Through A Killer's eyes.

Lies

Bonnie asks. "Wait, didn't you say that Derek's in Spain?"

I nod. "Exactly," I say. I look into her eyes. She is confused. Derek messages Bonnie.

Derek: "Let's meet up tomorrow. We can meet up at The Valley."

I frown. Anger boils in my chest. He would meet up with Bonnie, but not me? I know him for 15 years and he knows her for 6 years.

Bonnie: "Why do you want to meet up?"

Derek doesn't reply. Bonnie slips her hand underneath mine. I don't move my hand. Derek messages Bonnie.

Derek: "There's a killer around you that's killing women. A friend of mine told me that you are next. "

I grip Bonnie's hand.

Bonnie: "I'm confused."

Derek: "There's someone in your school who is killing women. You're next since apparently, you're very close to that person."

I grit my teeth. "He's lying," I say.

"How do you know?" She asks.

"Trust me," I say. I look into her eyes and her eyes sparkle.

Her cheeks turn red. "Okay." She says. "Can I trust you to be there with me when I meet Derek?"

"Ask him." I say and look down at her phone screen. Bonnie types.

Bonni : "Can Dion come with?"

Derek : "No. You must come alone."

I grit my teeth. This asshole.

Bonnie glances up at me and I glare down at the screen. Bonnie smiles and says. "You can hide or something."

I nod. "I won't let you go alone," I say and she looks down.

"Why are you suddenly so nice to me?" She asks. I blush and look away from her. I think of a possible excuse and I come up with a good lie.

"Devon is coming home tomorrow. I need to make sure that you're safe when he comes back." She smiles, but I can tell that she's still confused. I swear Bonnie is confused all the time.

We sit in silence before she puts her phone down.

"Dion, do you know about that killer who killed the family of four?" She asks.

I grit my teeth and nod. "Maybe," I say.

"You need to report them to the police." Bonnie says.

"I can't." I say and glare at Bonnie. There's no way I'd turn myself over to the police.

"They're a murderer. You shouldn't trust murderers. They'll come for you next." Bonnie says. Her facial expressions are one of concern and sadness.

Kiara growls next to me. I look down at her and she is staring at Bonnie. I want to ask Bonnie why she trusted me. I keep it to myself. It'll only give her clues. "What if Derek is a murderer?" I ask, trying to through her off my tail.

"Well you told me to meet up with him." Bonnie says, pouting.

"Well jeez, I apologize that you trust me so much." I say. I smile, her pout is cute.

Bonnie's face turns red. She stutters. "I-I'm sorry." I furrow my brow.

"Why are you apologizing?" I ask and she shrugs, looking down.

I notice her hand is still under mine. I move my hand away and she does the same thing. "Why don't you have other friends?" Bonnie asks.

"I hate people." I say. I put my elbow on the armrest of the sofa. I place my palm against my jaw.

"Do you know why Derek left?" Bonnie asks.

"No." I say, and Bonnie continues asking her annoying questions.

"Was Derek violent?" I nod. "Why are you asking questions?" I ask her this time.

Bonnie twirls her hair and says. "I'm meeting him tomorrow, so I don't want to make him angry." She can't look at me. I sigh.

"Derek wasn't violent often. He went to the gym a lot and when someone fought with him, he fought back. He and I were opposites. We probably still are. Sometimes he'd take his anger out on me, but that's after I some managed to break something in my body. He gets angry quickly so try not to come off too strong though I doubt he'll hit a girl. Other than that, he's a cool guy." I say, recalling all the times Derek and I spend together. It was positive memories, Derek was just overprotective and short tempered.

"How long have you known him?" Bonnie asks.

"Since we were 3 years old. "I say and fiddle with a lock of my black hair dangling in front of my face.

Bonnie says, "That's cute." I look at her. She's smiling and blushing.

"Have you ever had a girlfriend?" She asks.

"You're getting personal." I warn, looking at her from the corner of my eye.

"I-I want to get to know you better." She stutters. I turn to her and she moves her blue hair out of her face.

"No and you? "I ask. I want to continue being nice to her. It didn't feel that bad.

"I didn't have girlfriends, but I had two boyfriends." Bonnie says, looking down. "Dion, Are you apart of the rainbow flag?" She asks, still not looking at me.

"Rainbow flag? What's that?" I ask, raising my eyebrow?

Bonnie rubs her forearm. "A rainbow flag represents a sexual orientation and that sexual orientation is homosexuality." She explains

My body tenses. I snap my head to her in shock. Did I seem gay? Not that, that's a problem. I just didn't like being called something I'm not. "N-No." I stuttered. I want to smack myself. There's no way she's believe that.

Bonnie smiles. "I'll support you if you ever do turn out to be gay. I told that to Devon too. It would be fun to have a gay friend." She offers.

"You're really stubborn." I say, changing the subject.

"You too." She says and giggles. Her giggle melts my heart. I should make it fireproof.

"It's not a compliment." I say, glaring at her.

"I know, but it's the nicest thing you've ever said to me." Bonnie says. Her cheeks turn red. I'm a dick to her. I need to be nicer.

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