Chapter One: Jealousy at it's finest
Darkness… The same inky black darkness found everywhere… She let a cruel smile come to her lips as she let the overwhelming pitch black consume her, this was only a small price to pay for what was to come…
Vi moved her hand to shield her face from the blinding grey light coming from her window. It was too bright. After a couple more minutes, she lifted herself out from bed, clutching onto her bedside table and strode across the room to the window. The closer she got, the more she could hear the sickening sounds of laughter and overwhelming happiness. It was enough to make her nauseous. Vi briefly glanced over at the hanging above her bed, she didn't have much time left. She made sure to grab the one thing she needed and crammed it into her bag, she couldn't think of anything else she might have needed.
The rusted school gates stood tall and immovable, Vi checked her watch with a sense of urgency…she didn't have much time left at all. Vi quickly darted to the nearest tree. It was finally time! She watched with utter adoration as she walked through the gates. Suddenly, the whole world lit up in an abundance of colour. It was Joanne, the most amazing and beautiful girl in the whole world! But as she watched Joanne make her way past, she caught a glimpse of black pigtails and scowled in disgust. It was Alannah. Alannah didn't know how lucky she was to have such a beautiful older sister.
Forget class, Vi had better things to do, with the amount of time she actually went to class, one would wonder if she even attended this school. She sat perched carefully in a tree, just outside of Joanne's range of vision inside the class. Everything about her was just perfect, the way she bit her pen with absentmindedness, the way she kept glancing at the clock waiting for the bell to ring, the way she wrote. Everything was just utter perfection. It was such a shame that she couldn't stay watching forever, all good things just have to get ruined don't they?
The lunch bell finally rang and Vi quickly made her descent and stalked carefully into the central courtyard where she knew Joanne would be. She started to smile when she saw Joanne approach but wait- she was with somebody?! Vi felt the rage bloom inside of her like a flower made of hate, how dare he talk with her Joanne. Something had to be done…quickly!
Vi silently walked out of her hiding place and made her way towards the boy Joanne was with only moments ago. God, he even smelt like her. Her beautiful scent of…now wasn't the time to get distracted! Vi was on a mission, a mission to right the wrongs dealt by this putrid thing.
She smiled softly as she approached him, god was he vile, everything about him was just wrong. But she had seen the way that Joanne had smiled as she gazed into his eyes. "Hey, wanna see something cool?" she made a silent prayer that he would go along with it, that he would choose to follow her without question. That would make things so much easier for her. "Who even are you?" he retorted, not falling for it the tiniest bit. She supposed now was the time to do things the hard way. She watched the way his friends had backed away at her arrival, she had to seem even more harmless then she had originally planned didn't she? "Well," she began to giggle, "I wanted to show you something special, that only someone like you is worthy of seeing!" God, she sounded like an idiot. A lovesick fool. But he seemed to buy it, and with the most wolfish grin possible, he gazed longingly at her, "lead the way," he chuckled.
Those eyes. Those sickening, disgusting eyes. How could anybody think good of them? They were vile and so was he. Vi turned back around and held a finger up to her lips. The boy gave a slightly amused chuckle. She smiled nervously as she grabbed her bag, where was the thing she needed? Ah, there it was…
Those disgusting eyes. With a huge grin Vi held the knife behind her back as she padded back up to him. Those eyes with their confidence. The boy stopped her halfway. Those eyes that ran themselves all over her, watching her body language for a turn on signal.
Vi could only laugh as she plunged the knife straight into his chest. His eyes widened in horror and genuine fear as he tried to speak, but all that came out was beautiful blood. That was the only thing that was beautiful about him, the dazzling crimson ribbons that followed her knife as she pulled it out of his chest. Those eyes had changed from cocky, to fear. Vi kept laughing as she carved a heart shape into his chest, marking her name with Joanne's…such a shame nobody else could ever get to see this magnificence…
Those eyes that Joanne seemed to love about him were now blank. That wasn't good enough. Vi grabbed the knife and with such force, carved those disgusting eyes out. She gave a triumphant laugh, as she looked at her handiwork. And to think. some claimed death was hideous. She thought it to be a work of art.
Vi got home and grabbed her laptop so she could her social media. Not like it mattered anyway, her parents weren't even home yet. The colour had mellowed back into a paler grey. Her whole world was grey, at least it was, until that day Joanne appeared. Joanne never failed to bring colour, and Vi wasn't sure she was ready to give up all of that colour just yet. She knew what had to be done, all she had to do was get rid of the obstacles, those sickening and filthy obstacles.
Alannah: I haven't seen Myles since lunch…normally he'd be online by now…
So that was his name… Myles…Not like knowing his name would change what had become of him though…
Lillie: That's odd, maybe he lost his phone?
Ian: Isn't Violet his sister, maybe she's seen him?
He had a sister…She could potentially be a problem later on if she was ever caught…
Violet: He hasn't come home yet; our parents are starting to get worried. Dad is throwing things all around the room yelling whilst Mum is just staring blankly ahead… I've never seen them like this. I'm beginning to get scared…
Alannah: Stop being such a baby, it can't be that bad! How old are you, 3?
Cole: Maybe he just went to a friend's house?
Violet: I should go now…things are getting louder…
Vi was starting to get bored or reading this drivel, she knew nobody would find out… It's not like she had ever been caught before. How did Alannah know Myles anyways? They couldn't have been together right? Not like it mattered, nothing really mattered. But if Alannah and Myles were together, then why was Joanne looking at him so longingly? Vi shook her head, he was gone now and that was all that truly mattered, wasn't it?
So then why hadn't Joanne said anything yet?
Vi had to make sure everything was ok…So she left her house and made the familiar way down to Joanne's house. It was way overgrown, which was perfect for lurking around. Peeking in through the window, her vision was suddenly flooded with colour. Looking in further, she saw Joanne calmly reading the same social media page she was just on before. She didn't seem to care in the slightest.
That was good. That was perfect. Absolutely perfect. Vi slowly stepped away, trying not to set off any motion sensors, that could be bad…
Myles was back…And he was with her! The two of them stood, laughing together atop the silent hill, grass swaying gently beneath their feet. Vi stood in horror as she watched the two of them get closer together. Then he turned back towards her…And she saw the gaping black holes where his eyes were supposed to be. She blinked in surprise as she watched him slowly die. "Look what you've turned me into…"
Vi woke up to the sound of birds chirping. Grey birds, in a grey sky in a boring grey world. No more colour seemed to remain. She walked downstairs and grabbed some toast, while doing so, she noticed a newspaper atop the coffee table. That's odd, nobody was even home… She grabbed it and smiled at the headline.
Student Disappears at Sacred Heart Institute:
So they haven't found the body yet, Vi bit down thoughtfully on her toast contemplating what she had just read. Would they ever find out what happened, or will they eventually find out the truth, whatever happens though…they wouldn't be able to link the crimes to her…hopefully…
She gave herself a cruel grin, anyone who stood in her way could just conveniently…how did the newspaper put it? Disappear…