Skies are crying; I am watching
catching teardrops in my hands
Only silence as it's ending
like we never had a chance
Do you have to make me feel
like there's nothing left of me?
You can take everything I have
you can break everything I am
like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper Skyscraper (Demi Lovato)
BRIA
It was very funny how you love a person so dearly and feared the same person like a child fears a hypothetical bad man, trying to overlook the very fact that they were even part of your life. It was like dealing with a beautiful snake. The colourful, vibrant beauty with intricate details and shiny skin attract you towards it. Its captivating eyes were the only place where you could get lost in very depths. You always admire and dream of touching it someday. But when you get the once in a lifetime chance you stood there frozen and just want the animal to disappear from your sight.
Why the reference to a fearful animal like a snake? Because I was experiencing the same situation right now with Benji. He was my own beautiful but dangerous snake. I love him so much and always want to keep him by my side. But at this very moment, all I wanted him to disappear from my sight as I stood frozen at my spot when I saw him with my truck parked at the school's front gate. His captivating eyes were blaring in hot red fury making me get lost in the depths of fear. His perfectly white teeth (I really need to take tips from him on keeping your teeth in good shape and form after the fifties) were baring in anger. He was in a ballistic snake mode right now like King Cobra.
Oh, by the way, my favourite animal?
Snakes, duh. I absolutely adore them!
He stalked towards us with firm steps and I could see his tensed muscles from a mile away.
"h-hey Benji! Wassup man?" my pathetic attempt followed by a laugh that could only be described as a cry of a hungry baboon.
The last ounce of confidence I had destroyed when his face twitched in anger. My hands reached for kids to hold them close as a shield for my dear life but all they managed to grasp was only thin air. I cocked my head to look past walking death machine to saw the little traitors running for their life towards the truck without sparing me a glance. I was so fucked up!
He opened his mouth to say something and as an instinct, my hands flew to cover my face as I closed my eyes in fear. But he stopped with his body getting stiffer than before if that was even possible. I cracked open my eyes into thin slits and realised that he was not staring at my innocent face but behind me. I slowly dared to look back to see the three paled faces with their mouths hanging open. Eva, Liam and Juan stood frozen on the spot when their eyes met with Benji's menacing ones. I might sound selfish but a relief spread in my mind at the thought of not facing Benji's wrath alone.
Benji didn't say anything and grabbed my elbow, dragging me towards the truck. He threw me inside and closed the door with a force that my brain went straight into calculating mode figuring how much it would cost to repair the broken door. My three companions in a sinking boat rushed to get inside the truck silently without wasting a minute. After throwing a cold you-are-in-a-deep-shit look Benji slipped into the driving seat and drove us to home. The ride was quiet, thick with a palpable tension that I could hear my heart beating against my chest. Even Jack was snuggled into Eva's arms pretending to fall asleep.
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THE TOXIC DEAL
Mystery / Thriller' I hope that you liked this little gift for your Twentieth birthday. I also hope that you have already felt that feeling which wrapped around your heart like a vice. Fear. I like that. And that fear has a form and shape and that's ME. Your worst ni...