Yzabelle.
I still couldn’t get over it.
How did he do that? I mean, I didn’t even realize when he stepped out of his door.
He came like a wind, fast and soundless. It wasn’t something a normal human being could possibly do.
And the way my door was blown up, I was still certain of what I saw. Even though there was no evidence and Killian seemed to be tricking my mind, I still believed.
Didn’t he tell me one time that he wasn’t human?
Back then, it sounded ridiculous and insulting. But now that he was doing something that was hard to believe and understand, it made sense. I should consider the possibility that he was really telling me the truth.
And if he really was not a human being, then what must he be?
Ugh! I didn’t want to find out. The first thing I should do is to stay away from him.
How could Dad arrange me to someone he didn’t know very well?
“I’m not going to live in your place,” I suddenly blurted out.
It stopped Killian from doing his thing—adding me to his lock system.
“And where do you think you are going to stay?” He coaxed his head to the side, urging me to give a quick answer.
“Uhm…”
Where should I? We were in the middle of the semester and the dorms were fully packed. Kate’s place would not accept a plus one even if I offered money. Plus I didn’t want to inconvenience her and her roommates. Her bed was too small.
Should I call the reception area to lend me a unit while mine was under maintenance? I’d pay even if it cost ten times the original price. I couldn’t stay with him now that I realized the possibility that he really wasn’t a human.
“What now? Aren’t you going to come in and prepare for school? You will be late.” He glanced at his watch.
Realizing it was also true, I started to panic inside.
I only had thirty minutes to prepare and travel to the university.
“Oh shit!” I snapped back to my reality.
I had no time to think a lot. I survived a night in his apartment without a scratch. He even saved me from the falling door leaf.
If he really intended to hurt me, I should be dead by now.
Maybe, taking a shower inside his unit would not hurt.
“Damn it! I need to rush now!”
Without thinking too much, I entered the unlocked door and continued to the room I used last night. It had its own shower room so I could move as fast as I could. Twenty minutes and I was ready. I still had time for walking.
Brockton University was within walking distance. Just a few streets from here, not too long for a walk, that’s why I used to walk it every morning. Actually, my car was just sleeping in the car park of this tower building since I hadn’t used it for a long time. I hadn’t gone anywhere far away from school though.
My life rotated between school and apartment, and sometimes, Kate’s place that was just near my college as well.
I suspected my car engine was near to breaking if I continued not using it.
Once done, I went out to leave for school. Ten minutes will not be enough for me to walk towards Brockton University, but maybe I can walk faster than usual.
Or maybe, it’s time to use my moldy car, out there at the car park. Because when I saw Killian standing at the front door, I knew I needed to waste a few minutes to put up with him.
“Please step aside. I need to go,” I calmly said.
I needed to hold my temper. I am half-convinced that he wasn’t a human. But it was better not to provoke him. Who knew what he would do with me?
He would not do anything bad to you, you idiot!
The back of my mind was telling me. But my vigilant side won over it.
“You prepared breakfast, why don’t you join me?” he said instead, not leaving the door.
“Uhm, those were for you,” I answered, looking back over my shoulder.
The breakfast was laid atop the kitchen island.
“Only for me? Why was it prepared only for me?”
Killian stepped forward, towards me. My heart started to throb so hard I could hear it out loud.
Why was he giving me that kind of look? What did he really want from me?
He stopped in front of me and leaned forward. I could not move.
“Maybe you put something on it?” he whispered in my ear.
His warm breath fanning my face brought shivers down to my very last senses.
“W-What would I put in there?” I gathered my courage to ask.
“I don’t know.” He shrugged. “Maybe a poison?”
“What?!” That was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard.
Why would I put poison in his food when my main reason for preparing that was to thank him?
Damn this ungrateful freak!
“That was not very nice, Killian,” I still held back my temper.
I kept on reminding myself to hold it still until I got out of this place, alive.
Killian’s forehead suddenly creased. He looked doubtful.
“And with that tone, I could not help but suspect you.”
I raised an eyebrow. “What tone? What’s wrong with my tone? I am trying to be nice here if you didn’t notice?” I forced a smile on him.
That only deepened the lines on his forehead. He seemed to scowl at any moment now. I became a bit nervous.
“That’s the point. You never sound nice to me. The nicest way you talked to me was by giving me civil treatment outside of your friend’s dormitory. You’re always grumpy and annoyed and you sound all crabby most of the time.”
I didn’t know if he was sourly complaining or if he purely wanted to tell me what I was from the first time we met.
And how did he expect me to treat him? He was a stranger, he could not expect me to be all warm to him at our first meeting.
Plus, he was kind of creepy for gazing intently when we hadn’t known each other yet.
“That’s why, I could not help but suspect you for trying to be nice. And even prepare breakfast for me.”
I took a deep breath and looked him straight in the eyes. I aimed to let him see through me that I didn’t have ill intentions hidden in his breakfast.
“What do you want me to do now?” I dared him.
He looked back at me, matching my intensity. “Prove it. Prove that breakfast is safe. Eat some of it.” His voice sounded as if he was challenging me and I could not get away with it.
I suddenly felt suspicious.
What if he put something in the food while I was inside the room?
What should I do now?