Chapter 3 Sweet fragrance

Rielle rolled on the soft bed, spreading her legs and her arms widely. Her bed suddenly feels so comfortable to lie on and for that moment, she forgot what she was passing through.

She rubbed the back of her neck and sniffed in. The room smells of sweet fragrance. Like a sweet fruity fragrance. She has always loved harsh fragrance so that wasn't from her. Who the hell would make her room scent that way? She slowly opened her eyes and was met by the painting of a lion's head on the ceiling.

Startled, she let out a scream and rolled down the bed, falling to the ground on her butt. "Ouch!"

Her eyes roamed about and it then hit her that she wasn't in her room. Standing up hurriedly, she rubbed her arms, feeling the goosebumps on her body caused by the dark atmosphere that suddenly overtook the warm comfort she felt not quite a while.

"Where the hell is this place?" she asked looking around.

Her memory of what happened to her returned. She remembered getting drunk and everything else were blank.

"Oh my god!!" she half screamed. It could be that she went to someone's apartment in her drunken state. She hit her forehead with her palm out of embarrassment and closed her eyes tightly.

"How could you be so stupid Rielle? I just want to end my life but now, I am in a stranger's room which is worst."

She suddenly heard footsteps outside her door. Letting out a gasp, she jumped on the bed and pretended to be asleep.

The footsteps stopped right in front of the door and after a while, the person walked away.

Rielle raised her head in curiosity, wondering why the person didn't enter the room? Could it be he thought she was still awake and left? Then, she has to meet whoever this person is and thank him for his kindness. She has to leave anyway.

She stood up from the bed snd hurried out, heading towards the place which she thought the person went to.

She kept running until she got to the dead end, where a room was stationed. She looked around and noticed the weird, dark paintings on the wall. They gave her the chills but her eyes weren't looking away.

It has a dark feeling attached to it just like the way it looks. "Scary." she muttered, shaking her head.

She forced her self to looked away and finally knocked on the door. "Hello...." she called but it was all dead silent.

She went on nevertheless, "Hello, I am the lady who was brought in when I was drink. I must have being a nuisance and I apologize for that. I promise, I will make it up to you when we ever meet again. And, thank you for your kind gesture in letting me stay. I really appreciate that." she said out loud but still got no reply.

"Is he here?" she asked herself and made to knock again but the door opened slightly. "I guess so."

She opened the door completely and went in. The room was dark and eerie. The door suddenly banged close, frightening her. She swallowed hard and tried to strain her eyes to see who was in the room as she felt a presence with her.

"Hello? Please answer me, I am getting scared. I just want to thank you and leave, I mean no harm at all." she said out loud but got no reply. "Is your talent keeping quiet when talked to? Say something and stop scaring the shit out of me."

She heard a step beside her and turned hesitantly as fear engulfed her heart. Could it be she was in the hands of a killer who was sent to finally end her life? Her has haters but she never thought they would go this far.

"What do you want? Were you sent to kill me? Show yourself and stop hiding." she tried to be bold, but deep down, her heart was throbbing really fast and her legs were going sour. She was standing right before her death. Anyone in her situation will surely be scared.

Now, she regretted why she walked into the room instead of just leaving after thanking him.

"Come out!" she yelled.

"Keisha?" a voice from the dark called.

Rielle went still as she shivered at the sound of the voice. A male's voice, deep and smoky. The way he called the name caused a tinge in her inside.

She strained her eyes more to try to catch a glimpse but it all proved abortive.

"Do you know how hard I tried to leave without you? I can't leave without you. I want you back. You are mine and mine alone. Not even death can have you cause I will go to the kingdom of death and have you back."

Rielle swallowed hard hearing him say that. The deep, sexy voice suddenly turned dark and that crazy five second feeling she had, suddenly disappeared, bringing her back to reality.

The scene of her boyfriend with her roommate displayed before her as if she was watching it all over again. It just had to come back that moment. She rolled her knuckles into a fist as her breathe hitched. She hated that moment, she hated the two of them. They made her life even more miserable without trying.

Caught in her emotion, she forgot that there was a situation to deal with. She was in a room, about to be killed by someone who she haven't see his face but only heard his voice.

Her attention came back to her surrounding when she suddenly felt a warm breath on her exposed shoulder. It felt so warm that it sent a wave all over her body. She was weak again before this person.

The man sniffed her neck and leaned closer with his lips grazing her skin.

"I have always wanted this. I have always wanted you but you choose him over me." he spoke into her ears.

The man was doing unimaginable things to her without even trying. Who the hell is this stranger in the dark?

He moved his head away from her neck and leaned closer to her face. "You are mine...... Keisha."

She closed her eyes to get back her thinking straight but all she saw was her ex boyfriend with her roommate and her knuckles molded into a fist again.

She clenched her jaws as she got back all her sanity to deal with the man before her. Do all men think ladies are foolish? Is he trying to get her with mere words?

In anger, she raised her hand to punch him in the face but it was caught half way and her lips got caught in his. He kissed her. Her eyes widened in shock.