Kiara

The deserted corridors echoed with each step of my feet, my sweaty and trembling hands: they held tightly that hardcover notebook. The cool breeze of the wind caressed me sweetly, I closed my eyes just for a moment, when I opened them I could notice the loneliness of the night. I looked around me, only a few lights illuminated the stairs deserted of students.

I sat down on a chair located next to the main door, I had to rehearse my work so I simply placed the sheets of paper on the furniture and continued studying. When the noisy, hesitant sound of a door opening broke my imagination. I turned hastily , grabbed my chest , my heart tried slightly to get out of its position , my breathing became louder as well as my heartbeat .

When my black eyes met those blue , bright and piercing lights . I could not recover , I was shocked . My lips trembled wished to join eternally in that opening that was predisposable in his mouth . My trembling hands threw everything into oblivion , meeting a wet floor . But my body didn't react , until he smiled at me and bent down to reach each lost object .

"This is yours," he smiled at me again, and my cheeks burned".

"Thank you," he hesitated".

" My name is Sheol," he said, took my hand, I felt his cold lips on my skin.

"My name is... " I don't know why I couldn't pronounce my name.

"Your name is? "He looked at me amused.

"Kiia...ra".

What was happening to me?

"Nice to meet you, Kiara," and he left without another word.

I took my things, left without looking back, a slight shiver came over me, I hugged myself, taking my notebooks in my arms: the only company in my lonely nights. I could feel a cold tear run down my cheek and die on my lips, I still remembered the terror, I still remembered it day by day.

I reached my room my companion was still resting , I collapsed on my bed and like every night I cried until sleep took over me .

I felt weak , scared in that alley , the lights were low , the lanterns overhead scared me . I was wearing a red dress , tight with very high heels , my steps were difficult . When I saw shadows spread out along the road in front of me. I stepped back as they all formed into one. That strange dark being was watching me, I knew it when I saw his blue eyes

I woke up completely sweaty, I grabbed my chest. My tears were pouring down my sheets in the form of rain. I wanted to scream but the sound did not come out of my mouth, until I do not know at what moment I fell deeply asleep with the image of Sheol in my mind.

The next morning the alarm clock did its job, I was already in front of that mirror in the bathroom, I brushed my teeth, washed my face and took a shower. I got changed, took my notes, and went to my physics class. I was simply more bored than I was in class with Professor Oswald. My hand was holding my face and a pencil had a life of its own held in my hand. I looked around and found Sheol , I don't know why I smiled . I looked at his notebook with strange drawings , the most noticeable was that the six pointed star was on his notebook cover . His smile appeared when he saw me, my heart stopped, but at that moment something strange happened.

A vision? possibly, I asked myself, emphasizing that question. I looked around me and could see the whole scene: a little girl hiding under a piano, with the front of it covered by the piano. Her little hands were tightly clasping a white teddy bear , her eyes teary . I approached her side , a broken glass cup next to her with the name " Kiara " was scattered in small pieces of porcelain . I could see the scene perfectly , two men were grabbing a light"eyed woman , with a look of lost green eyes as they beat her asking her where the money was . One man was starting to undress her , the other was walking and asking where his daughter was . My eyes began to blur, that woman did not respond, she closed her eyes full of tears. The little girl next to me covered herself with the bear.

That stranger grabbed her by the waist, trying to take hold of her weakness, she screamed and I could hear the man's breathing. When the sheets suddenly lifted up showing a man known to me as "uncle" was holding the girl in his arms. I chased the girl screamed louder and louder until a bite caused her to fall to the ground, the girl ran with all her strength, after a few seconds hiding under an old sewing machine. She ran towards her mother, silently she could see how she ran, the man had a heel stuck in her shoulder. She continued into the room, I could see her clothes were torn, but a hand pulled her down, it was the hand of an indistinguishable being but I could feel the grip on her skin. She fell rolling, until the man with a knife asked her for the money again, she denied it and with a knife he began to threaten her. Her delicate white hands resisted him, but when she freed herself from his hands again, a transparent force made her fall and the man took her again, while he possessed her. I screamed at that moment after seeing the little girl look out the window. The woman broke free again, but after the forcing the knife stuck in her abdomen.

I got up crying from the bench and shouted at the top of my lungs "son of a bitch" The teacher expelled me from the class, I took my things. And in a corner of the hallway I began to sob, I slid gently down the wall until my legs touched the floor. My hands went around my legs and tears were running down my face, I could feel a cold hand touching my shoulder, I do not know why instinct made me embrace the person who was next to me. A strange sensation, hatred, resentment, envy, evil surrounded me, but at that moment, in spite of everything, only one word came to my mind: "God".

The days passed, as slow as the snow that was accumulating before my eyes. I sighed as the cold glass numbed my cheek. I closed my eyes, got up from the place and walked along with a thin jacket through the long corridors. Until I bumped into Mia, a friend of many years who was always there when I needed her. Just by looking at each other we knew what each other needed.

"Hi Ara, how are you? " she greeted me with a kiss on the cheek and a smile,

" I didn't have the best night but I'm fine, and you? " I wanted to know, I looked at her after giving a yawn.

"Well, I guess you're finally coming to my party?"

"I don't know Mia "I looked at her hesitating but I answered" ok I'll come.

"Ahhhh friend what a happiness !!!" she hugged me and kept running "see ya !!!!

"Chao "I shouted laughing , she was crazy ."

That day was exhausting for me , after going to the classes I sat for a few seconds on the main staircase . While listening to a sonorous melody with my headphones .

When I realized that I was singing , a smile beside me contemplated me . It was him , I blushed and removed the headphones .

"So... In love? " He looked at me smiling but with a raised eyebrow as if he was waiting for an answer."

"I told him and got up from the place."

"Hey! " I didn't turn around and went on my way " Kiara " he insisted again, I turned with all my patience slowly with an angry face, but to my surprise she wasn't there, I looked around and she wasn't there either, so I just kept going.

"Ah!" I shouted as I had done to get there so fast I was so scared I grabbed my chest."

"Calm down," he held my hand and placed a soft kiss on it.

"How did you do, to turn around, if the school goes around the courtyard .

"Mmmm, I just walked by and you didn't see me," he pointed at me, laughing.

"I noticed it's.... " but with a finger he sentenced my words to oblivion.

"Shhhh, you look more beautiful like that, as always. " He winked at me and went on his way.

I picked up my headphones, and the song was coming to an end.

Don't say anything have mercy, I only ask that tomorrow night, asleep you give me the chance."