One More Mistake | ✓

44 | Fears & Bad News

"Every word has consequences,
every silence, too"
- Jean-Paul Sartre

One More Mistake
Chapter forty-four

❱ I know he was still waiting outside my bedroom door. The room was quiet enough to hear his loud footsteps hitting the wooden floor. Thinking about him disgusted me in a way I never thought possible. Having him in the same roof as me didn't help me.

The fear of Alec coming back into my room to hurt me didn't snap me out of my state. I wasn't able to look away from the door, afraid he'll unlock the only thing that's separating us. From underneath the door I've seen his shadow, he was pacing back and forth.

I wanted to leave before Bruce would get involved in this but my body felt too heavy to carry. My head was yelling at me to get out of the house, to escape.

Snap out of it!

Snap out of it!

Snap out of it!

"Thea" a soft knock came right after.

I quickly stood up from my bed before staring at the door, cautiously. His shadow from underneath the door looked closer than before.

"I know you're never going to look at me the same. I just need you to open this door so we talk about it, I need to explain myself..." he sounded as the same person who I've talked to this morning but I know it wasn't.

When the door knob twisted a bit, I flinched and moved towards the window.

"Thea, please let's just talk about this.." he was trying to open the door again but it didn't bulge.

I didn't want to see him, I wanted him to leave me alone but I know that wasn't going to happen.

I know he wasn't going to walk away from this so I had no option but to open the door.

Alec's wide eyes met mine, like he wasn't expecting me to open the door for him. His hair looked tangled and messy, like he's been running over it all this time.

"Didn't I make myself clear? I don't want you here" I gripped the door knob tightly, afraid he'll push the door open and walk in.

I seemed cold and collected but I was far from that. Though, he didn't need to know that.

He didn't say anything, he was quiet, like he couldn't believe I was standing here in front of him. I couldn't believe it either, but here I was.

"And I need to make it clear that I didn't mean to..." he stopped, he didn't want to finish.

"To what? To hurt me, to force yourself on me, to almost fucking raping me?" I dryly laughed at the thought before taking a bold step towards him and standing a few feet away from him. He didn't say anything, though he did look away from me.

"I didn't see you as someone who could be so heartless, but it's not like I didn't expect it either. I should've known you were bad news when you were accused of killing someone" his eyes snap back to me though this time they were lit with rage.

He didn't waste a second before grabbing my upper arm and dragging me into the room. He shut the door before pulling me towards him.

"How the fuck do you know that?" I flinched, removing my eyes off him.

"If you let me go, maybe I'll get to it" from the corner of my eyes I've seen him eye me warily. I pull my arm away from his hand and he lets me go. I turned around, my back facing him now.

I sigh quietly before shutting my eyes and rubbing my arm in pain.

"Who's L?" I then ask, walking away from him. I hear him groan, almost angrily.

"Who's L?" I ask once again when I don't hear him say anything. I look over my shoulder and I notice the thoughtful look on his face, like if he wasn't sure if he should he tell me or not.

"Someone I hate" he sneered back.

"Who's L, Alec?" I ask again, waiting for a better response. I finally turn towards him, eyeing him carefully in case he decides to take a step towards me.

Suddenly he furrows his eyebrows in wonder then his eyes lit up. A sinister smile takes over his lips, which make me feel uneasy.

"That morning, you heard my conversation. You were eavesdropping, weren't you?" He asked as he slowly but cautiously took small steps towards me. I didn't realize that I was taking steps back until I felt my back hit the wall. It didn't take time before Alec was standing a few inches away from me.

He noticed my discomfort, and I noticed how he enjoyed seeing me like this. It was he was feeding off it, playing with it, with me.

Without touching me, he softly removed a strand of hair from my face and tugged it behind my ear. He smiled when I flinched but he didn't stop there. He leaned his arms on the wall, locking me in.

"You want to know so badly right?" He asked, his intense eyes on mine.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow, for our date and maybe I'll tell you about it" he said as he admired my face.

I forgot about the date that I planned with him. I didn't want to go out with him alone, especially now that I know what's he capable of.

"You forgot about it, didn't you? But you were the one who set it up, claiming that you wanted to know me better" his eyes were furrowed and small frown formed on his face.

"That was before I knew who you were. I didn't know anything about you but now I do and you disgust me" I tried to to hurt him with my pathetic words but it didn't work on him. He didn't say anything back but he did lean away from me.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow night, be ready at eight" he said and just like that he left my room.

My first thought was that I couldn't possibly go out with him after everything but then I thought about the situation. Alec said he would tell me the truth about L. I needed to know what he did, and what he didn't do.

I had to find out and the only way how was to go on a date with him tomorrow night.

"He didn't do it, huh?" I looked up and found Bruce leaning on the door frame with arms across his chest. He shook his head in disappointment as he looked around my room.

"I should've known he wasn't capable of doing it. I thought he was the right choice for you, but I guess he isn't. I need to find you another fiancé" he said and then locked eyes with me from across the room.

"You make me fucking sick" I say coldly, staring at him with disgust.

He shrugs his shoulders before walking away.