Chapter 2

• Jennie Wilson POV
• Stripping my clothes, I assessed my reflection in the mirror. There were multiple bruises and grip marks on my jaw and neck.
• My hands automatically went there and recalled the incident that happened last night. A sob left my mouth when I ran my fingers along the marks.
• Who is he!? Why is he calling me Eva? Accusing me of cheating him? What does he want!?
• He was so mysterious to me. Never ever in my life have I experienced something like that. I was almost invisible to the world, living a boring life and I was not popular in school and I was mainly categorized as a nerd.
• Well I couldn't afford to have fun like others because of my family situation. I aimed to study hard and get a decent job and live happily with my parents.
• I pouted looking at the marks. I can't go out like this!
• Mother will definitely question me! Lisa will kill me by asking many questions only.
• I wore a hoodie which covered my whole upper part of the body.
• *Don't worry..... I won't hurt you sweetheart............
• YOU ARE MINE! AND I WILL HAVE YOU SOON.......*
• It was continuously ringing in my head.
• Is he going to come back!??
• I was still afraid to go to the café, his memory haunting me completely. He wasn't that old, he looked like he was a few years older than me, mostly like a college boy.
• Why was he accusing me of many things which I haven't done at all. He looked so much in pain he had been continuously crying and been completely tortured.
• My fingers gripped the wooden table, my nails digging into the unyielding surface, still appalled by the situation.
• " Excuse me, I want to order a cappuccino." Someone interrupted me, making me come out of my pool of thoughts.
• " Sorry, it will be ready in a minute sir." I excused myself and went inside. What has happened to me, I couldn't concentrate on my work since that incident.
• Soon it became dark, so I cautiously scanned the café to see if someone was present or not. My heart was hammering against my chest unknowingly. Was I expecting someone?
• I started cleaning the table, still unable to calm down my erratic breathing, as the feelings of new-found misery, confusion and dejection veiled my being.
• I was about to go to the counter but someone caught my upper arm in a steely grip and I yelped in fear.
• " Hey Jennie! It's me Lisa. Why did you chicken out" Lisa said in between her laugh.
• " Don't scare me like that!" I scoffed, breathing heavily, prying my arms off her hold.
• Lisa laughed again at me. She snaked her arm around my neck and squeezed me. " I heard we will get the results of the entrance exam in 2-3 days, it seems. I am so nervous. I don't know what will happen to us!"
• What Hunsberg university results will be uploaded in 2-3 days!!?
• Hunsberg university was my dream university, I had been studying for it since 10th grade.
• I desperately wanted to join that university at any cost, because my family's future depended on it. I wanted to give my parents all comforts to them. Since Hunsberg university was one of the world's top universities, graduating from it has much scope on career.
• I and Lisa finished our work and I waved Lisa goodbye, because her house was on the opposite street.
• Oh shit! I forgot to buy rat poison which mom had mentioned to me.
• There was as usual a rat problem in our colony. We lived in a cheap apartment because that was what we could afford.
• I walked opposite my house's direction in order to buy the rat poison. The store was a little far from my house, I should have bought it when I was leaving the café, but I was too absent minded now these days.
• I went to buy rat poison, but people were fewer around the street, maybe because it was already late. I quickly bought and I started walking off increasing my pace, because my only motive was to reach home safely.
• I felt some footsteps coming towards me and my heart started thumping madly against my chest. I was never afraid to walk alone at night but now after that incident I was hell scared.
• I turned back to look but there was no one and turned ahead to walk but I suddenly dashed into someone and I felt like I hit a hard wall or a rock. I looked up and my cheeks burned, and I swallowed hard, my skin pricking all over.
• The guy had worn a black mask and black cap, in fact everything he wore was black. Black sweatshirt, black jeans and black shoes, black gloves all black black, but it looked all too expensive.
• The next moment my eyes were drawn to that person's eyes and my heart dropped when I met his intense stare. A dull, throbbing pain spread through my chest as we looked at each other. I couldn't see his face clearly since he was wearing a mask and the cap was almost hiding him, but I could tell he was staring at me.
• " So.. sorry...I..I..was not seeing, my bad.." I shuttered burning under his scrutiny. Was he mad at me, because I dashed him? He stared at me intensely like I was some alien species.
• Since he was not reacting or budging away from here I decided to leave least interested in him, because he looked somewhat scary and the most important thing was that he was a stranger.
• I shifted awkwardly, deciding to move but he blocked my way. His move took me by surprise paralyzing me and all I could do was return his deadly gaze.
• " Excuse me. You are blocking my way, please move." I said trying to keep my voice straight but my voice betrayed me as it came out almost squeaky and trembling.
• He studied my face in long seconds that ticked by, his heart thumping madly against my chest, and I could hardly breathe.
• His gaze was now fixed to one spot in front of him, his eyes having that faraway look that made it seem like he wasn't here, lost somewhere.
• " Ex... excuse me....you...you... are blocking...my..my way sir....I need..to..to go." I almost shuttered, feeling like crying.
• He tilted his head to the side like a psychopath, rattling me to the core in fear. It was like he was trying to access my words.
• He continued watching me in an unnerving way, like he was trying to see all my deepest secrets. I flinched instantly when he grabbed my hand, straightening my palm up.
• Everything in me came into halt. My chest inflated with the warm and roughness of his hand1 which was under my palm.
• He placed something on my palm and released my hand completely. I looked at my hand and it was my bracelet.
• Did my bracelet slip off???
• I gaped at my bracelet in shock and I felt how wrong I was thinking he was some creep guy. Maybe this guy followed me to give this. Stupid me.
• " Than—" my words hung up in the air as the stranger started walking off abruptly in the opposite± direction of mine. He didn't even glance at me, walking straight away.
• Weird......
• Next day.....
• I couldn't stop thinking about last night as I looked at the bracelet. He was a weird man, but I never saw him in the street before. Is he new here?
• Then suddenly I heard Lisa shouting.
• She was running towards me..to my room.
• " Jennie..... Jennnnieeeeee"
• "What happened Lisa!? Are you all right? Why do you look scared?" I spoke, concern lacing my tone.
• "The.....huff..puff.." She started coughing.
• " What happened? Here, have some water..." I gave her a glass of water as she was panicking. I got tensed by seeing her.