to comply. Aiden placed his hand on my head and pushed me down and into the passenger seat. I attempted to resist but he was much too strong. He pulled the seatbelt over my body and closed the door.
Before I could even attempt to escape, Aiden was in the driver’s seat and the turned the ignition. He backed out of the parking space and drove out of the school grounds.
“This is kidnapping,” I complained.
Aiden didn’t reply as his eyes darted towards the rear view mirror. He saw something and decided to press down on the accelerator and as the car launched forward, I felt the force push me into my seat.
I checked the side mirror and saw that, in the distance, a grainy shadowed creature rose out of the asphalt and stood in the middle of the road. It didn’t have a face and the only features it had was a socketless hole for eyes.
“What is that thing?”
Aiden remained silent as he turned the corner and I lost sight of the shadow.
“Where are you taking me? Aiden, for goodness sake, just say something!”
Aiden drove on without a word to me and it was clear enough that no matter how hard I tried, he would not squeak a sound until it was absolutely necessary. I took out my phone and dialled for Ethan. I didn’t know what else to do. At least he always responds when I say or ask something, even if it meant side stepped answers or skirted around replies. Aiden was giving me absolutely nothing and I decided that this annoyed me more. I caught his sideways glance as I pressed the phone to my ear.
“What?” said Ethan. I could hear the sound of the school and the fire alarm in the background.
“Your brother’s gone mute.”
“Yeah. Can’t help you with that. Look, I’m trying to save everyone’s life. You’ll have to talk to someone else.”
The phone went dead and I was forced to stare out the front window. I closed my eyes and exhaled loudly.
“Why are you doing this? This silent act is not doing you well. Please, just say something.”
Aiden refused to comply and it was clear that he needed some sort of dramatic motivation to get something out of him. His silence was gnawing on my sanity and after the explosion and sights of the shadowed figures, I didn’t know if I had truly gone insane. But I wasn’t the only person that saw it, Ethan was in the cafeteria heading towards it and Aiden must have certainly seen it too, why else would he be driving at hundred miles per hour in a suburban area? Then there was still the matter of the murder and the murderer speeding like hell’s on fire.
“Stop the car,” I demanded but Aiden ignored me. “Stop the car, right now.”
I unlocked the door and unbuckled my seat belt. Aiden slammed his foot down on the brake as I opened the door. He grabbed my arm just before I fell out and the car screeched to a stop.
“ What are you doing?!” he yelled. It was the first time I’ve ever seen him angry and the sight of his face reminded me of the executioner in my nightmare. I don’t know how I made the connection, but I did, and that terrified me to think that he might be the one to kill me after all. I attempted to get out but Aiden’s grip on me was too tight. I was no match for him.
“Tell me what is going on!” I screamed. My body was shaking and fear of the unknown mingled with my blood and flowed through me. I felt like crying but held back the tears in my throat.
“I apologize,” Aiden whispered. He leaned over and placed his strong muscled arms around me and pressed my head against his chest. “I mean not to frighten you. I have to put you to sleep.”
“What?”
I felt Aiden close his eyes as he placed his hand on the nape of my neck. Without warning, I slipped into darkness and forced into unconsciousness.
~
I woke up in a stranger’s room. I sat up and found the place covered in bookshelves. Curtains blotted out the sunrays that attempted to stream in through the large French windows.
I got up and made m y way towards the
Before I could even attempt to escape, Aiden was in the driver’s seat and the turned the ignition. He backed out of the parking space and drove out of the school grounds.
“This is kidnapping,” I complained.
Aiden didn’t reply as his eyes darted towards the rear view mirror. He saw something and decided to press down on the accelerator and as the car launched forward, I felt the force push me into my seat.
I checked the side mirror and saw that, in the distance, a grainy shadowed creature rose out of the asphalt and stood in the middle of the road. It didn’t have a face and the only features it had was a socketless hole for eyes.
“What is that thing?”
Aiden remained silent as he turned the corner and I lost sight of the shadow.
“Where are you taking me? Aiden, for goodness sake, just say something!”
Aiden drove on without a word to me and it was clear enough that no matter how hard I tried, he would not squeak a sound until it was absolutely necessary. I took out my phone and dialled for Ethan. I didn’t know what else to do. At least he always responds when I say or ask something, even if it meant side stepped answers or skirted around replies. Aiden was giving me absolutely nothing and I decided that this annoyed me more. I caught his sideways glance as I pressed the phone to my ear.
“What?” said Ethan. I could hear the sound of the school and the fire alarm in the background.
“Your brother’s gone mute.”
“Yeah. Can’t help you with that. Look, I’m trying to save everyone’s life. You’ll have to talk to someone else.”
The phone went dead and I was forced to stare out the front window. I closed my eyes and exhaled loudly.
“Why are you doing this? This silent act is not doing you well. Please, just say something.”
Aiden refused to comply and it was clear that he needed some sort of dramatic motivation to get something out of him. His silence was gnawing on my sanity and after the explosion and sights of the shadowed figures, I didn’t know if I had truly gone insane. But I wasn’t the only person that saw it, Ethan was in the cafeteria heading towards it and Aiden must have certainly seen it too, why else would he be driving at hundred miles per hour in a suburban area? Then there was still the matter of the murder and the murderer speeding like hell’s on fire.
“Stop the car,” I demanded but Aiden ignored me. “Stop the car, right now.”
I unlocked the door and unbuckled my seat belt. Aiden slammed his foot down on the brake as I opened the door. He grabbed my arm just before I fell out and the car screeched to a stop.
“ What are you doing?!” he yelled. It was the first time I’ve ever seen him angry and the sight of his face reminded me of the executioner in my nightmare. I don’t know how I made the connection, but I did, and that terrified me to think that he might be the one to kill me after all. I attempted to get out but Aiden’s grip on me was too tight. I was no match for him.
“Tell me what is going on!” I screamed. My body was shaking and fear of the unknown mingled with my blood and flowed through me. I felt like crying but held back the tears in my throat.
“I apologize,” Aiden whispered. He leaned over and placed his strong muscled arms around me and pressed my head against his chest. “I mean not to frighten you. I have to put you to sleep.”
“What?”
I felt Aiden close his eyes as he placed his hand on the nape of my neck. Without warning, I slipped into darkness and forced into unconsciousness.
~
I woke up in a stranger’s room. I sat up and found the place covered in bookshelves. Curtains blotted out the sunrays that attempted to stream in through the large French windows.
I got up and made m y way towards the
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