fell for it!” Perfect.

Her face grew red with anger and I chuckled as I walked to the bike and drove away. Bob’s totally getting fired. But a thought lingered on my mind throughout my ride back to the alley where Bob was. Who was that girl? Why did she make me feel so different? It was time to find out more about that girl. Firstly being where she stayed and what her name was.

-Flashback over-

I was jolted back to reality as lightning flashed across the sky. It was a different kind of lightning. It wasn’t yellow or white like normal lightning. It was blue with a tinge of red. The angels were angry and I was angry. I didn’t manage to get her name tonight even though I was so close. I had smelled angels nearby and these troublesome creatures always ruined my fun. I decided to leave before they thought I was disturbing the ‘peace’ in the neighbourhood and decide to punish me. They’re just so meddlesome! These stupid angels. I will just have to try again to find out her name. I already knew where she stayed more or less and the next time, for sure, I will get it out of her. Besides, no one can resist Hayden Reid. I smiled an evil smile and took a sip of wine, continuing to stare out the window, planning for my next visit to her.

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This is probably the last part I'm posting until after my major exams in 3 weeks time. Hope you guys like what i wrote so far. :)