'Obsessions'
AN: NEXT CHAPPIE!!! I'm so HAPPY!!! Yeah, I'd like to apologise for such a looooooooog wait. It wasn't my intention to leave things so long. I've just been caught up with exams, moving, packing, catching up on chores, exam block, etc. lol. Right now they probably just sound like excuses to you.
Hope you like this ending. I tried explaining everything in it ^_^.
Disclaimer: SM does NOT belong to me. *sigh*
Chapter 9: Revelations!!!
Rei gasped as she struggled for air. Her lungs felt ready to burst. Please god, don't let me die. She felt her arms flail grabbing for anything only hitting air. Her eyes almost fell out of her sockets as the grip on the ribbon tightened.
"No." she croaked struggling to loosen her assailants hold.
"Why shouldn't I?" she heard his menacing hiss next to her ear. "All I wanted was to be your friend, but you rejected me. You humiliated me."
She could hear the hurt in his accusations, the murderous tone in his voice. Panicking Rei let out a last attempt at salvation. "I had no idea I swear it Melvin, please, let go." Tears stung the corners of her eyes threatening to explode while her chest harboured an infinitely excruciating pain. She felt his hold loosen. "Melvin please, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
She felt his hesitation, and the ribbon slacken. From instinct and in control of her body once more, Rei dug her heel as hard as she could into his toes. He let her go crying out in sudden pain. She pivoted, grabbing his shoulders and kneed him in the stomach. When he doubled over, she used her high kick and watched him fly to the back of the room and land with a thump.
Her hand flew to her bruised neck while air rushed into her lungs relieving her of some pain. Melvin… who would have thought quiet, gangly looking Melvin was capable of hurting someone, and with such strength. She spied the ribbon on the floor and picked it up. It was definitely hers, but where did he get it from?
"You little bitch!" she heard him gasp out. "I am going to kill you."
Rei had never known fear before. It was not the same kind of fear she had felt when she found her grandfather unconscious on the bathroom floor, or when she thought someone was following her the other day in the shadows of the street. She could feel all the colour in her face drain away, her limbs felt stiff and numb at the same time. Her mind was in utter confusion.
She hadn't realised Melvin felt such hatred towards her. When he walked into the room a little while ago, she thought maybe he came to see how her grandfather was doing and to perhaps offer her some support. But he had said nothing, just stood behind her so quietly she thought she had only imagined him. And then when she stood up to find a glass of water she felt something smooth slip around her neck and then tightened almost choking her. She hadn't even seen it coming down in front of her. And now she was facing him, and he looked angry. Angry enough to kill.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked him pleading with her eyes to him to stop. But he kept advancing to her. "You don't have to do this Melvin," then a sudden thought came to mind, "We're all upset over Molly's death and I know how you felt about her and everything but…"
She was cut short by Melvin's harsh laughter. It sent shivers down her spine. His amber eyes narrowed into slits as he looked at her trembling body.
"You have no idea do you." he asked satirically. "Molly never liked me."
"But I thought…" Rei was confused.
"You thought because she was going out with me, she liked me? No my dear sweet Rei, I only wanted everyone to think that. I paid her one hundred dollars every week just to pretend to be my girlfriend and act like she liked me. Then one day she told me she had had enough, that she loved some other guy and was breaking our deal. I was angry, very angry." His eyes flashed and Rei gasped as the full meaning of his words sank in.
"You mean, you mean, you killed her." She croaked out the last word. She couldn't believe it. Refused to believe it.
"She didn't give me a choice. She was going to break up with me, dump me. I went over to her house to try and convince her she would regret what she was doing. But she didn't care. Told me I repulsed her, to get out of her life. I picked up one of her hair ribbons and strangled her, I was angry."
"But that doesn't give you the right to kill her."
As if he hadn't heard her Melvin continued, "After a while when she stopped breathing I almost regretted what I did. I snuck out of her house and came back later pretending to return a few of Molly's things. She had told her mom we broke up."
"Oh my god…" Rei was horrified. She stepped back trying to keep a distance between herself and Melvin.
"It didn't matter, she didn't matter. But you Rei, you're different. More beautiful, delicate. I wanted you to be my valentine…"
"You-you were the one who rang me all those times?"
Melvin's brows furrowed together, "I only rang you a few times."
"And those letters, they were from you?" Rei could feel her heart thumping in her chest. Oh my god! Melvin was her stalker.
"How did you like my poems?" his facial expression had softened and he was… smiling.
Rei could feel her anger bubbling in her, all those weeks of terror, of irritation, "I thought they were disgusting." She shot back. His eyes darkened. "I didn't care for them." Rei continued her strength reviving, her own deep violet eyes flaring unspoken messages, which he understood.
"When you lied to me at the bus stop…" Melvin said coldly, "and don't look surprised because I knew you were lying. Even in high school you were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, but when you tried to avoid me I knew I wouldn't be happy unless I was with you. So I learnt everything I needed to know about you. I wanted to take you to the Valentine dance but I had mistaken someone for you…you looked so much alike, I had to kill her."
Rei was confused. Someone who looked like me.
"I found out later her name was Aurora. Two years older than us but she looked like you, my first mistake when I surprised her and she very nearly screamed, so I had to shut her up somehow."
"So you killed her." Rei said accusingly. They had rounded the room and she was nearly at the door. "You were trying to kill me? Why?"
"I thought you were going out with that blonde, Jason. Everyone thought he was Adonis. I don't see why." Melvin scowled. "I only just realised my mistake when it was too late, I wanted you, you see."
"No I don't see," Rei shouted back at him. "All I do see is a crazy psycho killing everyone who rejects him. What can't you handle Melvin, rejection?"
Rei saw the twitch in his jaw and his face hardened. Knew then she had made a big mistake in provoking him. But it didn't matter a few more paces until she reached the door.
At that moment she bolted for the door and tried to open it. Only it was locked. She fumbled for the lock and heard the catch unlock and was about to open the door when she felt a strong tug on her hair. She was pulled back and thrust onto the floor.
"You're going to regret making me angry Rei. All you had to do was like me." He snarled. "But you had to go and make a big deal about everything. Everyone said you were vain, I just thought you were waiting for Mr. Right. Me."
"I despise you Melvin. You disgust me. I never liked you in high school and I still don't. And if I am vain, then I have every right to be so." Rei stopped catching her breath moving back slowly on the floor. "How could anyone like you. You. You're nothing but a geek."
Rei didn't know what happened next but Melvin was on top of her pinning her arms above her head. His face was so close to hers. His breathing harsh and coming in quick gasps. "Do you want me to kill you Rei? Make no mistake I won't hesitate."
Rei squirmed under his heavy weight trying to get free of his grasp. She didn't realize her movements were provocative arousing Melvin's desire for her. Her body stiffened when she saw the darkening look in his eyes and when it was too late she felt his lips trailing soft butterfly kisses down her jaw.
"Melvin no." she gasped fear returning to her shaking body in full force. She managed to release one of her hands and pushed his face away from hers. He only made things worse when he pulled her fingers into his mouth and started to suck on them. "No. Stop. Melvin stop."
But he was too caught up in finally having Rei in the position he dreamt about for the last few years. He wasn't watching her through his binoculars making out with other men but was the one making out with her now. But she refused to respond to him making him angrier. He let her fingers go but lavished his attentions on her lips, forcing her mouth open.
Rei could taste blood from where he crushed her lips against her teeth. She wanted to cry out but couldn't move her limbs. She panicked when she felt the bulk of his manhood press against her. Oh no!
From the distant she heard small beeping sounds which got louder. Her eyes flew open, the tears running down her face blurred her vision but for a minute her vision was clear and she could see her grandfathers monitor was beeping. His heart beat was decreasing and his blood pressure was dropping dramatically. Grandpa!
Either from fear of what Melvin was doing to her or from the fear that her grandfather was dying gave Rei the strength she needed to push him away. She kicked out hard and heard a small 'omph' before she ran to the bedside pressing the red button which would send one of the nurses to her. Help is on the way gramps…don't leave me now…please don't leave me.
Hearing a small noise behind her Rei quickly turned around in time to see Melvin charging towards her. She positioned herself for attack. When Melvin was close the doors slammed open hitting him hard and he fell sprawled in front of Rei. A wide eyed Amy was standing by the door next to an angry Chad. A nurse ran in and pressed some buttons on the monitor.
"Please help him." Rei pleaded tears stuck in her throat, her body aching with exhaustion. Chad walked up next to Rei and put an arm around her feeling her tense then relax moulding her body into his. Suddenly Rei began to cry for the first time since her mother died almost ten years ago. She let her tears flow wetting the front of Chad's shirt, letting go of all her pent up emotions.
Amy pointed out the sprawled body of Melvin Umino to the chief constable who dragged him out of the room. She sighed inwardly glad that she had come in time before Melvin could actually hurt Rei. She shuddered as she remembered the sinking feeling of horror when Mrs. Osaka let it slip that Molly had already broken up with Melvin before she died. She could still taste the bile stuck in her throat when she read the poems he gave Molly, the one that was so similar to the poems Rei had received all those weeks.
The normal beeping of a stable heart coming from the monitor brought Amy back to her senses. She walked to the bedside and looked down at the old man sleeping so peacefully unaware of all the trouble that had happened just moments before. She was staring so hard she thought she saw his eyelids flicker…for only a second. She blinked frowning. She was probably just seeing things. A warm hand covered hers and squeezed it gently.
"Thank you Amy." Rei whispered. Amy smiled at her tear streaked face. It was the first time she had seen Rei looking anything but sombre, except for the past few days when Rei walked around like a dead zombie.
"What a friends for?" Amy said giving Rei a big hug. "I'm just glad I got here in time. I did get here on time right?" she asked suddenly holding her breath as she anxiously waited for the answer.
Rei just nodded. Her violet eyes smiling.
Amy sighed in relief. "I'm not the only one you know. Serena, Lita and Mina helped out too."
Rei couldn't talk. The words were stuck in her throat. She just couldn't express her gratitude. What had she done to have such great friends. She hugged Amy closer breathing another thank you. Just then three more girls barged into the room.
"Rei, oh thank god."
"Are you alright?"
"We're so sorry for doubting you."
Reis smiled at her friends who rushed to give her a hug.
"When Amy called we were so scared that we would get to you too late." Mina said giving Rei a hard hug. "What happened?"
Serena who was looking closely at Rei gasped when she saw all the soft skin in her face and the blood at the corner of her lips. Her keen eyes spotted the bruised marks on her neck as well. "He hit you!" she gasped out. "I'll kill him."
Lita who also noticed the marks grew tense with fury. "Not before I get my hands on him."
Rei burst into laughter which was not the reaction any of the girls were expecting but she couldn't help herself. She saw Chad and smiled at him. He looked so alone and out of place. Even nervous.
"You guys are the best you know." She murmured. "I think Melvin has gone through enough…" she put her hand up when she saw the gaping looks they were giving her and continued, "he was mad. He will have to face up to his crimes now which is more than enough. We're all exhausted, well I am. How about we get something to eat and the get some rest."
Everyone filed out of the room leaving the sick man to his solitude. No one saw his hand twitch or his eyelids flutter. No one heard him call out for his granddaughter.
AN: Whaddya think??? I hope you're not disappointed about this ending. R&R please!!!!! Tanks ^_~.
