Sapphire's POV
He sighs, "Finally". I look up to him as I sit on the stairs, still confused about the pictures on the wall.
"Finally what?"
He gave me a smirk as he put his both hands to his small waist. Um?
"You, finally shut up" I widened my eyes and tried to say something but stopped when his hand appeared right in front of my face, telling me to, well you know, shut up. I pouted.
"Well aren't you stubborn?" He laugh. I just look down, noticing he started to sit beside me. I stayed quiet. "Let me tell you a story yeah?" He stated. A story? Why not? I nodded eagerly.
"Well, once upon a time..." He stopped and look at me. I gulped. What? "There was a boy who is afraid. Afraid of everything about the world. He doesn't want to meet anyone. He's afraid someone will judge him in the wrong way without knowing anything about him. Afraid that someone will try to hurt him, kill him so he hide.
He started to hide in the shadows, where no one could notice him. Where no one could hurt him. Said it was his only option" He said. I furrowed. Only option?
"Why is he afraid anyway?"
"That's another part of the story. This boy has a terrible father you see. He do... Stupid things" He stopped. I wonder what it is though.
"Stupid things like what?" I asked.
"Killing people"
I tensed. What kind of father is that? Is that why he's scared?
"What did the boy did? Is he okay? Did his father kill him?" He laughs.
"Good thing he didn't. His father was so obsessed on killing people he didn't even notice that he has a child. Let me say that, he already forgots him"
"Why did he become a killer anyway?"
"Because his wife was killed. The boy's mother died. It was an accident though. She was shot. She wasn't the target, but the bullet shot her accidentally. No one knows who the killer is. Because of that incident, his father didn't know what to do. He wants to take revenge, for her" And this time, Alexander's look so down.
Is he okay? I sigh.
"Well that's a stupid story!" I exclaimed. He look at me.
"Why are you telling me this kind of stuffs? It confused me okay? I don't get it" I frown.
"Gosh Sapphire. Can't you see I'm not done yet?" I puffed. This conversation of ours isn't going anywhere. I'm gonna lose my head.
"Just listen to me okay? Once I'm done, you're free to ask me questions" He pleaded. The story. What's with this story? I look down and nod at the same time.
"Thank you" I smiled at him. "Go on"
"Okay. After the incident, the father changed. His loving and caring side was gone. He wants to kill everyone. He first targeted the town he was living in. He almost killed 3 persons every night at that time. He was feared by everyone. Then he is known as the "Light Killer". Once you go to bed and close your eyes at night, you need to pray early hoping you could still see the light of tomorrow.
But the father's son, which is the boy, after hearing that his mother died, he didn't know what to do either. He wants to scream, shout and cry. He wanted to help his father to get over his mother but his father turn out worst before he even started" He said.
"That's horrible" I stated with a frown face.
"Indeed it is. But it didn't last long though. After months of killing people, he was finally caught by the police. He found him on his own house, dead"
"What?! Dead? What did he do?" I asked.
"Kill himself"
I back away. That's it?
"Why?" I asked, looking down.
"Because he wanted to. He finally accepted that his wife is no longer alive. He... He wants to join her, so that's what he did" He said.
"But the child, the son of the murderer. Lose both his parents. He said that maybe that its his punishment and he actually deserve it.
The police took him to an orphanage to live. Gave him food, a shelter, clothes and everything. Except friends. No one wants to be friends with him because of the thought that he is the son of the famous murderer in town.
Even in school, he always get bullied so he have no choice but to accept it especially the pain.
But everything changes when he met someone. Someone who would finally talk to him, know him better and be friends.
And her name is Sapphire"
I tensed.
"Sapphire? Her name's Sapphire?" I asked confusedly. He nodded.
"Sapphire what?"
"Sapphire Lawrence" I widened my eyes. No way. The one in my dreams? Flare?
"What about the boy? What's his name?" I asked. But all he gave me is a small smile.
"Well, his name is Alexander. Alexander McKnight. And that's me and that was my story"
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