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Chapter Three: the new Teacher
I was walking around in the forest; I was minding my own business asusual until I heard a scream coming from a fair distance from where I was standing I couldn't see anybody. I wondered who would be in the forest in such weather and at a time like this but then again I was the one to talk since it was pitch-black. I quickened my pace before I followed the scream; they were getting louder and louder. It sounded like a girl screaming. I continued to amble towards where the screaming had been coming from until I reached a girl. I couldn't see her completely since it was that dark.
Her hair however was a dirty blonde that seemed to shimmer under the moonlight, her eyes were a scarlet blue, and her face was paler than mine. I couldn't see anything else since it was that dark. "Don't be afraid I'm not going to hurt you." But even that didn't assure the girl since she started to scream again. "Please don't hurt- me." She stuttered. "I'm not going to hurt you." I told her.
She continued to scream until I heard something move within the shadows, something fast, and something that was faster than my own speed. The screaming got lower and soon all I heard were a few moans and a few cries and then nothing. I really didn't recognise the girl I continued to move closer to the girl, the sky was not as dark as it once was it was now slightly a lighter blue. I now could see the girl more clearly now. She was lying still on the grass, on the forest ground. Her eyes were still open but weren't moving; her skin was paler than it had once been. Her hair was still a lovely blonde but was no longer shining under the moonlight. I moved myself down to her level and looked at her neck very closely only to see two small holes that had stained her neck with blood; I wondered what had caused this. It certainly wasn't a snake that had caused this I was sure of that. I concentrated on her before I let out a small gasp realising it was my cousin Lauren goodness what was she doing in the forest? I covered my mouth with my own hands that were now cold as ice. It wasn't long until I heard someone chuckle from behind. I turned around only to be faced with a man that was smiling evilly.
"Who are you?" I asked quietly.
He didn't respond right away, he just continued to stare towards me as if I was a piece of meat, he wore a light blue hoody, his hood had been pulled up to cover his face, a pair of blue jeans and a pair of black shoes. He was quite muscled, well-built, his eyes a pale icy blue. I waited there for his answer until some fangs started to take over his own teeth; his hoody had been stained with blood, fresh blood it looked like. His fangs had also been stained with blood some of it was still dripping. I watched him carefully as he rubbed some of the blood off his chin before speaking to me.
"Who do you think I am?" He had decided to ask me a question. His eyes left mine for a moment and gazed down at my cousin who was lying dead on the ground.
"You're the one who killed her! But: why? Why: her?" I almost sobbed.
He smiled continually at me showing off his fangs.
"She was an easy target but she wasn't filling. I'm still hungry." He came face to face with me and lifted up my chin so I would be facing him now.
"You'll do nicely." His voice was somehow soft, dangerous and seductive but it didn't comfort me. I ran quickly from him but somehow I found myself running in circles, this really was a strange forest I had defiantly gone in a different direction so why did I keep ending up in circles? I sat down on the grass until I was again with the vampire only instead of harming me he decided to smile again towards me.
"I need you to wake up!" He warned me.
I gasped and opened my eyes only to find myself in my own bedroom. I continued to look around and breathe heavily until I realised it was just a dream.
"Just: a dream." I kept on telling myself until I managed to calm down. Only to realise that it was Tuesday and it was already 8.00 am I had exactly twenty minutes to get the bus.
"Allie Jenkins you get down here right now because I'm not taking you to college." My mother shouted downstairs. I grunted great college of all days I wish I didn't have to go to college. I grabbed my notebook and my college bag before getting dressed into nothing special just a simple red dress with a pair of black leggings, a pair of socks and a pair of white sketchers.
I brushed my hair quickly and brushed my teeth until I was ready for breakfast. I ran downstairs and into the kitchen only to grab a bit of toast. I rambled out of the house and headed for the bus stop only to miss the bus. Oh great smart move now you will have to wait until 8.50 am and you'll only have ten minutes to get to college but you'll be late unless you come up with a simple solution. Great this is just perfect first I have a dream or a nightmare whatever you want to call it and now I end up missing the bus what's next? I stood there at the bus stop waiting on the next bus.
I stood there for no more than fifteen minutes, the bus still hadn't arrived and I started to lose my patience which wasn't like me I guess since people, well some people saw me as a patient person. The traffic was extremely slow; I continued to stand at the bus stop just thinking about my dream or nightmare. First I have a dream about a wolf and now I'm having a dream about a vampire what is going on? For all I know I could end up asking my parents for a night catcher or a dream catcher whatever they are called that end up catching your nightmares and end up turning into lovely peaceful dreams so you can sleep peacefully during the night.
This all confused me; also it did bother me in a way. I continued to think about the dream until I ended up thinking back to yesterday when I spent nearly the entire day with my fiancée and ended up not only recalling the argument between Daniel and Aidan but I also recalled his words. They kept on reverberating in my mind.
"If you were her friend you would let her hang out with who she wants without questioning her about it." Seriously what had made him say that? He's so annoying and yet he acted as if he cared about me. I shook my head trying to get rid of those thoughts there was no way he could care about me. I didn't care about him anyway. Before long a loud car engine corrupted my thoughts Great this must be some stupid motorcycle. I stood where I was until I looked up and noticed a black Mercedes pulled up near the bus stop. I recognised the driver. It was Aidan. He had already stopped the engine and rolled down the driver's window before speaking to me.
"Do you need a lift?" His tone somehow had softened.
"No I don't I can wait on the bus thank you." Of course I was being stubborn.
I heard him sigh quietly; he got out of his car and walked towards me.
"You've been waiting here for the bus for a long time; I think you missed the last bus the bus timetable has changed for the winter already I've already got the new timetable." He exclaimed.
The lucky moron knows everything I felt like shouting at him but then again another part of me just wanted to get to college without further delays.
"I just want to get to college." I admitted.
"Well then my lady would you care for a ride?" He teased me.
"Just take me to college." I really wasn't in the mood for him.
"As: my lady commands." He bowed in front of me. I paid no attention to some of the people who were walking passed us and looking at us as if there was something wrong with us.
"Stop it people are staring now take me to college." I demanded.
"Yes my lady." He called me again.
"And stop calling me my lady." I felt irritated.
"As: my lady commands." I pushed him towards the car within irritation.
"Oh that was un-ladylike." I pushed him again until he was lying on the ground chuckling.
I waited for him at his Mercedes since he had obviously locked it.
"Will you hurry up?" I shouted.
He quickly hurried towards the car and unlocked it before opening the passenger door for me and closed it once I was sitting in the passenger's seat. It took him just a few seconds to get into the driver's seat and start up the engine again.
"Have you got everything?" He questioned me.
"Yes of course I do." I answered.
"Okay good: because you're going to need everything for college especially art." He explained.
"Yeah I thought of that last night." I said timidly.
"I'm just looking out for you." He told me.
"Well don't." I told him off. I really didn't like the fact I was engaged to him.
I couldn't believe how safely he was driving I thought he would be some sort of crazy driver and go through red lights but no he was a sensible driver. For every few seconds he would look towards me for whatever reason I didn't know did he want to make sure I was safe? Did he want to annoy me by doing this? I didn't know.
It took us no more than about five or ten minutes to get to the college. According to Aidan we had Literacy first with Mr Barkley and he had told me that our classes were going to be mixed with each other from now on.
Great I'm going to be stuck with this insane lunatic from now on in college and won't be able to get rid of him some life for me. He quickly got out of the driver's seat and I was just going to get out of the car until he had arrived at my door and had opened it before I could even open it myself. I took off my seatbelt and walked out of the passenger's seat.
"I can open it myself you know." I stated.
"Yeah but I'm not too sure if you would be able to go into college on your own." He winked.
This was something I was not going to get used to Aidan Thompson just winked at me and I wouldn't be able to get over his odd behaviour towards me. I did know one thing I wouldn't have much time left of freedom. My days were numbered already and anyone like my parents could see that but maybe they didn't want to see it, they just wanted what was best for me. This wasn't what I wanted, this isn't what I needed either but I had to do this in order to keep my family safe and out of debt. If marrying Aidan would mean that my family was safe then so be it. But then again when the wedding would arrive I could just change my mind and figure out another way of keeping my family safe, I wouldn't have to get married to the puppy on strings but then again it wasn't up to me to decide? Or was it? I really couldn't make my mind up.
"Let's go." He broke the silence and pulled me by the wrist gently into the college, he was so fast, I had to jog in order to match my footsteps with his, we ran up the stairs on to the first floor and on the second door on the left and had made our apologies to the Literacy teacher and took our seats at the back of the class. I looked at the back and noticed that it was 9.10 am we were ten minutes late but we were lucky that we hadn't been given a warning.
The class was at first quiet just the way I like it because I find it easy to concentrate but then twenty minutes later the class started to get really loud. It didn't seem to bother Aidan since he had brought his IPod with him. He placed the earphones into his ears before turning it on. I couldn't see what song he was playing but then again I really can't careless what he is playing its probably some stupid song that is tasteless but then again why do I care so much? He continued to turn around and smirk at me. Showing off his amazing white teeth: lighter than my own. This had been my second day at college and again I was sitting beside the one person I was meant to hate.
Again we learnt nothing special we just watched a movie known as the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Also we were each given a copy of the book and were told to write an essay on it. I knew this would be easier than the History essay.
It lasted until break time; I didn't bother to look around since I knew Sarah had been looking over at me a few times. I found it quite irritating in a way since I had done nothing wrong whatsoever and yet my best friend was looking at me as if she didn't have anything else to look at. Why me? I wondered before feeling a hand been placed into my own, I didn't have to turn around just to see who it was since a tingling sensation started to flow around in my own body to let me know who it was. He moved his hand from my shoulder down towards my own hand and held it tightly before taking me down to the canteen. Again I do not understand why I am spending time with him.
Sarah's POV
I ambled out of the Literacy class; today's session hadn't been too bad. Really I couldn't understand Allie's behaviour when Jessica had rung me last night on my mobile she had told me the guy Allie had been hanging out with was the guy who had bullied her in school it had left me in a huge puzzle. Why would any girl hang out with a person that practically bullied her? It didn't make any sense. Did she want to ditch me for him? Surely not: she wouldn't do such a thing. I shook my head in order to get rid of those thoughts while making my way downstairs and into the hallway on the ground floor before entering the canteen. I wouldn't question Allie for today but at some stage but I would leave it for now.
But yes I wouldn't admit this to her but I would admit it to others that I got along with very well she was a girl that was unbelievable whether she chooses to believe it or not. Yes I might've known her for a few years in school while others might have known her longer than I have but yes I found her unbelievable. Call me a coward if you may but she was an unbelievable cow. All these thoughts were rambling on in my mind as I continued to walk into the canteen to get some break before sitting down at a spare table that was empty. I have to say I preferred Jessica to Allie. Goodness I don't know how I am keeping this up by trying to fool her by being her friend but oh well I guess you have got to fool somebody in order to get what you want a times. I chuckled darkly at the very thought of it. Allie was just so gullible if she thought everyone in college or at school liked her including me she was just as gullible as anything in this big bad world I let out another dark chuckle at the thought while having my break. Next Saturday would be one hell of a night.
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"Allie what's the matter?" I questioned her as we sat at the same table that we had been sitting at yesterday. Today she seemed deep in thoughts as if something had been troubling her. Seriously if someone or anything had been troubling her she could tell me.
"Nothing is the matter." She lied I knew she was lying since her lips were trembling plus she had stuttered at the sentence. I folded my arms across my chest and looked at her carefully.
"Do not lie to me. Something is troubling now spit it out!" I demanded almost. If I was going to marry this girl I would have to know that I could trust her. But then again I knew I could trust her already but right now I didn't like the fact that she was hiding something from me instead of being honest with me. I wanted honesty out of marriage, our days were numbered I knew and we didn't want to marry each other and we had our reasons but still she should at least be honest with me.
I heard her sigh deeply before opening up her mouth again to speak to me.
"I just feel confused." She admitted before dropping her head again and looking down at the floor. I lifted my index finger and placed it underneath her chin so she would be looking up at me. I leaned forward, our lips inches apart while gazing into her eyes.
"Did you know that it was common curtsey to look up at the person while you are talking to them? Why do you feel confused?" I questioned her while breathing closely at her.
"I just-I just feel confused because of something that happened last night." I still knew she wasn't telling me the entire truth. I would still get the whole truth out of her no matter what I told myself. She would tell me the entire truth even if I had to force it out of her own mouth. I could hear someone chuckling for a few moments and I knew that chuckle from anywhere it belonged to Sarah. She had been chuckling darkly for a few moments I wondered what she had been chuckling about and I had a fair idea on what she had been chuckling about. Obviously something had amused her but I wouldn't dare go over to her and ask what had amused her I didn't like the girl anyway. I quickly brought my gaze back to my dear Allie snickering at her before telling her to tell me the truth.
When she told me about her dream, my eyes widened, first she dreams of a wolf in the forest and last night she dreamt of a vampire in the forest killing her cousin Lauren. I assured her it was only a dream and it didn't mean anything. She still seemed trouble by it. My poor fiancée had been having trouble sleeping at night.
"Why are you snickering at me? You do this all the time." I heard her complain.
"Well if you have trouble sleeping I don't see why you haven't asked me yet to join you in bed." I chuckled after finishing my sentence.
"I don't want you in my bed thank you very much Mr. Dirt-bag." She growled.
"Aw now my heart is entirely broken." I joked.
"You're hopeless." She muttered.
"What was that Miss Allie?" I teased her before grabbing her by the arm not too roughly but enough to drag her out of the canteen. I heard her calling me names and complaining. I led her out of the canteen before taking her into one of the disabled toilets. I know people actually shouldn't use them unless they actually have a disability but I wanted to spend time with her. She really wouldn't stop complaining now would she? I grabbed her by the wrists and held them above her head before pushing her against the wall before grazing her neckline softly; I couldn't help but notice her biting her lips before I had decided to capture them with my own. It didn't take long just about ten minutes until she ended up wrapping her arms around my neck. I almost chuckled since I knew she wouldn't be able to resist me for long I heard her moan quietly while I kissed her more passionately. When the bell rang I ignored it unlike Allie.
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I couldn't believe what was happening right now, why was I allowing him to kiss me? I hated him. He was stronger than me I knew but I wasn't going to show him the satisfaction since I wanted to show a bit of strength. I pushed him away almost successfully until he grabbed my hands again and pinned me to the wall almost crushing my body with his own.
"What's wrong? I thought you liked my company." He teased me.
"I never asked for your company. We shouldn't even be here. Anyway class is starting now so let's go." I suggested trying to get of his tight grasp.
"I'll only let you go on one condition; you let me spend time with you every weekday." I couldn't believe what had been said there just now.
"What!" I shouted.
"You heard me honey." He stated.
"Fine I'll spend time with you every weekday in college just don't annoy me with your pathetic statements." I suggested.
"Aw I thought you enjoyed hearing my statements." He teased me again.
I gave up and soon we headed for class. According to him we had Art next. As usual I had to follow the stubborn boy up the stairs on to the top floor and on the fourth door on the left was Art. I sat down on the back thankfully before Aidan attempted to sit down beside me a girl decided to sit down beside me. I heard him grunt in frustration before sitting down beside one of his mates.
It wasn't long until I heard the girl beside me speak to me. While others just looked at me giving me the answer that they were gossiping about me to be honest I hated people like that it just showed they had nothing better to do with their lives. They were low lives I should say. I hated being the new girl, I mean don't get me wrong I would talk about people too but I wouldn't say anything bad about them ever. That was the difference between backstabbers and me. Backstabbers always said something bad about others while I didn't. I might've said some personal things in the past that I shouldn't have told others in public but it didn't give people the right to backstab me did it? Especially in school the pretty girls would always backstab me and that's why pretty girls and I didn't mix ever.
"Hello I'm Anna." The girl that was sitting beside me spoke pleasantly. She was very pretty, blonde hair, hazel eyes, a perfectly curved face and about 5 foot 7.
"Hello I'm Allie." I greeted her back.
"You'll like this class." She stated.
"Really: why?" I wondered what all the gossiping was about.
"Oh you'll see why very soon." She replied.
Among one of the students that were gossiping was a girl who I couldn't help but notice that was dressed in a grey tank top, a skirt that barely covered enough of own butt and she was defiantly wearing too much makeup. Gee who would be wearing a short skirt with no tights or anything to cover her pale legs in winter? It was stupid in my opinion if that was me I would be freezing to death if I had to go outside. Even if she was wearing a black jacket with her tank top and had her hair up in a messy bun she still looked like a brat in my opinion. Anna followed my gaze and grinned.
"You really don't miss anything do you? That's Haley, don't mess with her." Anna told me before taking her gaze away from the girl.
There was still no teacher in this class but I had only been here in the class for no longer than two minutes after a few minutes the door opened and my gaze was fixed on the one thing and one thing only that was standing at the door. This teacher looked new but maybe that was just my imagination since I hadn't seen him around the college before but then again this is only my second day here. He was such a beauty I thought, his dark hair was short enough, he was well built as well, his muscles were all in the right places, his face was slightly tanned. His dark midnight blue eyes locked with mine before walking into the class. He wore a light blue long-sleeved shirt, a pair of black trousers and a pair of black shoes.
I didn't understand why I was getting this sudden sensation in my own body while my mind was thinking another thing.
"Good afternoon class, it's nice to see you all and some new faces too." I noticed him looking at me. I wish he hadn't, I looked down at my desk hoping that he wouldn't call out my name and get me to stand up in front of the class and tell them about myself.
"Now before we begin our class I would like the new girl to come up and tell us about herself. Miss Jenkins: would you care to get up and tell the class a little bit about yourself?" His voice was soft and rich like velvet almost, so pure as well. This was disgusting I thought I shouldn't be having such thoughts. I didn't want to get up at all, I hated standing in front of a whole class but then again I guess I have to do as I'm told.
I walked up towards him near his desk in the classroom before looking around towards the people in the class. They all stared at me as if I was an animal just waiting to be thrown to the lions here. I hated this.
"Am I'm Allie and I guess I just started this college yesterday uh." I tried finding more words to speak but I couldn't I really wouldn't say anything more than this to a teacher and especially in front of the class.
"Very well you may sit down now." He said almost stubbornly. I sat down again beside Anna thanking the lord that he hadn't made me say more about myself.
I was normally the type of girl that was shy around others but in the past you could say I had opened myself up to too many people and had got backstabbed in return. Art was great; I've always loved Art ever since school you could say or even as a child. My parents didn't think of the subject much but I loved it anyway.
From time to time I would see those midnight blue eyes looking at my direction gosh I wish he didn't look at me so much then I wouldn't be feeling like this. After Art I made my way to lunch and to my surprise Anna sat with me at an empty table in the canteen instead of Aidan oh well I guess it was better than getting teased by him and listening to his pathetic statements. He was sitting for once at another table with some other girls and boys I guess they were his mates but then again Haley was sitting at the same table as him.
Anna continued to smile at me.
"So you're the new girl? Do you enjoy Art?" She questioned me.
"Yeah its okay I guess. It's my first time I've had Art actually in college." I exclaimed.
"Oh right. Do you fancy anyone?" She yet again questioned me. For some reason I hated it when people asked me questions like that, it wasn't any of their business now was it? If I fancied anyone or not but then again she seemed different and that's what I needed right now with everything that has happened recently I needed someone like her. She seemed friendly enough anyway.
"No I don't fancy anyone." I replied simply.
"Oh okay. I didn't mean to be intrusive I'm sorry if I gave you that impression." She said apologetically.
"It's okay honestly. You're not intrusive at all." I assured her.
We spoke for a bit we got to know each other pretty well I guess. She told me that she had one brother but didn't tell me much about him only that he was annoying and quite strict at times towards her but then again I guess anyone can be like that at times. I learned that she lived not too far away from the school just a couple of miles away and when she was younger she found it hard to communicate with others since she found it hard to trust others but her brother helped her with that and she thanked him for it because now thanks to him she isn't very shy like she used to be and she's able now to communicate with others.
We had a lot in common actually. I asked her what class did we have next and she told me she had History. I walked with her to History, I sighed I wondered what was with my fiancée was he okay? Oh well I shouldn't be thinking about him at all.
I couldn't wait for History but to my surprise my Art teacher was there covering for the History teacher since the History teacher had gone home sick. Oh great I am now stuck with him again. I sat again with Anna, we handed in our History essays and when he came to mine he looked at me as if he was surprised to see me or something.
"Miss Jenkins: why have you written here about the different beliefs between Catholics and the Protestants about how they worship Jesus and their beliefs about the Virgin Mary?" I couldn't believe what he was asking I really didn't want to answer this question.
"I just thought it would be good to put it into my essay since it's my opinion and it is different from everybody else." I responded.
"True but in future try and make it less gruesome." He winked at me. Wait a minute did he just wink at me? Why me? Why did he wink at me? I tried finding the answer but couldn't he was confusing me and he was succeeding in doing so.
"How is my opinion in my essay gruesome?" I couldn't help but ask him.
"Read it yourself and you'll find the answer there I'm sure." He answered politely.
I sighed he knew he was hot and yet he knew that he was annoying, he was practically like a God in my opinion no-one not even him should be blessed with such a figure and such muscles.
After History had finished I sighed knowing it was home time before I could even exit the college a hand had been placed on one of my shoulders sending a shiver up my spine and sparks everywhere possible. At first I thought it was my fiancée but when I turned around it was my teacher.
"See you tomorrow little kitten." He whispered seductively. What was he trying to do? He really had confused me, and I didn't understand why he made me feel like this I thought only my fiancée could make me feel like this but I had been so wrong.
He left and I made my way out of the college and got on one of the buses that eventually took me home.
When I got home I didn't look up at my house I just walked in feeling exhausted from a day's work. I made my way into my bedroom and sat myself down on the bed wanting to fall asleep until I heard my phone buzzing like mad. Who would be ringing me now? It better not be Jessica I've had it with her anyway. I grabbed my mobile and answered it.
"Hello." I answered dryly.
"Hello my wee Allie." Aidan answered on the other line.
"How did you get my number?" I almost shouted. How did he get my number? I never gave my number to him, and my parents never gave anyone my number without my permission to anyone so if anyone gave him my number I would kill them before I would kill him.
"Oh is this how you greet your fiancée on the phone? I just thought I would ring you to see if you were okay." He responded.
"I'm perfectly fine." I lied.
"You look tired you should take a nap." He stated.
"I'm not tired, I'm fine. You can't see me anyway." I grunted.
"Well I can tell you're sitting on your bed in your bedroom right now. I can see you from where I am standing now. Your blinds are open anyway." He exclaimed. Suddenly I got the feeling as if someone was watching me from here I hurried towards my bedroom window and looked outside. I still had my phone near my ear and looked out before I noticed him standing outside near the gardens. Hang on I didn't tell him he could come over to my house so why was he here? "You shouldn't be out here, now go back home before I call the police." I warned him.
"Aw you wouldn't do that now to me, you love me way too much plus you can't live without me and you know it." He teased me again.
I continued to look outside my house noticing that he had put down his phone since my mother had come out of the house and had obviously invited him in since he followed behind her into the house. I ended the call and propped myself down on to the bed again trying to pull the duvet covers over myself before my mother told me that Aidan was here. I heard footsteps coming upstairs and just in a few minutes I turned around to see him standing at my doorway.
"Hello baby girl." He grinned.
"I'm not in a talking mood right now." I told him.
"Now is this how you treat your guests? I'm quite offended now." He joked.
"What do you want? Why are you even here? Shouldn't you be at your own house instead of mine?"I complained.
"Oh I'm happy to see you today honey." He grinned again.
"The name is Allie." I corrected him.
He sat down beside me, we chatted away about college and as always he asked me what did I think of the classes.
"I like History its good." I admitted.
"I think Biology is the best." He responded.
"Biology is boring." I thought.
"So is Drama." He snickered.
"At least Art is interesting." I scowled at him.
"Yes I see that you have found some interest in the class." He sighed deeply before rolling his eyes up at me.
"Are you jealous because I have found something that I actually enjoy doing?" I studied him carefully.
He shifted from time to time on the bed; he gave me a sideways glance after I had finished my sentence about the topic.
"I'm not jealous at all." He growled.
"Then why do you sound as if you are?" I returned the growl.
"You were making a fool of yourself today!" He boomed.
"How was I making a fool out of myself today?" I used the same tone as he did.
"You were checking out the new teacher! You're my fiancée not his!" He roared. I was surprised that my parents hadn't come up yet to see what was happening.
"I wasn't checking out the teacher! I wish I wasn't your fiancée and I never asked or wished to be your fiancée." I spat the words out at him viciously.
"You need to learn that there can't be two men in your life only one. That's me and if you ever check him out again I will murder you." He warned me.
"Then go ahead I really do not care what you say or do. I was not checking him out." I ended our conversation there and left the room. I made my way up to the top floor and into a spare bedroom where I used to play in when I was little. I gazed around the room for a moment or two hearing a few footsteps coming up in my direction. I didn't have to look behind me to know who it was.
"I'm sorry." He muttered before walking into the room and closing the door behind him.
He was soon standing in front of me, I couldn't stand the fact that he had accused me of such a thing no wonder I hated being engaged to him.
"Just please leave me alone." I didn't want to hear his explanation or hear him even.
"If you weren't checking him out then what were you doing?" Goodness he wouldn't drop the subject would he?
"I was doing what I was told to do in the class." I clenched my fists together before closing my eyes counting to ten trying to calm myself down. When I opened my eyes I felt slightly calmer but the anger was still there flowing inside of me.
"There's no need to have a go at me." He snapped.
"Well then you shouldn't have had a go at me in the first place." I snapped back.
"I apologised." He really was getting on my nerves.
"Please leave my house." I tried to keep calm.
"My: pleasure." He said sarcastically before taking his leave. A few minutes after our argument had ended I rambled towards one of the windows and watch him leave the house I couldn't help but somehow feel hurt by his words. What had got into him? He never lost his temper with me so why now? Really if he wanted to act like this then so be it.
I didn't bother with dinner again tonight and just decided to go back to my own bedroom and sleep off my argument.
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Seriously Allie had given me a headache from all her bloody shouting and from the argument. She couldn't and wouldn't even listen to me. I had been concerned about her today and I still am. I just thought today especially in Art today that something wasn't right. I mean seriously who looks at a teacher and stutters with their words when being spoken to? Unless someone does suffer from something like a stutter then that would be understandable but I just hoped there would be nothing bad happening around here. Perhaps it had been my imagination I shrugged while making my way back to my Mercedes that had been parked across the road from her house. I unlocked the car and got into the driver's seat closing my door behind myself and took one last look at the Jenkins house before driving away from it and made my way back home.
One hour later
I woke up feeling even more tired than usual, I guess this is normal. I walked over to my bedroom window gazing out at the view; it wasn't much of a view since all you could see was the garden, the gate and a road beyond it. But it was still a view, I still thought about the wolf I had met a few nights ago I wondered what was the name: of the wolf, how he was able to find me, how he was able to speak but most importantly how he knew my name? So many questions needed answering and yet I didn't know if the wolf would give me the answer. Should I go into the forest again or should I just do what the wolf wanted me to do and not come back? I sighed it was 10.00 pm now two hours until midnight so I would wait until later to go into the woods to see my furry friend again.
"Sir the master requires your presence in his study now." I heard Joe say as he opened my bedroom door. Really I didn't want to go and see him tonight; I wanted for once to have some peace and quiet in my room.
"I'll be there as soon as possible, thank you Joe." I informed him.
"Very: good sir." He left the room after that.
Joe's POV
I had been informed by Aidan's father to go and tell him to meet him in the study, really I couldn't stand the man, no-one could not even Aliena who had suffered so much and had paid with her life. I remember meeting her in her bedroom when she was married to the man who made her life full of misery. She was quite a beauty, the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I was twenty four when I met her while she was only nineteen very young to be married to a man who was half her age. I walked along passed the bedrooms until I had reached the last room at the end of the corridor on the left. I opened the door quietly only to see an empty bedroom. I sighed closing the door behind me as I cast my mind back to the moment where I met Aliena, Aidan's mother.
Flashback:
"Excuse me madam your new butler is here to see you." An old man said as he had brought me into one of the rooms where a woman sat on one of the seats fiddling with her hair.
"Show him in." She commanded. The old man who I had assumed had been working for the couple for a long time now looked frail and stepped aside before telling me to come inside and once I had he left.
I remained quiet just looking around the room before hearing the young woman speak again.
"So what is your name? You may sit down if you like. I want to hear all about you." She exclaimed.
I sat down without a word on one of the chairs across from where she was sitting next to the large fireplace that had a nice fire inside.
"Your: name? Please." She asked softly.
"Joe, my name is Joe Foreland." I replied quickly.
"Ah: nice to meet you." She smiled happily.
I wanted to ask her what her name was but feared if I did it would be rude since I didn't have her permission to speak I could only speak to her when spoken to I thought until she continued to look at me before speaking again.
"My name is Aliena Foster; I have to say I prefer it to my old surname. The name that I carried before I got married was Aliena Rodger." She admitted.
"Anyways please tell me what your job was before you came here." She implied.
"Oh madam I didn't work as anything very special." I tried telling her since I didn't really have much of a job before I came here.
"Please call me Aliena, come along special or not I am interested in what your job before this one was." She stated. Gosh this woman was stubborn I wondered what her husband was like since I hadn't bumped into him yet.
"Well I was a butcher in a shop not too far away from where I lived actually but the boss wasn't very good at managing the shop or the business and after five months the shop closed down due to some financial problems." I explained as gently as I could.
"I see have you always wanted to be a butler?" She questioned me again.
"Well at first I wanted to be a teacher when I was little but as I grew older I wanted to be a butler yes." I smiled warmly up towards her. She returned the warm smile, gosh this woman had the most beautiful smile I had ever seen, every time she smiled her eyes lit up with such happiness, she had beautiful long blonde hair that sat on her waist, gorgeous bluish green eyes and a beautiful figure. Her dress was exquisite, a long dark green dress that covered her shoes. Her voice was so angelic when she would speak I thought but I soon shook off those thoughts reminding myself that this was a woman that was married but so young.
"That's nice. Well you will be my personal butler oops sorry I should say you will be working for me and my husband you will be our personal butler. Richard is getting old and will be retiring when the week is out do you think you can handle the job?" She continued to show me her warm smile.
"Yes I can handle the job." I answered truthfully. I watched her look down at her belly sadly in a way and I wondered if there was something wrong with her.
"Madam, I mean Aliena forgive me if you find me intrusive but is there something the matter?" I somehow felt concerned about her.
"I found out a week ago that I am pregnant with my husband's child." She stated.
"And that's upset you?" I almost felt guilty asking these questions.
"No not at all I'm just concerned about my husband. I don't think he wanted a child not yet anyway. But then again neither did I at first but I somehow feel happy carrying this child but at the same time I am concerned about my husband since I haven't told him yet that I have a child in my belly." She explained quietly.
"I understand." I stated.
"Please don't mention this to anyone especially not to the master, I mean my husband he might lash out if you say anything about this to him or to anyone." She pleaded.
"Madam I would not say anything about this since it's none of my concern. It's not my business to intrude." I assured her.
"Thank you Joe." She thanked me.
"You're welcome madam." I stood up from my seat and made my way towards the door before hearing her speak again forcing me to look at her.
"Joe: can we be friends? I fear I do not have many friends here and I would like to have a friend in this house." She explained.
"Yes I would like that very much." I answered her.
"You're dismissed until our next meeting." She told me happily. I slowly made my way over to her and quickly planted a kiss on her hand before leaving the bedroom and making my way downstairs just wondering whether or not this news would be good towards the master of the house.
End: of Flashback.
I: sighed god I missed her so much. This room was filled with so many memories my thoughts were corrupted when I soon heard the master's voice from the doorway.
"What are you doing here?!" He boomed.
"I'm just getting some air." I answered.
He stepped forward into the bedroom smirking evilly gazing down at the bed where his wife once slept in and gave birth to not one baby but two babies. Of course the master knows that his wife had a second child but doesn't know who the father was. I on the other hand did know who the father was but I dare not mention anything to him of the matter.
"You do well not to come in here anymore Joe. Do you even know what would happen if I caught you in here or if my son caught you in his mother's room again?" He whispered.
"Master please I only came in here to get some air." Of course I had been lying.
"Joe there's no point in lying to me. You didn't come in here to get some air you came in here because you miss her and I miss her too believe me or not. She was one hell of a stupid girl beautiful but stupid." He swallowed and yet I wondered if he was faking his sadness or not.
"How was she stupid?" I asked.
"She showed off that stupid smile of hers every day, she had another baby and I have no idea who the flipping father was of her child but I do know one thing I wasn't the father. My only son is Aidan and I will not let someone take him away from me. Aliena may have cared for you but she knew fine rightly that she could never be with you she was a married woman." He explained while running a free hand through my hair as if I was something precious to him.
"She loved you Master." I told him.
"You're a good butler Joe I just hope you will never betray me like she did. You know what she got in return for betraying me and if I ever find out who her lover was he will get the same fate as she did." He continued to stroke my hair before stroking my face.
"Master whoever was her lover is long gone." I tried to end our conversation.
"I hope so Joe. If my wife hadn't have cheated on me she would still be living yet if it had not been for him. I hope he rots in hell if he is still living today then damn him to hell." His words were full of poison I couldn't believe what he was saying this man had no heart at all.
He continued to stroke my face until he smiled at me and took his hand away from my face; I felt no comfort in his touch at all only bitterness.
"Master how did you meet her?" I questioned him.
"Not now Joe. It's not the time to ask questions. "He answered sharply.
"I apologise master." I apologised.
"You're forgiven Joe, I love you Joe that is why you're still working here. You're my only butler remember that. I only kept you for two reasons one because my wife pleaded for me to let you stay here and two because I love you since you respected me. Don't ever come in here again do you understand?" He stated.
"Yes master." I said.
He patted my shoulder before whispering something in my ear that I never thought he would whisper.
"I love you more than anything come to my room tonight." He stroked my neck.
I nodded wondering why he had said that, I heard him walk towards the door before I asked him yet another question.
"Please Sir tell me why do you want me to come to your room tonight?" This was not the question I wanted to ask him but then again it just came to my mind.
"You will find out later." He simply replied before leaving me alone again in the room.
I stayed in the room for a few hours before taking a seat next to the fireplace. Really this room was filled with memories; I missed her so much probably more than the master did. I know one thing though the secret about the child could never get out. It couldn't anyway for many reasons especially for Aidan's sake he could never know that he had a half brother. There was a possibility that the child would still be living and all grown up probably like his mother I smiled at that thought.
I knew more than the master of the house did he knew that the baby wasn't his but he didn't know who the father was while I did. I knew what happened to the baby but I had kept everything a secret for Aidan's sake and for his mother's sake since I had made her a promise as her last wish before she had passed away.
A sigh invaded my lips before I walked out of the bedroom and closed the door behind me. This could never get out. It would not be good for Aidan as much as he disliked his father if he ever learnt of the truth it could ruin the relationship he had with his father. I prayed every day that he would not find out the truth about his half brother and about his mother's past. He knew that his father had been violent towards his mother since he had seen it and experienced it when he was a child but he didn't know the whole story about his mother.
It wasn't long until I heard the sound of the old man shouting my name. It was coming from the study.
I walked towards the study before knocking on the door and immediately he replied telling me that the door was open. I rambled inside of the study before closing the door behind me.
"Thank you Joe for coming here want to take a seat?" He offered before getting off his chair and walking towards me.
"Okay." I said before sitting down on the chair, this flipping room smelt of his cigarettes I wondered why he was still acting this way towards me. He couldn't love me surely.
"The reason why I brought you here was because I have to tell you something." He glared towards me.
I nodded as if to tell him to continue.
"When my wife had her second child I wondered what would become of the family, she never told me who the father was. She just lied to my face telling me it was mine but I knew the bitch was lying to my own bloody face. So I ordered for the child to be taken away far from here I hoped that it would die since there was a storm that night but there was a rumour that the baby boy had lived and someone had attacked the men that had been trying to take him away from here to be killed but I never knew who it was." He explained profoundly.
"I see." I replied.
"I would prefer it if you said nothing of this to my only son." He told me.
"Sir I have kept my word ever since that day of your wife's death and I'm not going to be breaking my promise now." I informed him.
"Good." He said before walking up closer to me, I tried my best not to gulp as he had decided to put his cane down and started to stroke my hair again.
I remained quiet until I heard him speak again "Do you have any ideas who my wife might have slept with? To bare such a pathetic baby who I hope is dead by now. I pray the rumour is false." He said angrily.
Before I could answer him I felt two hands being wrapped around my waist followed by a flashback entering my mind.
Flashback:
Nine months: after their first meeting.
I had been summoned to the bedroom where I had met Aliena in. I opened the door quietly stepping into the bedroom only to see her sitting up slightly in the bed, she looked pale, and I closed the door behind me before I noticed that she wanted me to take her hand. I ambled over towards the bed before sitting down and taking her hand holding it tightly.
"How are you? Joe." I heard her cough slightly.
"I'm well thank you, just concerned about you." I admitted since earlier on when I had been on my break I had heard the master shouting at her in the dining room and along with it, I heard her screaming and Aidan's crying. When the screams got worse I quickly rushed into the dining room only to find her crying with nasty cuts on the each side of her face. There were also nasty cuts that would soon turn into bruises on her neck.
I was so angry at her husband he knew fine rightly that this was his doing; I didn't know how she could put up with this mess.
"Joe what are you doing here?" He shouted. He was clearly drunk since he was drinking away at a glass of vodka. I didn't bother answering and before he was able to punch her again I quickly punched him at the back of the head knocking him out and took the baby and Aliena up to their bedroom to get her cleaned up.
There were no major injuries but I was still worried about her after leaving her for a while she had fallen asleep and now I was back in her room talking to her. The master had fallen asleep in the living room.
"Don't worry about me it's not like I'm going to die." She chuckled before leaning in and kissing me passionately.
I didn't know how to respond I quickly wrapped my arms around her neck and kissed her back before pulling away.
"You could've died if I hadn't have showed up." I said.
"Joe do you think it's possible to be married and yet love someone more than the person you are married to?" She changed the subject.
"Yes it's possible I guess." I held her hand tightly again.
"Have you ever been in love before?" Goodness why did she have to ask me this.
"No I haven't." I responded truthfully.
"What if I told you that I was in love with a butler that works for me but also works for my husband?" She gazed into my eyes.
"I wouldn't know what to say." I whispered.
"I love you Joe." She whispered softly before hugging me.
"I love you too Aliena." I admitted hugging her back.
"Please stay with me." She made her grip around my neck tighter.
I nodded before spending the night with her there.
"You'll always be my love. You shine like an angel." She whispered sweet things in my ear while leaning against my chest.
"You'll always be my angel no matter what." I whispered before finding myself falling into darkness with her.
End of Flashback
I remembered that moment so clearly it felt as if it had just happened yesterday but sadly it hadn't been yesterday. I shook my head at the master's question. I didn't feel comfortable with him acting like this towards me his hands were still wrapped around my waist I slowly un-wrapped them only to be slapped by him across the face clearly making him angry by my actions.
"Don't you dare push me away?" He shouted.
"I don't feel comfortable like this." I responded.
"I don't care if you feel uncomfortable or comfortable with the way I act around you, you're mine and nobody else can ever have you!" He snapped back.
"I'm never going to be yours! I'm your butler and a friend of the family but nothing more!" I snarled. Before he could respond back I ran for the door and opened it and ran out before closing it tightly.
The old man was crazy I thought. I knew he was mad at me for leaving the study but I had to get out of there. I could hear him charging after me only to be stopped by Aidan telling him to stop of course there would be an argument there. But I watched the master leave and go back into the study only to slam the door behind him.
I made my way downstairs and into the library I wanted some peace and quiet I didn't feel like talking to anyone not Aidan and not his father. Not after his attempt to seduce me or whatever he was trying to do it was just wrong. I was nothing but his butler nothing more and nothing less.
I picked out one of the books from the library only to realise that it was a diary. It was Aliena's diary. I probably shouldn't read this since I wouldn't want to invade her privacy since it would be an insult to her memory but then again she probably wouldn't mind if I read a few pages.
I opened up the first page and read it.
Dear diary
Today was bad, I have been told by my father that I am to marry a man that I don't love at all added to this he is twice my age. If only mother was alive perhaps she could help me out. I am nineteen years old while he is forty years of age. He stinks of alcohol, he is so violent and yet I can't help but feel as if I have to do what is expected of me to just try and love and please him as best as I can.
I sighed she never loved him at all, the candles soon went out after flickering for a few minutes I quickly ambled into the kitchen and back into the library only to lit the candles again with some lighters or light sticks or whatever you call them but I call them lighters. After I had lit the candles again I sat down again on one of the chairs next to the large fireplace only to read another page of Aliena's diary.
Dear Diary
Well today has been great in a way I have a new butler and well maybe a new friend as well since he is nothing like my husband who causes me nothing but misery but I still have to hide that I can't show this in front of anyone I must continue to love my husband but I have a strong feeling that something between my butler and I will change something will develop more than just friendship I just know it.
My eyes widened before I closed the diary she knew that something was going to change between us, she knew that we would become more than just good friends towards each other.
I placed the diary back in the shelf into the secret safe. It wasn't long until I thought I heard what sounded like a low growl, I turned towards the balcony but nothing was there, it must be my imagination playing tricks on me. I sighed as I rubbed my eyes feeling rather weary of today's events. It wasn't long until I heard another growl it was deeper than and not as quiet as the first one.
I stopped rubbing my eyes and looked back at the balcony still nothing was there. This really is a strange night. I turned around so my back was facing the balcony and decided to run a hand through my hair. I couldn't help but feel as if something or someone was watching me. I continued to hear growls coming from the balcony but every-time I turned to face the direction of the balcony there was nothing there.
I walked back towards the chair that was next to the fireplace, I sat back down next to the fireplace just gazing at the yellow flames that were moving rapidly in the large fireplace.
I turned my gaze towards the candles only to notice that they were flickering again seriously please do not go out I thought and it wasn't long until they actually had gone out. It felt as if someone had just blown them out.
I turned towards the fireplace again and even the fire in the fireplace had gone out what the hell was happening here? I thought while sitting in the library in darkness, now only to be silenced with nothing but the coldness that now filled the entire room.
I heard one more growl that was really loud this time it sounded as if it was coming from some sort of animal.
I sighed closing my eyes trying to stay calm, when I opened my eyes and looked towards the balcony one last time I did my best not to gasp there standing at the balcony was a large black wolf, its teeth were clenched together, its dark green eyes were glazing towards mine. I didn't even have a chance to react since it had moved closer towards me in the library and had transformed from a wolf into a human.
He moved towards the candles that had gone out and I didn't see what exactly he had done but as soon as he had looked at the candles they had been lit again.
I got off my seat slowly and looked towards the male that was now looking at me. It took me a few minutes to realise it was the boy who shouldn't have come back here.
"Damien." I looked at his green eyes.
I watched him smirk towards me showing off his pearly white teeth. He looked about seventeen years old now. He had white blonde hair, a pale visage that resembled his mother's and green eyes that reminded me so much of Aliena's eyes. He looked about 6 foot 3 and wore nothing except a black jacket, a pair of black trousers and a pair of white shoes. He wore no shirt to cover his eight pack that he had developed he continued to stare at me until he finally spoke with a hint of evil in his angelic voice.
"Hello Father." I knew then this could only mean one thing he had come back for a purpose and I don't think this can be good as I continued to look his way carefully.