"You early?" said the man who was the one giving information about Belle arriving. "She is still upstairs (hand the key) room 1506.''
Gibson reached the key. "I don't know why you are so obsessed with this girl. I admit she's beautiful but I want to remind you that she is still sixteen". Gibson eyes stare. The man spoke back.
"There are a lot of women you can choose Victor, average age.. Why her?" Gibson leaned closer to him.
"Because she belongs to me!" Gibson's eyes are not comfortable to see. He then went upstairs without a word.
The man sighs hard, shaking head. "What should I do with you buddy".
Gibson reached the fifteen floor, he walked out from the elevator and stood right in front of room 1502 where Belle and the others stayed.
He hears someone walk toward the door, Gibson quickly turns and walks back to the elevator knowing the girls are going out tonight.
Gibson hears Belle's voice. "You guys come on! stop that!" she didn't realize Gibson was standing at the elevator. He takes a glance at Belle. "Come on, I am hungry. Coco?"
"All right. Girls come on! stop wasting time. The boys are waiting at the lobby".
The girls including Belle rushed toward the elevator where Gibson had to hide his own face. Belle was standing beside him.
"The bellboy earlier was kinda cute". said Coco. The girls growled disgusting. "I'm just telling the truth. He totally eyeing on you Belle".
After hearing that, Gibson gripped his hand as hard as he could. Trying to control his own anger, and the most important thing. He doesn't want Belle to know he was here with her.
Stalking.
As the door opened they rushed inside. Gibson standing behind the girls. Still.. Belle hadn't seen him.
"Why are you girls taking so long?" said Stu. The boys are smoking outside the hotel while waiting. "We are all hungry. Come on then".
Behind this fake tree Gibson watches the group gone. He couldn't follow Belle this close and was afraid one of them would see him.
He then takes the next elevator back to the fifteen floor. He could kill if he wanted to, or steal the master key from the hotel so then he could enter Belle's room whenever he liked.
But it can't. There's to many of them. He couldn't touch her. How dare she do this to him. How dare she leave him without his senses.
Gibson cannot let her apart from him and she already did.
He walked in the corridor, unlocked the door and shut it behind. He threw his bag on the sofa. Took off his jacket, he walked to the balcony for the night view.
He suddenly forgot that he was born here before moving to California.
He takes a deep breath a bit. The view is beautiful, different from Colorado which is surrounded by green plants, the mountains, lakes and whatever nature God had made.
He likes to be anywhere.
Moments later, Gibson walked to the bathroom and took a shower before he went to bed and slept.
"You guys are totally drunk!" Belle shouted at the crew members. Coco shakes her head. "Stay away from us! we're too innocent".
Frank sighs, said. "Not me. I'm too old for this. All right if they won't wake up tomorrow morning I had to throw them with ice cold bucket water". he looked at Belle and Coco. "Like to join?"
"With pleasure". Both girls giggling then went to their room and slept.
The next day. It happens Gibson follows Belle everywhere she goes with the crew. Even though she had to go to the toilet , Gibson was there.
What should we name Gibson after this? An obsession teacher or a stalking teacher?
First of all, they visit the Hollywood sign followed by the walk on fame, Tcl chinese theater, Beverly Hills and whatever destination it's on Frank's bucket list.
For the whole week before they went back to Colorado. The crew suddenly turns into a wild child behave and they love it.
Especially the elderly name Frank.
Emma was right about Belle. She really needs fun for herself. "Happy Frank?" ask Coco. "We should go to Orlando".
"Oh Coco. Orlando is far away from here. It takes five hours if we take a plane. This is Jonah's list and mine. It's been so memorable here".
"You were born here?" ask Belle.
"Was. Until everything is change". Frank sighs and looks down on the list. "We should go there!" he pointed out.
As they walked, Belle's corner eyes caught someone staring directly at her. She turns where she feels someone is watching, and there is no one.
She knows someone's been watching since they left the hotel, perhaps someone she knows. Exactly who?
"Belle you all right?" Ian touched her shoulder at her back. "You look terrified, why? you saw a ghost aren't you".
Ian grinning. Belle shakes her head. "Nah. Is there a ghost in here?" she asked.
"Of course. You should read a history about this place. Lot.. I mean lots of crime happens here".
"Thanks. I guess I am".
"I am not trying to scare you Belle. It's happened already, it's been a long time".
Belle smiles. "No. I'm fine". It wasn't a ghost she cared about. What she cared about was.. who? who has followed them since from the hotel.
"Come on Belle". Ian holds her hand. He considers Belle like his own little sister he never had. The crews love Belle dearly.
Belle though was right. It was Gibson who had been watching her since they left the hotel. And now Gibson sees Ian holding Belle's hand that makes him want to pounce on top of Ian right away for touching his girl.
How dare he!
Evening later. How time flies so fast. The crew decided to head back to the hotel and rest, because tonight Frank wants to visit Ripley's museum.
Quickly Belle booked the shower before somebody did. She strewn all her things on the floor and went to shower. After that she wants to sleep before night comes.
"Oh my God Belle!" Coco enters the room where she shares a room with Belle. "It's messed up!" Belle didn't hear her.
Coco shook her head then went to the hall where the crew was. "Tonight. Just the museum right?"
"Yup. Does anyone want Chinese food tonight".
Late at night. Before they went inside the museum. Coco brought Belle an ice cream. Belle accidentally licked the ice cream so fast that cause her brain froze and sharp pain from the front teeth.
Belle screamed and slapped her forehead then she calmed down. "The folks always remind us not to eat ice cream like that".
"I just did".
Minute past. Frank purchased the ticket at the counter then they walked inside the museum. The place is perfectly amazing. Full of real historic artifacts, even the real skull from the human body are displayed inside the case.
They went separate ways. Belle followed Coco behind and then suddenly Coco went away from her sight.
Belle completely lost her track. "Coco?" She walked through the hallway where she could see her own images inside the mirror. "Seriously!?"
She continued to look around the place. There's a corner that caught her eyes immediately, someone is watching her. Probably a statue or anything prescribed from this museum.
Belle kept walking through the hall until she heard a footstep creeped behind her. She turned her back and nothing to be seen.
"It's not funny guys! come on. Coco? Ian? Frank? Gemma? guys!?"
She didn't notice that she was circling around the place without seeing an exit door around her. The background suddenly turned pitch black, she felt anonymous eyes were there too.
"Ian? haha. Funny". she knew it was Ian, he tried to scare her. "I'm not buying your ghost stories Ian. Not at all".
A male figure standing there at the end of the hallway. And she knew it was Ian all the time. "I see you Ian".
The figure hadn't moved or spoken. Belle snorted. "Oh my God. You are really trying hard to scare me like this". She walked towards the figure. "Stop that Ian".
Something made her steps immediately stop before she could get closer to that figure. A figure that was so familiar she ever saw.
A figure that we name Victor Gibson. He was standing right there grinning at her, he gave Belle a vibration electric shot thrilled and chilling to her body.
What on earth is he doing here?
"No. You can't be here. It was just a dream (close her eyes) wake up Belle. You are tired and need more sleep than staying outside. Wake up".
Belle enchanting a spell she made. Trying to get herself back to reality, slowly her eyes open and... THUD!
Her back leaned on the wall hardly as she was pushed by force. She is back in reality and there was a real Victor Gibson with her.
There's no way she can escape or run from him. He blocked her, leaning his face closer on her as he sniffed her out of scent at night.
Her scent was so exotic that he couldn't get carried away. He couldn't hold himself.
"How wonderful to see you here alone". Gibson whispers in her ears. "Lost your track baby girl?"
He lured into her, biting her neck.
"There's no other way I've ever thought about you, Belle. You think you could run away from me? I don't think so. Wherever you go remember.. that I am always with you".
He then leaned and kissed on her lips. This is Belle's second experience having been kissed by the man she hates, Victor Gibson and she feels disgusting.
"I am your worst nightmare Belle. You can ask for help from someone to hack the systems but still you can't run away from me. I lived here. I will lose my mind if I haven't seen you for one day, Belle".
"What did you do!" her lips stuttering. "What did you do!"
Gibson kisses her button nose, grinning. "People lied honey.. Everything that we lived on lied. Nothing is real. I came here to get you".
"NO!"
"No?" He kissed her again. "Why not? Because you are mine, Belle. I take what is mine. I don't share".
Belle shut her eyes hoping this nightmare was over. She could smell his perfume through her nose. If this is a dream please let it be a dream.
What if it is real? she felt his kiss on her lips. So this is real and not a dream. Please go away...
"BELLE!" Her eyes wide open. Gibson wasn't there with her. She turned to her left. "What are you doing? We were waiting for you to come out". said Coco.
Belle started looking for Gibson around her and he disappeared. Coco walked to her.
"You are sweating , are you alright Belle? Does this place freak you out? Oh this is Ian's fault! He shouldn't scare you like that darn that man". Coco bite her lips. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine just.. I got lost and couldn't find an exit door".
"Inside this museum?" Coco looked around. "Really? maybe yes. Oh my God you should know that Frank went crazy about the stuff he found. The ancient artifacts and he wanted to buy it and bring it home. Crazy isn't it?"
Belle shake head. "Yes. Crazy. Where have you guys actually been?" ask Belle.
"Well actually I was looking for you as you were right behind me then you are gone. So you probably find something that amuse you so.. I went my way. Though you were outside and you were not".
"Owh. I was waiting for one of you guys to find me here but it's okay".
Coco sighs hard, said. "I also don't know why all of us walked separately like this. I mean here. I don't know. I was looking for you then you're gone".
Belle grabs Coco's arm then bolts out from the museum. She met the crew outside the building who were waiting for Belle to show up.
But she hadn't.
Minute later. The crew headed back to the hotel. There is Gibson standing watching them from afar. He watches Belle be so happy with the crew compared to her with him.
She escaped from him tonight. He will make sure she won't next time. Smirking.
I'll see you again Belle.