Chapter 14: The Embarrassment

KAYLEEN

My body is so tired though I woke up very late. Somethings isn’t right so I open my eyes and check myself in the front of the mirror. I almost screamed seeing how horrible I look. I’m filled with bandages in different parts of my arms and legs. I immediately, contacted Zeke but he’s not answering. Maybe he is still at work.

I put the phone down and check the whole room. A knife is on the floor and some blood stains too. The curtain is torn making the sun’s light pass through the naked window.

What did just happen?

I can’t remember anything and I don’t feel good. Since worry has grown inside me, I roamed all over the room to search anything but can’t find any. That only means, she hasn’t killed anyone when she awakened.

Noticing the CCTV made me think of asking Zeke to look at the footage. I can’t help myself but think too much about what she has done. Unfortunately, Zeke is not available right now. 

I spend the rest of the day waiting for him to come back home. When the time came, he didn’t knock on the door. That’s weird for him to do. The window is still exposing my room so I’m making sure that I won’t be visible outside. I can’t find any spare curtain here so I let it be.

“Zeke!” I started calling him though it’s impossible for him to hear me. His house is too huge. His room might be far away from here. The huge room only made my voice get a reverb. I started to knock on the door to create more noise.

“Zeke!” 

“I need to know something!”

“Come on! You can’t just ignore me like this?”

I exerted more force making the sound louder. 

“I’m here,” his low voice is at the other side of the door. Now it feels like he’s been there since a while ago. I moved back, staring at the door.

He is not opening it. I’m now wondering why.

“Did anything happened? Have you seen what she did?” I asked.

“You don’t have to know.” I don’t like the way he talks to me. He is not the same and not on his normal self.

“I have to. Just let me watch the CCTV footage, please,” I pleaded. 

The silence hushed both of us. He isn’t saying anything but I know he is still there. I’m now convinced that Shaira really did something.

“Did she tried killing you?” 

I still received silence. There is really something wrong. It’s very obvious since he is releasing such a weird aura. His faint footsteps fading made me go back to the door, knocking it.

“Zeke! Why aren’t you saying anything?” My hands went reddish, so I stopped.

I gave up and go back to bed. 

The next day went the same. He is completely ignoring me until a week has passed. I don’t like how things are going on now. He is leaving me unaware of anything. When I noticed the computer, I decided to check on it. 

I opened everything that can be opened there and found nothing. After an hour of trying things there, I saw a weird application installed it and found out I can hack the systems inside this mansion. I had access to the CCTV footages and investigated.

After seeing everything, my heart melted. I can’t believe she is not just a murderer but a flirt too. I can’t believe Zeke would kiss back and touch her sensually. I immediately turn the computer off and sat there very disturbed. I can’t remember it but seeing it on the video feels like my body remembers his touches and everything. It’s just weird.

Now I understand why Zeke is acting so weird. He did just saw me half naked and almost lost myself to him.

I covered my mouth and screamed in disappointment. It’s too embarrassing, I no longer have the face to approach him. I’m turning all red. We are not that close and everything is just so casual but then we did that thing that easy. If there are no feelings there, then is it lust?

“No,” I said to myself. I face myself at the mirror. I’m all cuts and they hurt but I didn’t mind. 

“How dare you do it Shaira?” I asked as if she is in the front of me. Even I feel really weird, she didn’t show herself or even whispered to me anything.

The rest of the night is spend thinking and feeling myself. I’m so confused why Shaira is tempting Zeke that way. Why did Zeke almost fell for it. I can’t accept the fact that I might lose my virginity without me knowing. Shaira is such a slut in some way.

The door suddenly swung open exposing Zeke bringing some groceries with him. I can’t look at his face and I don’t know what to say at this point. I’m too embarrassed. 

“I’ll just leave it here,” he said and I just nodded awkwardly still not looking at him.

“You seem weird,” he noticed and it made me feel more nervous.

“I’m fine,” I acted as normal as possible and forced myself to at least look at his eyes for a second. 

“You are not fine.” He walked towards me, making my heart beat even faster. I’m panicking and is starting to shake.

“I’m good. B-believe me.” I almost slapped my face for stammering in front of him. I stand up and check on the groceries. “Thank you for this.”

“I’m ready to tell you what happened so please don’t get angry anymore.”

“I’m not angry. I already know what happened.”

“What?”

“I said, I already know the truth.” I started taking the groceries out of the paper bag arranging them to where they should be placed.

“You mean you remembered what she did?” he asked. “Did you lie to me about you having such a sickness?” His words suddenly broke my heart.

How can he think of me like that? I turn my body to him.

“So, you think I am a liar.”

He is shut to silence as we lock our eyes together.