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The Scoundrel

The cold breeze of december hit his bare skin, making him shiver. Sheepishly, he wish, silently, upon the stars to ease the pain. Darkness fill the place and he embraced it, almost like how the darkness gave him the comfort he needs. He fears many things but not the night, he love the darkness and the peace it gives to his soul: a nyctophile. Kiari Gray is a tall, moreno, scoundrel — a title given to him by the many. People call him many names including 'Bastard'. In school, everybody keeps a distance from him. Stay out of his way and he'll stay out of yours. But at home, inside his room, when nobody's there to judge him but him alone introspecting. He was 10 when he witnessed men in black killed his family — brutally. News broke after, thanks to the newspapers and tabloids which put the massacre on their headline. little did he know, Saynel Zyne faked the article: Kiari survived from the hands of the murderer. Yet all of the stories, with the big help of Saynel, in different pages and articles revealed the whole family died. Saynel adopted him and later on Kiari, eventually, called him Dad. He Kiari and prepared him ready to avenge. He mercilessly killed everybody that stood his way, bringing them no rest in peace at the end of the day.

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Chapter 18

I woke up, she isn't by my side. I quickly stood up and looked for her. She slept on the couch, no blanket and no pillow, I know she's mad at me for refusing what she wants.

Her swollen angelic eyes showed nothing but a crestfallen. I carried her to my room and laid down to the bed. She squinted and turned her back on me, she's fuming on me. I sighed, I laid beside her and try to hug her but she halted, she pushed my hand away.

"Love, "I called her, but she's ignoring me. I stood up heading to the kitchen, I cooked our breakfast.

___________________________________________________Selina

I get up from the bed and led the way straight to the kitchen, I saw him cooking for our breakfast but I chose to ignore him. I was disappointed he never even gave me a chance to explain my idea. I grabbed a glass and opened the fridge pulled the pitcher. I was surprised when he encircled his arm around my waist and leaning his head into the shoulder. I heard him sighed, I know it's hurdles for both of us, I turned around and face him. I looked at his face there's no emotion existing on his face, he stared at me blankly, but I now he's trying to read my mind.

"I'm so- I'm just protecting you, Selina." He said deeply and he didn't even stare at me.

"You don't trust me," I said to him and he looked at me harshly.

"I do. I don't trust your Dad." He said and turned off the fire and exited the kitchen.

He goes back to the kitchen and clutched my hand, sitting on the chair. He looked at me and she put some mashed potatoes and bacon on my plate. I gave him a questioning looked, he rolled his eyes and hold the knife and fork slice the potatoes and point it directly into my mouth.

"Eat." He said deeply dark, His voice was enough to send me goosebumps. I get my own fork and knife, I eat all by myself. He sighed and put down the fork, I eat slowly I don't have the appetite to eat. I can feel his burning gaze but I chose not to care.

"What's your plan?" He asked low. I looked at him stunned by was he just said although I was yearning for that.

"I want to talk to him," I told him sighed and nodded. I smiled at him as he stood up and exited the kitchen.

I followed him in his bedroom he was looking at the window. He's looking for, He must be so anxious but I really need to help. I stood up behind him and bandaged my arm around his torso. I him sighed, and he twirls around and hugged me tightly.

"Even it so difficult for me, I will trust you to talk to him. Just please be  careful, if he does something to you call me as soon as possible." He said deeply his breathing becomes stringent and he squeezed me, I nodded.

"Thank you," I said husky and he kissed my forehead. I close my eyes and feel his kiss. My cheek was caught on fire and my body was burning. He smirked and amusement quickly flashes on his eyes. After that, he goes back to his old expression, blankly and deep.

"Can you take me somewhere?" I asked my foot was tickling since I want to have a walk-in a beautiful place like the last time. He swiveled his eyes and traversed his arms leaning back on the window.

I furrowed at him, He pointed his cheek and bend down on me. My cheeks were scorching, I don't know he can be this sweet. I feel the whole animals on amazon erupted. I gave him a quick peek in his cheeks and he nodded snatching my hand to the parking lot. We had an optimistic ride on his motorbike, I love this! I like this feeling. The cold blow of wind makes me forget the feeling of crestfallen. The sunset rays hitting our bare skin and the amazing view of the Boston boating park. I wanna go boating around the whole of Boston. I grabbed his hand and run to the man that sells a ticket for the boat. I pulled my satchel in my pockets but Kiari paid for us. He faintly smirked and grabbed my hand he assisted me in getting into the boat.

We sat and he began to paddles. I looked down on the water and slowly soaked my hand, it's cold—extra cold. I sprinkle him water in his blank face. He stopped the boat in the middle of Boston. And soaked his hand on the water and flashed it on me.

I was thinking about the shark, I was scared especially we're in the middle. Anxiety attacks, What if shark appeared and swallowed us? That's a great adventure inside his stomach. What if piranha will jump and bite us? Maybe piranha sees us as a dancing hotdog?

What if the water goddess will stand up? That's cool even Kiari the scoundrel can do nothing. Everyone afraid of him, Everyone scared of him and stayed out on his way. But He stood up on my way. He made me feel safe in his arms. I seat beside him on the boat and leaned on his shoulder and linking his arm around me. I felt him kissed my head, He's not talkative but his thought was racing inside his head. He's a bad boy that I love, the bad boy who put back the missing piece, his the bad boy that good girl loves. He's the bad boy my old crush, His the bad boy and his name are Kiari Gray I love him and my name is Talia Sanchez.

He's the bad boy who scared to spider and now he's a killer. He's a bad boy who scared to lose me, so do I. He's a bad boy and he's my everything.

"What are you thinking?" He said casually and I looked up to see his face I smiled brightly.

"Are you still scared to a spider?" I asked and he looked at me stunned. He rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"And you? Are you still pee on your bed? The peed good girl? Or should I call you 'peeding'?" He sad full of mockery. I pissed off to that! my classmate called me that when I peed on my bed when we had campaigned. That's embarrassing but He defends me.

"Thank you for defending me," I said sincerely. And he nodded, I kiss his cheeks and he furrowed.

Lifting up his eyebrows.

"That's it?" He said and shook his head.

"What?" I asked him and he rolled his eyes

"Stupid." He said blankly.

"Hey! I'm a top student!" I shouted at him and he covered his ear.

"Noisy peeding." He said emphasize. And he smirked.

Oh! why I didn't remember this earlier. I should have teased him about this.

"Ahh yeah I'm noisy and your cockroach," I said and in an instant, he looked at me. I smirked, He really thinks he could beat me, His Kiari the cockroach, we had a role played that time he came late and he doesn't have a role on their group for him to maintain his grade their leader said that he needs to act like a cockroach and he did, but the most embarrassing he crawled into the floor and chased everyone and the whole class get out of the room running outside. The teachers laughed at him and that's how the Kiari the cockroach born.

"Shut up." He said darkly. I snickered clapping my hands.

"Kiari" I called his name.

"What?!" He said angrily.

"The cockroach," I said joking and he stared at me with his burning gaze. I act like I choked and pacify myself from laughing.

"Hey, I'm just kidding. You're so funny you teased me and you got pissed off." I said chuckled.

We get off from the boat and walked around while fingers intertwined. We drove our way to I don't know, since I let him take me to where he wants. We stopped at Mcdo and he brought me fries, 20 large fries I was happily surprised I he hand me the plastic bag and we drove away, heading to the beach. We sat there in silent munching my fries and he drank his soda.

"Thanks," I said and try to make him eat fries. I aimed it in front of his mouth and he slowly opens his mouth and I entered the fries.

I love fries to the extent that I willing to let go of hotcakes and divorce to my Ice dream.

"I'm married...Yieee"I was wiggling on romantic excitement. He looked at me with a death glare.

"What?" I asked and he rolled his eyes.

"Are you married?" He asked deeply cold furrowed his eyebrows.

"Nope," I said shaking my head.

"I heard that," He said darkly.

Oh did I say it loud?! I was supposed to say I'm married to Mr. fries.

"Yeah, I am," I said nodding. He stood up and walked away.

"Hey wait!" I shouted but he wasn't looking back. "Kiari stoped" I shouted but she walked like he didn't hear me. That's it I'm' tired. I have to use my dramatic actress personality. This is the only way I could make him stoped.

"Ah! Ouch! ahhhh! it hurts. Huhuhu ouch!" I shouted so that he could hear. I seat on the beach sand massaging my foot. He looked back and run towards me.

"What happened?!" He asked like angry bird's brows almost reached each other.

"I was hurt," I said almost baby voice, and he helps to stand up.

"Dramatic." He said nonchalantly and walked away.

"Hey stop! Kiari the cockroach!" I grabbed his arm and he stood still not looking at me. "Hey what is with you? you're crazy!" I shouted at him. He stared at me, he smirked and looked at me with a death glare.

"I'm crazy Selina, You made me crazy."He said deeply cold.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I said puzzled. He harshly holds my shoulder.

"Tell me the truth are you really married?" he asked furrowed his eyebrows. I wanna play in this situation but I think I'll just make the situation disastrous. I laughed hard to what he said, he was clenching his fist. hold my stomach because I bloated all the air around me.

"Yes I'm married to Mr. Fries," I said between laughed

"Who's that fuck?" He asked placing his single hand on his waist.

"Come here, I'll bring you to him," I said and grabbed his hand, We stopped on the wood we seated earlier where I left my fries. I picked them and showed it to him.

"See I'm married to the fries," I said smiling brightly. He smirked and rolled his eyes and took a deep breath.

"It's not a good joke Selina." He said mad. I hold his hand and looked at his face.

"I'm sorry, It was my thoughts but I don't know I said it aloud," I said low I looked down embarrassed slightly.

He nodded and hugged, me I hugged him too I buried my face on his chest. I can hear his heartbeats, It's so fast.

We got back to the condo and I slummed myself on his bed I'm so tired. I slowly close my eyes and I heard him chuckled and kissed my head. And everything went black.

I woke up I snuggles into him but I can't feel his warm body. I slowly open my eyes it's a pillow I snuggled. Where is he? maybe he's cooking breakfast, I quickly get up I'm so happy right currently, I run heading to the kitchen. I wanna hug him, I run to the kitchen but he wasn't there. I looked at the table it has food from the fancy resto. So, he didn't cook he just ordered foods. Maybe to his office, I  ran quick heading to his off but he wasn't there too. Where is he? I don't have a phone I can't text him,

I left my phone in his house, the night I run away. I walked to the kitchen and sat down, I lost my appetite I'm excited to see him yet he was not here. I grabbed the pitcher from the fridge and close the door. There's a sticky note on the fridge door.

'I'm at the company's office, don't go out. Eat your breakfast." He writes and I nodded, although he can't see me.

I eat my breakfast and walked around the house. I'm bored, I don't know what do you. I slummed myself to the couch, placing my feet on the top of the table and close my eyes, and sighed. I almost jumped out of my seat when the landline rang behind me. I stood up in pick up the call.

"Hello?" I questioned.

"How are you there?" He asked and I smile brightly.

"The Cockroach!" I exclaimed and he ended the call. I sat back on the couch, I watched TV but it's boring, I saw his laptop charging on the corner. I walked over his laptop, Maybe it's okay if I'll touch this right? I just gonna open my SMS. I changed my mind there's something stopping me from invading his privacy. I heard a knock on the door and I looked through the peephole to see who it was. Woahh it's a flower boy, Kiari gave me a flower? Really? Woahh I sighed first my excitement suffocate me. Before opening the door, I looked at the man and he covered my nose, I tried to run but they held me tight, I can't breathe I smell something disgusting and—everything went black.