Under My Skin
Chapter 3
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My screams were caught in my throat as terror racked through my body. The ski mask that I had become so accustomed to was gripped in my captor's hand, waiting to be removed. His face was finally going to be revealed. And then I would get sick, sweet revenge-
"Rose?" I felt a finger prodding my shoulder. "Why are you shaking?"
"Huh?" I intelligently replied while rubbing my eyes with the back of my hand.
Dimitri sighed. "You're shaking like crazy."
"I'm cold."
"It's seventy-five degrees in here."
"So?"
"Rose," Dimitri stated.
"Look, Dimitri, I'm fine. Just an... unpleasant dream, that's all," I said, not really believing it myself. By the look on his face, neither did he.
I bit my lip and glanced out the window. "What time is it, anyway?" I asked, noticing it was still dark outside.
"3:14."
"Ugh," I groaned. "Good thing it's Saturday. Donut breakfast for me," I smiled and laid back down, my hands behind my head. I licked my lips in anticipation.
Dimitri chuckled. I could see him run his hand through his hair in the dim lighting. "I love how that's something you get excited about. Usually a normal twenty year old woman is excited about college or perhaps even being engaged. But no, you get excited about having a donut on your day off. You are truly extraordinary."
I ignored the butterflies in my stomach from the last part of what he said and instead rubbed my belly and replied, "I love my donuts. And besides, who ever said I was normal?"
He cracked a grin. "True."
Smiling like an idiot, I rolled back over and let sleep engulf me for the second time that night. This time, no nightmares. And I had a feeling a certain Russian was part of that reason.
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I was woken up the next morning by a Gucci purse coming in contact with my face. The label told me exactly who it was.
"Mia," I grumbled, keeping my eyes closed. "What the fuck?"
"Wake up, sleepyhead!" She chirped. "It's 11:30! I don't want you sleeping all day and ruining my plans!"
I sighed and peeked one eye open, to be met with two pairs looking back at me expectantly: one a stunning jade green, the other a beautiful icy blue.
I groaned and sat up in the bed, stretching my tense muscles. Lissa and Mia went to this academy for the same studies: detectives. Both were unbelievably intelligent, so it really wasn't a shock when they chose this profession.
"Where are we going, exactly?" I asked, not really wanting to know the answer. I had a feeling it involved spending more than my tuition.
"We're going shopping, and- eep!" Mia squealed.
Lissa, the ever composed one, took over for her, rolling her eyes in Mia's direction. "She's a little excited. We're going shopping today and then we're gonna head down to the cafe for lunch, where Mia will-" She made quotations with her hands. "- unexpectedly run into the cute foreign boy down the street."
"Is he Russian?" A new voice cut in. I turned my head towards Dimitri, blinking.
"No one asked for your input in this conversation-"
"I made breakfast."
"Well if that's the case.." I jumped from the bed and pulled my hair into a loose ponytail. Lissa and Mia chuckled while Dimitri just shook his head.
My stomach growled and I shrugged sheepishly. "Hey, a girl's gotta eat."
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"Why did I eat sooooo much?" I groaned, banging my head on the table while rubbing my aching belly.
"Because your Russian is a fucking genius in the kitchen," Mia said, mouth full of chocolate chip pancakes. "I might have to show up for breakfast here more often. And lunch. And dinner, too."
"That was delicious," Lissa agreed, bobbing her head up and down.
I scoffed. "You barely managed to finish one."
"I'm not an eating machine like you are," Lissa shrugged. "Now let's get going before it gets too late."
I nodded my head and collected all of the plates, quickly rinsing them off and stuffing them into the full dishwasher, switching it on as I made my way out of the apartment.
"Thanks for breakfast, Dimitri!" Lissa called out, always the polite one.
"Sure thing," He replied, sauntering into the kitchen. "Come back whenever you like. There's plenty to go around."
Shutting the door behind us, we made our way down the hallway and out of the academy's doors. We were in probably one of the only large cities in Montana.
"Your roommate is one hunky piece of ass," Mia licked her lips. "You are one lucky girl!"
I stared incredulously at her. "You have no idea what you are talking about. You haven't known him all of your life like I have."
"Rose, you forget that I knew him practically all of my life, too," Lissa piped in. "And I always thought he was nice. What did he ever do to you?"
I remained silent as we entered the cafe.
Short, I know, but school starts for me tomorrow, and I haven't done a page of my summer assignment yet... you can say I procrastinate... a lot.
Anyway I felt bad for not updating sooner but here's a short cliffy (sort of) to keep you from waiting.
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