Inside The Flower Garden

Vincent - 1

"Vincent! Come here. You're on the news!" Vincent turned and saw the news. He's the talk of the town again. 

Guilt slowly ate his heart. He doesn't want to do it, but he got no other choice. 

It's been 6 months since he killed Gale Knight. The famous reaper of their town. The collections she made has been incarcerated and some of them got buried. 

The house she lives in has been burned down by the people of the town. There's no trace of her existing. 

The Cafe has been closed down by the local authorities and been placed under a restraining order. 

He has been living three cities away from Kale City. Kale City has been a nightmare he can't forget. It's eating his conscience since then, but he didn't regret killing Gale. He just did the right thing. She has to go. She's evil! 

He's working as a fast food waiter for 3 months now. His father wants him to join the police department, but he refused. 

"You're so famous man! Why work at this dumpster?" Killiam asked him. He's also a waiter at the fast food chain. 

"I like it here. Plus, that news is too old." 

"Oh, shut up man! You did it! You caught the killer. You're so brave." He just smirk and continued to mop the floor. 

'It's not like its a big deal. Even if I killed her, the killing has been so massive. They even trace DNA under her flower garden. The people whom loves to smell the flowers in her coffee shop has been vomiting every time they passed the cafe.' 

He can't even believe it himself. Gale has been a psycho and he knows all of it. All the secrets. All the pain. All the of it. He can't believe he betrayed her like that. 

Time passed and it's his out. He quickly changed his clothes and packed all of his things. 

"Man, i'm going, Dad is waiting for me." He nod at Killiam and continue to packed his things. 

The bell rang and he thought it's just Killiam, coming back because he forgot something. Time passed and no noise has been made. He glanced at his left and saw nothing. His forehead wrinkled and noticed the door opened. 

He dropped his things and walked towards the door. He looked left and right and saw nothing, but darkness. People stop going out at night. They're still afraid that someone might kill them. It's still not safe and he totally understand. 

He closed the door and about to turn when he saw a pair of boots. He slowly looked up and saw a pair of dark brown eyes. 

"Venedict." He almost whispered. Venedict smiled and walked backwards. 

"Hi. It's been a while since I saw you." He saw Venedict looking at his stuff. 

"Y.. Yeah.. It's been a while." He's scared to his core because he knows Venedict will kill him for killing his boss. 

"I can see you're doing so well. I've been stalking and observing you for a while." He gulped as his heart beats fast and hard. 

"You w..what?" He stuttered. 

"I've been stalking you. It's fun and satisfying. Watching you live your extended life." 

"What? What do you mean?" Venedict's eyebrow rose. 

"Oh.. You didn't know? Yeah... Your life has been extended. She really wants to kill you, but she waited till this day. It's her birthday today. Also her father's death anniversary.." 

His sweat has been coming out like all of his pores has been opened wide. 

"This day... is very special. We created a new garden. We create new people. We create new collection. The collection... that you stole... she felt very betrayed. She won't be nice anymore. It's like she's 13 all over again. Killing and collecting." 

"She's alive?" He feels like the air went thin and nothing is circulating around him. He felt suffocated. 

"You didn't know?" 

Venedict laughed hysterically. 

"You're so doomed. I thought you knew." He keeps on laughing. Vincent immediately stepped back, but he bumped into something. 

"You can't escape now. You're a dead meat."

He quickly turned and saw a woman with almost the same height as him. 

"Hi. We never got a chance to meet because you flew so fast, but you can't escape us now." 

"Why are you all following me? It's been six months already!" He can't keep himself from yelling. He's nervous down to his core. 

"You stabbed My lady Gale in her neck, and you also reveal her collection. You also blew your way out by betraying her. She won't be nice. She's not nice." Vincent gulped a few times. His eyes wandered around, but he saw nothing but closed doors and windows. 

"Please just let me go. I won't be here long. We will relocate." Venedict shook his head. 

"Even if you relocate... We will find you.. and she will kill you. You can't escape. There's no way out." He chuckled like its all a joke. 

He clenched his fist and forcefully pushed Venedict. Venedict fell on the table, but he just laughed. 

There are men around the area. Even if he escape the fast food chain.. he can't escape to the back door. 

Venedict got up and pat his jeans and shirt.

"Let's go. My lady is waiting." 

Yna nod at him and they both walked towards the exit. He saw Vincent resisting and fighting off the guards. He just shook his head in disappointment. 

"Let's go. She's waiting for him." 

The guard bumped Vincent's head on the floor. He's not unconscious so they all carried him towards the car. 

"My lady will be happy. She will get her vengeance." 

"She will kill him." Yna replied while looking outside. 

"No. She will... but she will torture him. Till he beg her to just kill him." Yna looked at Venedict with a worried eyes. 

"That much?" She asked him. 

"Yes. I remember when Juancho died... She decided to kill all of her friends except Jillian, Lucy, me and my brother. She's so upset. She killed my friends. Torture them. Skin them alive. Make them her puppet. Its brutal." Fear consumed Yna. 

She just remain silent and remember the past few months that she's been with Gale. 

'One thing is for sure. The Gale I met years ago... is gone. The new Gale is tougher, wiser and brutal.'