NOVEL NEXT Chapter 11: Fearless
"So this is it." I was standing in front of a building, several doors and residences a stone's throw away. The surrounding area could not be described as poor, nor could the building, it was not simple poverty but misery.
Several boards mended the place, water full of garbage formed puddles on the sidewalk and the smell of urine and feces was morbid. For a few moments I thought it was strange that a artisan lived there, but I quickly came to terms with it, wondering why.
I climbed the stairs looking at the wet footprints of a resident who was coming home, her small feet in sturdy shoes. I arrived in front of a decaying door with several small gaps through which I could see inside.
The sound of crashing metal made me sure I was in the right place. With a soft knock, I waited for someone to answer the door. What followed, however, was absolute silence.
"Excuse me, is anyone home?" Not even the street dogs barked or the cats in heat meowed. This girl is going to kill me sooner rather than later... She smells trouble, I can still go back and rethink everything. Should I go back? my shoulders slumped, my body protested about moving on.
"I'm your neighbor who recently moved in, I've come to introduce myself..." No reaction... she's poor and fucked up in so many ways, but that'll do.
"I've brought some appetizers to show my goodwill that I'm sure you'll like." With unprecedented speed, several tools fell to the floor with the lock turning faster than lightning and the door soon opened.
"Sorry, I was asleep and didn't hear you, and who would that be?" I saw that cynical smile with an 'unprecedented' cheerfulness and was even more excited when suddenly she became scared ,she had already seen me and tried to close the door while shouting.
"Get out, I've got nothing!" Someone who has nothing doesn't try to hide the fact that they obviously have something.
"How polite to close the door in the face of a guest." With my hand holding that fragile door, that little girl couldn't close it. Her fear turned to panic, her smile almost turned to tears, the tragic despair of someone who has always been on the run.
"You're not a guest, go away!" You fucking brat, the desire I have to kill her can't be written down.
With a huff I pushed the door open, making her fall in the process. The fight hadn't been difficult at all and that's how I broke the law for the first time by breaking into a girl's house, finally becoming a criminal... I wonder if giving aphrodisiacs without consent is a crime...
"I'll call the police, you bastard!" Seeing her lying on the floor on her ass threatening me was comical. What power did a little girl have at that time? Her life was completely at my mercy, this place wasn't busy, the girl had a terrible record of screaming for anything and was certainly involved in organized crime.I should teach her a lesson…
I approached and crouched down in the most gangster pose I could manage, with cold eyes I faced her.Shadows enveloped me and the environment became colder, my eyes shone in the darkness like crimson rays. Everything became heavier, the walls seemed to be scratched by wraths following my movements.
"So Call Them." At such times, people didn't know how to react, the situation no longer seemed typical and they failed to find the best way out. Tears began to form in her eyes, slowly receding.
"Do you need help? I'll yell for you, if you want." She was no stronger than me and had already proved it, nor did she expect any good will from me. The fact was that I had followed her from the shed and now I had broken into her house. No one there in her work was going to strike back, but what now?
"Shout it, little lion. Isn't you so brave?so fearless? Or might you have a plan and want to hit me back like you said before? maybe you wanna bite me with this little and vulgar mouth of yours."I brought my hand close to that trembling bunny's face. Her breathing was shaky and irregular, scared and shaking, her mouth refused to close.
That cute little face was soft and very warm, her cheeks were red from the adrenaline. The instinct to flee or fight ran through his veins and yet the only reaction he had was total paralysis.
"I can make so many uses of that little mouth of yours, what do you think?Is it useful for more than cursing and threatening?to give something more pleasure?" My words dragged slowly, consolidating all her terror to the fullest.
No one in this world can threaten me, I am a threat to everyone. I am the predator and whoever tries to usurp my title will pay the price. I bite and rip out the guts of the weakest.
That's what this brat will understand today!
"See, that's a real threat." Fun is over.I stood up nimbly and walked over to a nearby table, some papers and gears on top, as well as those damn crystals I needed to understand.
From the blueprints she appeared to be working on some complex device that involved electrical circuits in a box.I more or less recognized what she wanted to do and understood that there was a lot left to do right. This was far from reality but it was a start like any other, it had potential even though it could be a huge failure.
She appeared to be working on an alternative version of a telegraph. Or at least that's what it seemed like right now.After some time of analysis I heard her getting up. She seems to be a little, very little, more than just words.
"What do you want? It's about..." She pulled herself together, her attitude looking more sober now. That girl had some nerves and she quickly understood the situation that was unfolding.
"Any debts of yours?I have nothing to do with this. I'm not the type to demand something from others, I'd rather just forget about it by losing money or if it was too much... well, in that case, I'd make the other person pay for the rest of their life by becoming a cripple. " She was next to me, leaning on a chair with a peace and tranquillity that I didn't know I'd ever have.
She stood still for a while, her face looking a little focused in a way she was surprised that I looked at her ideas, and then a little bored. It didn't feel like her first time going through this.
It seemed that breaking into her house wasn't the first time, just as it wasn't the first time someone had looked at those projects, she seemed to already anticipate the judgment and was bitter.
This is terrible. I was thinking about her feelings, it was confusing to understand her mind and in a way sad. The whole way she acted seemed to be just a reflection of always being in pain. always judged and threatened from all sides... should I really have done this just for my own fun?
I feel like shit right now, maybe I'll end up crying in the shower today....
"So, it's like your hobby is stroking people's egos? Scaring them stiff and then saying it was just a lesson. Just kidding! Nothing was going to happen from the start! I can't believe she was so foolish to fall!" She emphasized it with both hands, like a ridiculous clown prank.
Please don't make me feel any more guilty. Still I didn't let my thoughts show. maintaining my stoic facade as much as possible.
"I imagine someone there paid you to do that, I must admit you don't mess around. I almost fell. But you should know that you're not the first someone has sent for something like this. Don't feel special, got it, compadre?" She pointed that gloved finger at me as if she was always in control of everything.
"If you want there's still time to do something real, I must admit I'm tempted to play with that peachy little ass of yours." She ignored me with a lollipop in her mouth, how the hell did these people have lollipops?
"Hey! It's not cool to say stuff like that to a lady!" Which lady was she talking about?
"I only see an annoying little brat who doesn't understand the situation. Look, I know you have your daddy issues and you're a troublemaker. But right now, there's literally a stranger in your house alone with you, without any connection to anyone you know. I could do a lot to make your life a living hell, or even send you to the afterlife. Which is something I really want right now"
"I really got it, pal." The lollipop was dangling to the other side of his mouth with that condescending face. She didn't understand anything! I swear I'm going to fuck her after this!