CHAPTER 9
*Screech*
Julia dashed out of the car and to the counter "Mariah Wong."She quickly said to which the woman searched in the computer "Rom no. 182." "Thanks." Julia dashed off to the said destination.
Outside she meets up with Ray and Hilary "How is she?"She asked them breathless "It's a luck that Lee arrived in the nick of time."Hilary replied to which Julia gave a sigh of relief "What happened to her?" "They say it was a suicide attempt."Ray replied monotone "The hell?!"Julia got on a stance "She'll never attempt suicide! Mariah's NOT depressed!" "That's what we've been told."Hilary replied seating next to Ray rubbing his back as the monotone Ray sat staring on the floor.
"Julia?"The said girl looked up to see Lee staring at her "So you've heard." "What really happened Lee?"Julia demanded "Mariah would never even try to commit suicide." "But I found her with a cut wrist."Lee replied "And a knife in hand." "So you just assumed that she would just cut her wrist?" Julia asked "What are you implying Julia?" The older boy asked "There's already a rumor about you guys being cursed." "You believe in those?"Hillary narrowed her eyes "It just dumb rumors."
"Lee has a point."They all turned to Ray "You can't be serious."Hilary gave him a look "How would you explain Mathilda's death? Queen going insane? Ming-Ming's 'accident'? Emily's fate? And now Mariah?" That caused them all to be silent "I'd be careful if I were you two."With that Ray got up and left the lobby.
It was pouring heavily on that Sunday, not a soul was in sight as water flooded the streets of Bey City.
*Ring-Ring*
Julia jumped a bit at that but picked up her phone none the less "Yeah? What's up Hil?" "I-…."There was a long silence before Hilary breadth in and continued "I think someone's in my house."Julia dropped what she was doing and whispered back "Get in your room and shut the door."On the other end Hilary hid behind the kitchen island as she whispered in her phone. Behind her a shadow walked passes her "Oka-UGH!"Before she could reply an invisible force pulled her by the hair and was dragged to a corner "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Hilary?! Hilary!"Julia's worried voice can be heard from the cell phone as Hilary continued to scream in the back ground.
"Shit!"Julia ran out of the house with her rain coat.
Before being dragged to wherever by the unknown force Hilary managed to break free from the hold and ran to the other end of the house. "HELP! HELP!"There was pure horror in her eyes as she ran through her house shouting on top of her voice but the rain outside made it impossible for the neighbor to hear the voice. Stuck and all alone in the house with the unknown force Hilary realized how dire her situation was.
She ran to the door never looking back and was about to pull the door open when the invisible force dragged her back and slammed her back against the wall "UGH!"She shut her eyes in pain. Hilary manages to open her eyes a bit and saw a sick twisted smile on a rotten face "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"SHIT!"Julia cursed again as she listened from the cell phone while hurrying down the road.
Her knees were scrapped and bleeding but she turned a blind eye to it, blood was pouring out of her lips but she gave it no notice. Hilary breadth deeply as she panic and ran around the house trying to escape from 'him'. She had tried the windows but there was no way out of the house on the particular day. Suddenly something hit her, Hilary stopped and turned around 'it's gotten really quiet.' She slowly turned around to face a seemingly empty house.
*Sounds of footstep*
Her breadth hitched as she watched the dark door leading to the inside of the house. Taking up her courage Hilary approached the door "H-hello?" She continued walking "I-is anyone-" Hilary picked up the base ball bat next to the door and entered the kitchen. It all seemed empty and bright as the rain showed signs of stopping.
Hilary continued going into the house until someone grabbed her arm and dragged her away from the kitchen-
*BOOMB*
"BOOMB!"Julia froze as she watched the smoke climb up to the sky from a distance. "Hilary."She continued to run.
As the smokes cleared off, Hilary looked up to her savior to see none other Tyson Kinomiya clasping a hand over her lips "Glad you're all right."As relief flooded her Hilary can't help but cry in her boyfriend's arms. Tyson was caught off guard and surprised but said nothing as he held his battered girlfriend and continued to let her cry in his arms.
*Siren wailing*
Julia got there few hours ago and was filled on the details as the firefighters put out the fires and the police investigation was going on. "It's him."Hilary said as the firefighters, ambulances and police had left the scene. "I saw him."Julia looked at her friend but said nothing "Boris Balkov?"Tyson seemed to do his homework for once.
"Hey Tyson…."Julia said after a few minutes of silence "Could you keep an eye on Hilary for me?" "W-where are you going to?"Tyson asked completely clueless "Don't tell me-"Hilary was cut off by the older girl "No…I wouldn't do such a thing."Julia smiled "It's nothing believe me."Hilary narrowed her eyes at that "It better be nothing Julia."
Little did she know it was going to be something that would change their lives forever….
