Chapter 18: Chapter 18

"Shit..." My ears were suddenly so clogged and my vision was blurry. It was so darn painful that I can't even open my eyes. I felt so weak but I cannot stay unconscious or else I wouldn't know what happened.

"There's no use, little flower."

Little flower? Who the fuck was that?

I do know that voice but why? I turn my back on the wall near me and I was right. Even in this blurry motion, I can see clearly, Zach was right. It was Simon, that fucking weirdo.

"The fuck do you want?" I uttered, I am deeply unafraid, but I was mad. The back of my head stings and I feel like my body was invalid, there was nothing for me to do. But now I know who my killer was, and it gave me some sense of strength to keep my pride.

"Feisty, aren't we?" My vision was slowly becoming clear and he sat down in front of me with a weird creepy look on his face. "I always knew you were such a fighter." He was sneering like crazy and that eyes of his went from dull to becoming a maniac. My eyes scanned the whole room and I saw a lengthy thick wood by the floor, I think that's what he used. A tinge of fear started to crawl from my stomach up to my heart when I saw his eyes scanning my body. No. "Let's play a game, flower." He leaned to touch my hair but I slapped his hand away.

"I'm not a freaking flower."

I need to run. His eyes twitched for a moment before he laughed sinisterly. I can already feel the fullness of my body so I pushed him with force and run for the door.

"You're not going anywhere!" He grabbed my feet but I kicked him away. My phone! I left it but I just continue running until I reached my front door. I can still Simon's footsteps behind me, but once I get through the door, I can already shout for help.

Adam.

I opened the door wide but I froze in an instant when a gun pointed into my head, from the outside. "Get back." My heart stopped, and all my sweat had gone cold for what I am witnessing right at the moment. A gun was pointed into my head, so I slowly back away, going inside the house, where Simon was waiting.

"Kate." I stop and shook my head, my eyes set on Kate who was furiously holding her gun at me.

"Get back!" She shouted and I jumped on my feet. "Okay. Okay." I was trembling, I can feel my eyes starting to get cloudy with tears but I stopped it, I can't cry, not right now. On the back of my mind, I was wishing for Adam to come, and the other part was wishing for Zach. How can Kate do this to me?

When we were already inside, Kate locked the door behind her and I can hear Simon closing in. Stop this. I tried to take a step to the wall, but Kate put down the safety lock of the gun, making me just close my eyes and petrify. "Why are you doing this Kate?"

"Honey, I thought you don't want to come." Simon went behind Kate and embraced her from the back, Kate was still pointing her gun at me. They are psychos! What happened to Kate!? God. She suddenly pulled herself away from Simon and they faced each other. Kate is obviously mad but Simon was still smiling at her, with his disgusting grin. "What does she have that I don't!?" Kate burst out and I was startled by her loud voice. I have so many words to put out, to say to her and I don't think it is the best time but my mouth betrayed me.

"I don't even have a thing with that bastar— "

Kate shot my leg before I can even finish my sentence and I cried in pain, holding my holed leg, sitting on the floor. Fuck you Kate.

"Bitch. Just. Shut. Up!"

She was a monster, and Simon was just staring as if it was a normal scene for them to see. Motherfuckers. I grit my teeth hard, pushing my palm into the wound so it won't bleed out too much. As the blood spurts from the wound, I already felt numb. I breathe slowly so I could relax but my eyes are already pouring droplets of my tears. The bullet wasn't astray; it may be one of these two who did it. I thought to myself, scanning the room for anything, but all I ever did inside was scream Adam's name. Both of them are arguing in front of me, but their voices are so blurred out, and all I can focus on was the sound of my own breathing.

Kate clicked her gun again and I can see her pointing it at me, and Simon was arguing with her. When I lowered my breathing, the voices became clear to me again.

"I'm just going to kill her right now." What the hell Kate. I expulse a lot of air with my shaky lips and just closed my eyes. Whatever is coming, I cannot stop it.

"We haven't even played with her yet." Simon was chuckling with his ugly stupid bastard voice. You ain't cool fucker. I am so damn mad right now. I kept my eyes shut and all I hear is their whispering voices when the door banged open, and there was Zach, mad and fuming. They are looking at him as well, with their eyes wide—and I was there, grateful that Zach came but anxious since I don't want him to get hurt.

"Zach, don't go near!" He was menacing, glaring at the two psychos, then his eyes softened when they landed on me. His lips mouthed me the words, 'are you okay' before his sight dropped down to my wounded leg. All of a sudden, the atmosphere got colder, and his stare was nothing but a threat to the two. No, Zach. Kate was shaking but she pointed the gun at Zach and I screamed my lungs out when she fired it, "No! Zach!"

Zach looked at his chest and then looked at Kate with a smirk on his lips, and with a glint on his eyes. What? The bullet did nothing, and it's like the gun was never fired at all. My large gaze laid on Zach who was looking so evil by the door, sneering at Kate.

"You have to do better than that, Kate!"

Zach spoke and his voice was deeper than before, making even me, frightened of his mocking tone. He was laughing and I was just staring at him as Kate continuously fire the gun, trembling and shaking for what they are witnessing, and Simon was just frozen. My Zach's eyes were as green as ever, and he was walking slowly like an immortal receiving bullet from the shots. I should have known that he wasn't human. I remember the time where he would always disappear so fast and sometimes appear from the middle of nowhere. I whispered his name but Kate started shouting and panicking, she's getting it. When Zach is already close, he slapped Kate loudly and I gasped. I have never dreamed of seeing my oh-so-innocent best friend do that, and I never expected anything that is happening right now. I was just watching, not believing my own eyes.

"Ace." He suddenly uttered with his dead tone and I covered my mouth, covered my shock. Adam appeared out of thin air behind Simon, immediately gripped tight on his neck, lifted him up like he has no weight at all, before throwing him at the other side of the wall.

Zach is Axel. And he is Adam's twin. I stared at them, green and blue eyes, looking at their victims like they were the Apex of predators. Kate run towards the unconscious Simon and the twins watched them without mercy on their faces. Adam was just standing without his apathetic face, but Zach—he was smiling.

The other monsters said that Adam's twin brother is a freak.

Natalie's voice echoed to my mind and this was it. And I still can't believe it, because Zach was so kind, sweet, and calm, and not this. He's like a psychopath always ready for torture. Adam turned his back on the two and head to me, his eyes filled with worry. "Eve."

"Adam..." I croaked, my eyes still watching how Zach turned into something different in just a blink of a second. "I don't understand..." I whispered, then I felt a warm sensation on my wound, which was gone when I glanced at it. He laid a peck on my head, "Do you trust me?" I nod my head and he just stood up and head his way to the two.

He held Simon in the head and his consciousness went back on an instant.

I saw Adam look at Zach and they shared the same look which you wouldn't want to see ever again if you are their victim. It was death, and I can't stop making myself petrified by them.

"Oh my God, Eva!" A voice came from the room and it was Cathlyn running towards me. Zach looked back and before Cathlyn can even hold me, he grabbed her by the wrist and glared at her with his grave green eyes, and Cathlyn grunt in pain because of his grip.

"If you ever try to hurt her, I will kill your family then torture you, slowly, until you kill yourself," Zach uttered and I called out his name since Cathlyn was trembling. Zach let go of Cathlyn and she just fell on the floor, deeply afraid, I feel bad for her. Like I don't feel afraid of the twin, I'm just surprised. Zach went to and bent is knees in front of me and placed his palm on my cheek.

"I won't let any of those who threatened you, live." He spoke with his cam voice, letting out a wobbly smile right after.

"You don't have to go too far, please," I responded, my hand held his on top of my cheek. "Police can handle it..."

"Prison ain't enough Eva. Anyone who lays just a single scratch on your body will meet their death when it comes to me and Adam." He explained with such a soft tone and it was really sinister of him, but he is still Zach nevertheless, so I stayed silent. Zach then laid the tip of his forefinger on Cathlyn's forehead and a small light just flashed in my eyes.

"What is that?" I asked.

"She will wake up once we're gone, but she won't remember what happened." He stood up and I just looked at him disappear in the wind, Adam and the two were also gone and I just stared at the wall. Zach can erase memories... Zach... I need an explanation, I am going crazy. I feel so weak, then Cathlyn suddenly woke up, asking what happened. Tired and drained from the gunshot I received earlier, my body dropped down the floor and I let myself stay down, leaving my consciousness.