"By the way, why are you here, darling?", asked Ariel.
"Don't you remember our plan tonight?"
"Oh! I'm sorry! I forgot!"
"Wait. What plan do you guys have?". Cynthia cut their conversation off.
"Tonight, we are going to a party!". Ariel told them.
"Really? Wow. I'm so jealous!"
"Well dear. I think we should go now.", said Robert.
"Okay. Bye everyone! See you tomorrow.". Ariel kissed and hugged Cynthia and Amanda before making her move.
"Take care", Amanda whispered and blinked to her.
"Enjoy your party!", Cynthia shouted to Ariel and Robert as they have walked away leaving her and Amanda at the cafe.
"Okay. Now I feel so jealous. I hope I'll get a boyfriend like Robert." Cynthia confessed to Amanda. But Amanda has already made a move and walked out of the cafe. Cynthia quickly followed her from the back.
* * * * *
"How do I look??", Ariel asked Robert, worried.
"You just looked nice. Don't worry. You look gorgeous as always"
He stared at Ariel and smiled.
"Why do you smile like that? It looks scary. Don't look at me. Just focus on the road.". She then took out her phone from the bag, scrolling through her Instagram. It became quiet fro a while. Suddenly, Robert turned his car to the left, passing a dark road with some big shady trees along.
"Wait. Where are we heading to?", Ariel was curious.
Robert just smiled and didn't respond to her question.
"Hey! I asked you. Where are we going?"
"Don't worry. I will not do anything to you. I just want to take some things at my house."
"Your house? Do you have a house? When did you buy a house? You didn't tell me before."
"Be patient, honey. You will know later." Robert answered all of the questions in just a second.
"Okay then. Wake me up when we have arrived. I feel so sleepy now."
Ariel fell into sleep while Robert was still driving.
* * * * *
"Ariel. Wake up."
"Erm.. Don't disturb. Go away"
"Ariel. Wake up. We are here"
"Where are we now?"
"At my house. Come on.". Robert opened the car's door for Ariel.
Ariel went out. She looked at the old scary house that maybe was built since the first world war. The yard was like in a horror move with only an old shady tree with dead leaves around tree bar at the left of the house. Ariel walked next to Robert. They entered the house. There was a bad smell. It smelled like a carcass or dead body of an animal..or maybe a human.
"What a horrible smell!"
"Old house." said Robert.
The house looked so horrifying. It had broken tiles and stairs. There was also a broken window with some glasses on the floor. It had two bedrooms and the first floor and three bedrooms on the second floor. All the bedrooms are built with a washroom each. It was a really huge bungalow.
"Do you always come here?", asked Ariel while walking around the living room.
"Yup", answered Robert. Simple.
"Oh seriously? The house must be beautiful, right"
"Ermm.. maybe it isn't"
"You can....", Ariel suddenly stopped her words. It was so dark because of the black out.
"Ariel...?!" . It was quiet. Robert was worried.
"Ariel...?? Ariel!!", he called again.
"Yes! I'm here at the stairs". She switched on the the flash light at her phone. Robert walked to her. He then told Ariel to wait there as he wanted to fix the main switch. Ariel then waited at the sofa. It was a bit dusty though.
"Why is he taking too much time I'm bored. Should I go around the house?"
She smiled cheekily. She switched on the flight again. She stood up and went up to the stairs. She walked slowly to the dark aisle. At the end of the aisle, there was a room that caught her attention. She headed to the room, held the door knob/ She looked around before entering.
Upon entering the room, she was terrified when she smelled a very horrible smell like a dead body. She flashed the light up to he ceiling. It looked old and to her surprise, there was a rusty book shelf full of human organs. There were also some heads of the girl who looked so awful!
Ariel was shaking. But she was so curious. She walked to the soft board which had a lot of girls' pictures with red cross on it. She was looking at each of the photos. She didn't know them but.... there was a photo which flabbergasted her! Sara! The leader of their cheerleader!!! And more shockingly, there was her own picture in the middle of the soft board, but.... without a red-cross.
"Oh my God! What is happening on this earth!"
Scared. Agitated. Panicked. She wiped the tears on her cheeks.
"I'll make sure I'm not the next victim."
Without hesitating, She snapped all the pictures by using her phone. She wanted to make them as evidence. She now knew the truth about Robert. She wanted to defend all the girls who had died in Robert's hands. After she finished, she sent them to Cynthia and Amanda through their Whatsapp group. She needed to take an action!
As quiet as a mouse, she walked out of the room. She made sure Robert didn't notice her. She walked down the stairs and moved towards the sofa. She sat there. She played the games in her mobile phone, pretended like nothing has happened.
A few minutes later . . .
"Ariel ?!"
She was shocked. She turned and looked at Robert.
"Why do you stay in dark?", asked Ariel.
"Yea. I couldn't fix the switch. Sorry"
"I see. Let's make a move then. It's already late", said Ariel.
"Where?"
"Aaaa.. the party? Did you just forget?". They then walked out to the yard.
Robert kept quiet. Suddenly he grinned.
""Don't you know why did I bring you here?", asked Robert, turning his head to Ariel.
"Why?"
"Actually, I bring you here for this,". Robert informed while taking out a mini red box from his pocket. He kneeled down in front of Ariel. Ariel felt so shocked and scared.She cried. She fell on her knees. She wanted to tell the truth to Robert.
"Dear, are you okay? What is happening?", asked Robert.
"Roby.. I really love you...", she sobbed.
"Yes, I know. I love you too..." said Robert. Gentle.
"Nope. Listen to me first", said Ariel. Being certain. "I really want to be with you... But, I'm so sorry. I can't... You are so special... I... I...."
Robert stood up suddenly.
"Ariel!! I can't believe you did this to me?!! Don't you know how much I love you?!! Ariel? " Robert snarled at her. She just cried. She couldn't do anything.
Suddenly, they heard a police siren.
Robert stared at Ariel.
"How dare you did this to me? If I'm stay alive, I'll make sure you'll be mine!", warned Ariel. He smiled creepily. Then he ran into the woods. Ariel just could see Robert ran away. She was unable to do anything. She just cried until the cops came to her. Cynthia and Amanda were there too.
They calmed her. Robert has become 'the wanted person'. His face was shown at the first page of all newspaper.
Robert was announced as a cruel murderer.
The cops gathered all the evidence in the house.
Ariel has now become phobia with love.
-to be continued-
By: Teah& Hanim /2019
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