Betrayed by Blood

Chapter 8: A Normal Killer

Jeff pulled her into his room and she let her bag of things fall to the ground. She looked into his unblinking eyes as he stared her down, his lips in a flat line. She had never seen him so upset before. “What’s wrong with you?” Lyann asked, crossing her arms. “I would think you would like it if I was like this.”

She squeaked when he grabbed her arms and slammed her against the wall. It knocked the wind out of her and she heaved for air the best she could with his body smothering her. Her heart beat irregularly and she felt her knees grow weak. I’m such a masochist. She thought with disappointment.  She flinched as Jeff ripped the masquerade mask from her face.

“Look at me.” He commanded her and she slowly opened her eyes to meet his. He studied her and her breathing only increased the longer he staid silent. “Did you like it?” He questioned her, and she was a little caught off guard by the topic. “I… I guess. It was alright.” He gave her a skeptical stare and shook his head.

“Your voice sounded uncertain.” His voice gave away that he was still angry, “Don’t do it again. Or else.” He released her and gave her a final warning stare before leaving the room and slamming the door behind her. She heard something lock and she gasped, going to check the door. The handle jiggled but never turned.

He locked me in here! “Jeff! Jeff let me out! What’s your problem!?” She screamed and banged on the door for what felt like forever. No one ever came and eventually she gave up because her throat started to hurt.  Lyann huffed and went into the bathroom to wash off the blood that was covering her from head to toe. It looked as if she had been bathing in crimson paint and it made her shutter when she saw her appearance.

After she was cleaned up she went to grab her pj’s when she realized she forgot to pack them. She packed clothes for tomorrow, but no pajamas. She cursed herself as she at least put on her panties before she wrapped a towel around her body. She cracked the bathroom door to make sure Jeff wasn’t there before she walked into the room. She borrowed one of his black shirts and put it on.

Lyann cut off the light and lay down in the bed; surprised to find it was a soft comforter. It didn’t take her long to get relaxed despite being irritated with Jeff being a spoilsport. She wished she understood what his problem was. She was setting the alarm on her phone so she could wake up in time for her classes. She saw that she had a few messages from that boy in class but she ignored them for now. Jeff’s so annoying. Why am I even here? I guess I can’t really get away from him now. At least not easily… She continued to think about these things and him until she drifted off into a deep slumber.

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Lyann woke with the chorus of “Tears Don’t Fall” by Bullet for my Valentine. She groaned and reached for her phone to turn it off, ignoring the arms that held onto her. She knew who it was and she didn’t want to think about it with how she was still angry at him.  She heard him grumble something about waking up so early and she just sighed. “Sorry for liking to be up early”. She snaked out of his grip and watched him turn away and fall back to sleep.

This will be easier than I thought. She chuckled quietly to herself as she went to her book bag and pulled out a red long sleeve shirt and her black jeans. She took them to the bathroom and brushed her teeth and hair before changing. She put on her shoes and grabbed her bag before she snuck out of the room. She fist pumped the air when she successfully made it out.

Lyann found her way to the kitchen and nearly jumped when she saw a blue masked boy sitting there and eating what looked like a kidney. He glanced up at her and she tried to act normal with the black sockets that stared at her and the sharp teeth that shone from his mouth being in mid bite. She went to the fridge and prayed they had something other than organs when she opened it. To her surprise there were eggs, milk, and a lot of other food that would be in a normal home. She settled for a glass of milk and a sandwich for breakfast.

“Who are you?” she heard a gruff voice asked and she turned to see the same male. “I’m Lyann. Jeff’s… uh… friend?” She wasn’t sure what her relationship to Jeff was. That seemed to work for the masked boy since he shrugged “Oh, well I’m Jack.” She nodded and quickly ate her food. “Okay well… I’m going out. Can I get some help through the forest?”

Jack seemed unsure at first but eventually he agreed. He whipped his bloody mouth on his hoodie sleeve before lowering his mask and walked towards the front door. Lyann quietly followed behind him the whole way to civilization. Once they made it to the back yard of a house Jack turned to leave. “Thank you” She smiled and waved at him even though he wasn’t looking.

She walked the rest of the way to her school and made it just in time for her class…

~ Small time skip~

Lyann was sitting in the campus courtyard when her phone started ringing. She looked and saw it was Cassius. She answered and flinched when his Irish voice came bursting through the speaker. “Hey! Lyann are you here today!?” “Yeah, I’m here.” There was a moment of silence. “Where?! Let’s go to lunch.” He offered and she smiled. “Sure, as long as you’re paying. I forgot my wallet today.” “Sure, of course. I wouldn’t ask a girl to lunch if I wasn’t paying.” “Okay, great. I’m in the courtyard.”

She hung up the phone and waited for Cassius. Finally he came running up to her, crashing her in a hug. She felt herself become flustered. “Well, what about Chinese? There’s a good place not too far away.” He offered and she nodded. They walked together and it was mainly Cassius talking away about class and what she missed and how much he had missed her. She liked how normal this felt. It was nice to just be at school and not worry about the murderer that slept with her at night or about how she had killed. It was good to be normal, or at least that’s what she told herself.