His Unwavering Gaze

Chapter 5

As she reached, what she didn't expect to find was the discarded old and rusted metallic body of what was undoubtedly her old bicycle.

Luna's eyes widen- she was left standing in shock.
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Luna

'Has anyone ever told you how rude it is to poke your nose in people's businesses?!' The usual perturbing voice of Mr Shelton resonates right beside my ear canal.

'Sheesh talk about personal space. I still cannot fathom how he skilful conceals the sound of his steps.'

I uncomfortably slip through the confinement created by Mr Stuck up with me sandwiched in between him and the car. I could feel his gaze monitoring my every move and I was beyond creeped out. What made matters worse was the presence of my bicycle within the property of Mr Shelton.

With soo many questions running through my head I carry my bike with ease, placing it in the car trunk.

A fraction of a second- that is all it took to snatch my hand from its untimely decapitation, as the door of the trunk was abruptly slammed.

'What is wrong with this guy and doors!' I bewildered pondered as I turned to reprimand him only to find that his presence was void.
Shrugging my shoulders, I venture into the car.

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The car ride seemed to take 365 days and was the most discomforting thing I'd ever experienced.

Sitting as far as I possibly could from Mr Shelton as we both occupied the passengers seat as though we were two negative charges straying far away by repulsion.

What irked me to the highest possible degree was the fact that Mr Stuck up didn't take his menacing eyes off me.
, which I could tell from my peripheral vision, as though he were some obsessed admirer, however his expression proved to be far from the case.

His low snarls reverberated through the congested silence, which betrayed his barely concealed motive of making it known that he was in disgust of me being in his car and my bum touching his car seat.

What did he expect though, that's how cars are used. He could growl, snarl or even bark for all I care but it didn't shake the fact that what I previously saw in the car trunk was haunting my thoughts.

If he wanted this to be an animalistic showdown then I'm ready cause I have a million questions assigned for the bicycle thief within a small radius from me.

'You can bark like a dog for all I care but I can charge like a bull.'

'Do you mind?' I turn and utter to him in annoyance.
'If by that you mean do I mind if you are trying to deceive my gran in order to achieve whatever twisted, gold-digging ploy of yours then yes, I very well mind Miss-.'

Mr Shelton raised his eyebrow in question after having the audacity to be despicable and humiliating.

'The guy doesn't even know my name yet he is quick to accuse me of whatever nonsensical balderdash he could contort.'
I reply staring straight ahead whilst addressing him so as to not give in to his intent of my capitulation.