You'll learn to love me. (Yandere! Masky x reader)

Chapter 20

I roll over in my spot, slightly lifting myself up to look over Masky's body and check the time. 3 AM. I can't sleep. I've been hesitating on leaving or not for the past few hours. I even tried to get out once, but that only resulted in Masky waking up. Lucky for me, I managed to come up with the excuse of going to the bathroom, allowing Masky to rest in peace. I don't know if I have the guts to get up again. He might get suspicious if I leave the bed for the second time. I rub my eyes before laying back down again. The thought was killing me. Should I just leave and make a run for it? I sit up straight, resting my back against the bed frame. I'm dead tired, but due to my thoughts running wild, I can't bring myself to sleep. I clutch the covers that are over my lap and glance over to Masky. His expression is so neutral, so relaxed. He seems to be sleeping well, unlike me. I let out a sigh and run my fingers through my hair to comfort myself. Come on, (Y/n), make the decision already. With a deep, silent breath, I swing a leg out of the bed. I have to leave. I need to leave. I place my feet on the ground, making the old wooden floor creak lightly. I suck in a breath, praying that Masky nor Liu heard that. I waited a second or two before taking another step. Just a couple more and I'm out of this room. Taking three or five more steps, I'm finally able to reach the door. placing my hand on the cold knob, I slowly turn it with a satisfying opening click. I pull the door open and take one last glance over my shoulder. Masky's still out cold. Thank Heavens. I step out of the room, pulling the door almost shut, only leaving it slightly ajar. Almost out. I slink through the hall, making my way to the stairs. My heart was beating with both excitement and anxiety. I'm finally leaving that damned sadist.

I take a hold of the railing of the stairs, carefully taking one step down. And another. And another to the point where I've finally reached the bottom of the stairs. It's pitch black, but thanks to the moonlight slipping through the windows, I can manage to see a few things here and there. Walking on my tip-toes, I make my way to the door to freedom. Almost there. Almost...

"(Y/n)?"

I freeze in my spot, my breath hitching in my throat just as my fingers brush the knob of the door. Spinning around to the direction of the voice, I start panicking. I thought I did it. I thought I managed to find a way out. How did I manage to wake Liu up? "Where are you going?" He asks with a hushed, gruff voice of tiredness, rubbing the corner of his eyes. I could hear a soft mewl coming from the stairs, where I assumed Liu was standing before feeling the soft body of Whiskers brush up against my leg. "I-I'm... I wa-was j-just..." my voice cracks and breaks as I try to find a good excuse. I'm at the verge of crying at this point. I was so close. I can't believe I didn't make it. Without even realizing it, I start crying. My knees are shaking and my voice quivers. I want to leave. I want to go home. "Hey, hey, calm down. Are you okay?" Liu's in front of me at this point, placing his large hand on one of my shoulders. With teary eyes I tilt my head up. His piercing green eyes are staring at me full of genuine concern. His eyes almost seem to be glowing from the moonshine entering the living room. I try to contain my sobs as much as possible. I don't want to wake up Masky. "I-I ne-need... O-outside-... I'm-..." I can't even manage to construct a proper sentence. I must look so pathetic right now. Liu squeezes my shoulder lightly. "You want to go outside? Alright, come on, let's get you some fresh air, okay?" He hushes before heading over to the coat rack, grabbing the same coat he had given me a few hours ago. He quickly slips the jacket over my shoulders before putting on his own. "Come on, darling." His soothing voice hushes softly, wrapping an arm around my shoulder and leading me outside after opening the door. He pulls the door shut behind him. I'm still trembling. Probably because it's freezing outside with all the snow and frost around.

I sniff, deciding to slip my arms through the sleeves of the thick jacket. I don't even bother to zip it close. From what I could see, it was snowing heavily. Guess we would get another pack of snow tomorrow. Thanks to the roof on the porch of the cabin, Liu and I were safely protected from all the snowflakes while we could watch them pile up on the ground. I lean against the wall behind me, trying to calm down my breathing. I had occasional hiccups from containing my sobs here and there, but nothing worse. I look so stupid, so weak, so... "There, that's better, isn't it?" His voice is just a bit louder, since we're outside, there are no sound barriers. I nod silently, avoiding eye contact with Liu as much as possible. I don't want someone to see me like this. I'm not the type of person to cry a lot, but ever since Masky took me in, I guess I have become much more of a crybaby. But can you blame me? I feel Liu softly squeeze my shoulder again for comfort. I don't know where he gets the patience to calm me down. I feel like he has done this before to someone else. Well, that isn't really important, what's important is that his attempt of calming me down seemed to be working. My breathing slowed down, returning to its usual pace along with the trembling of my body. The idea of going home still lingered in my mind. Seeing how cold and dark it is outside, I probably wouldn't even make it to the highway by myself. "Do you want to talk about what happened?" Liu's voice suddenly rang out. I finally get the guts to look up at him for just a couple of seconds before averting my gaze. Of course I'm not telling him the truth. For all I know, he could tell Masky about my pathetic attempt of escaping. But then again, Liu doesn't seem to be that kind of person. We can't really know what lays beneath the kindness of people, and I had to learn that the hard way.