Chapter 19- Who's Brooke?

''What the hell is your problem?'' he yells in my face.

''What's my problem? what the hell is your problem? You just humilated me after my most intimate experience'' I say, my voice softer than his.

''Humilated you?''

''Yes, humiliate me. You just left me there on top of the cliff after you were touching me like that. Who's Brooke?'' I ask.

''Nobody important'' He lies.

''Well she has to be because you had to go all the way down the cliff to talk to her and leave me up there embarrassed, confused and alone and when you came back your mood totally changed''

''That's none of your business'' He says and we stare at each other for a moment before I finally speak.

''Is she your girlfriend or something?'' I ask and he lets go of my arm and walks around the cave.

''I don't do the girlfriend thing'' He smirks.

''What?''

''I don't date''

''So then what do you do?'' I ask, afraid of his answer.

''Just fuck around with girls but I don't date them'' he calmly says and sits down on a rock.

''So is she one of those girls?''

''Why? You jealous Stessian?'' He laughs.

''Stop calling me that!'' I shout.

''That's your name isn't it?''

''Yes but don't call me that call me Sia. You know what in fact don't even call me anything! Don't ever speak to me again!'' I yell and step closer to him

''Oooo feisty little thing aren't you'' he laughs again. Why does he keep laughing at me? After that phone call he completely changed, it's like he's a different person than the person he was up on the cliff.

''Why? you wanna be one?'' He laughs.

''Ha! I will never be one, I actually have respect for myself and I'm not just gonna mess around with guys like you and be used goods'' I laugh back.

''Oh believe me! even if you wanted too you can never get a guy like me, you have nothing that guys like me want. The only one you'll get is your little square of whom you call your boyfriend back at home and I'm pretty sure the guy can't even put his boxers on the right way'' he shouts.

''What do you mean by that?'' I ask calmly.

''What?''

''When you said I have nothing that guys want, what do you mean by that?'' I ask. I know what he means but I want to hear him say it for some reason. I know it'll hurt me but it's the truth.

I look at him wearing that stupid creepy sheep mask and he doesn't say anything, I expect him to fire back and list all the things I don't have but instead he stays silent, I get the feeling he wants to say it but he doesn't and yet I still find myself crying. His words are hurtful especially with his tone and when he shouts at me I always feel to cry.

I take off, I refuse to let him see me cry again, he does get the best of me. I hear him call for me a few times but I won't turn back I just keep running. I stop running after about 5 minutes and just walk slowly. Tears stream down my face as I think about how he just humiliated me and he didn't even care. He doesn't care why did I think he would, I mean after all he's a psychopath masked man who does sacrifices of dead animals and evil rituals in the forest, why the hell would I think he would care about me? I just got caught up in the moment that's all and for a moment there I actually started to have feelings for him.

I remind myself that I know nothing about him except that he's a creepy masked man of the forest who does evil rituals every night and that he drinks and smokes a lot. I don't even know his name, does he even have a name? he does, I just don't know it but I don't plan on finding out now, in fact, I don't even care. Oh and I just found out some new information too, he doesn't date he just sleeps around with girls.

Wait so does he think that I would be one of those girls? Is that why he brought me there tonight? because he thought that I would be one of them? I will never be one of them.

I have my life planned out for me already, I'm an English major in college and after college I plan on working in an administrative office as a social media manager, I will do that part-time but I will also focus on the other career that I want to pursue in the future may be full time but I'll start off as social media manager while I'm studying paranormal investigation and I'll do both jobs part-time but eventually I will be a paranormal investigator full time. I plan on moving to San Francisco to pursue my career and starting a life there and so does Nelson. We will both have a happy life there together and I don't need him ruining my plans for the future. I have everything all planned out for my future and I don't need him ruining my plans.

I hear a twig snap at the back of me and just as I turn around I see nothing but the forest. Just as I keep walking I hear loud footsteps getting closer and closer. I turn on my flashlight and flash it at the back of me and I see him. Gosh, he was following this whole time, I flash the light directly in his eye hoping it blinds him but he uses his hand to block the light.

''Leave me alone'' I say and walk away even faster.

''Damn it Stessian let me explain!'' He shouts and I stop in my tracks and he walks up to me.

''Explain what!'' I yell.

''How could you say that to me'' I cry and walk away but he follows behind me.

''Look I didn't mean it, it just came out because you were making me mad with all the questions'' He admits.

''Can we just forget it?'' He asks and wraps both of his hands around my arms and rubs it lightly with his thumb and I feel my entire body relax.

''And Brooke?'' I ask.

''Yes okay, we used to fuck'' he says but he must notice my expression as he changes his choice of words.

''I mean we used to sleep together''

''Do you still, you know sleep with her?'' I ask.

''No''

''Why did she call you and why did your mood totally change after?''

''She... just wanted to know what I was doing'' I know he's lying.

''And what did you tell her?''

''That I was taking a walk''

''And what did she say?''

''Nothing really just that they wanted to know where I was''

''Who is she?''

''One of the girls that you saw last night''

''You mean the ones with the red hair and the white mask over their faces''

''Yeah'' he says and looks away.

''Did you tell her about me?''

''No''

''Does she know that I was there last night?''

''Yes they found the flashlight''

''But how did they know it was mine?''

''Because it has your name written at the bottom''

''Oh'' I totally forgot that I wrote my name on it.

''What did they do when they found the flashlight?''

''They wanted to come after you but I told them I would take care of it, by telling you not to tell anyone''

''Oh'' I say and I'm confused.

Why did he tell them that he would come after me and tell me not to tell anyone?

''So are you still mad at me?'' He asks.

''Yes, you left me up there when I just had my most intimate moment with you. I was humiliated and scared and you didn't even care'' I cover my hands with my face.

Did I expect him to care? He doesn't even care about himself why the hell would he care about me? He walks up closer to me and removes my hands from my face.

''I'm sorry'' he says.

I have no idea if he's actually sorry or not with that stupid mask covering his face. Every time I look at that thing the first thing that comes to my mind is to run, to run away as far as I can but I don't. I nod and look at him one more time before I walk past him.

''What are you doing?'' I ask as I notice him following me.

''Walking you back of course''

He walks to the side of me and we both walk in silence for a few minutes before I ask the question that has been on my mind for the last couple minutes.

''Did you.. uhm.. did you sleep with all of them?'' I ask with embarrassment clear in my voice. He hesitates for a bit before answering.

''Yes'' he admits.

''But I haven't for a while'' he clarifies.

''Are you okay?'' he asks as I don't respond.

''Yeah, I mean it's your life you can do whatever you want with it. It's not my place to tell you what to do''

I finally see the tents a few feet away and he stops behind a tree as I walk to the tents.

''Goodnight Stessian'' he says and I look back at him once more without a word.

Why does he keep calling me that? just to annoy me that's why.

I hope this is the last I see of him.

Everyone is still asleep as I make my way inside the tent. Kate is fast asleep and I slowly and silently make my way inside. I change my dress into my pajamas and check my phone before I sleep. It's 2:00 in the morning, I've been gone so long! I need some rest. I close my eyes and try my best to forget about tonight and to forget about him. He's probably with Brooke now anyway and forgotten all about me.

After about an hour of trying to sleep, I fail badly and I'm still awake. It's now minutes past three and I still can't sleep, I can't get him out of my head, I keep thinking of where he is and who he's with. I need to let him know that I wouldn't be one of those girls that he just messes around with. I have dignity and respect for myself, I'm not gonna just sleep around with him or anyone and give my body away to someone who doesn't deserve it and who doesn't respect me.

Nelson is my boyfriend, I regret tonight after letting him touch me like that, Nelson has never even touched me like that before and he's my boyfriend whom I love. I just cheated on Nelson with some creepy masked man in the forest whom I know nothing about. I hate myself, How can I hurt Nelson like that, he doesn't deserve it.

I don't ever want to see that masked man ever again, I totally regret tonight and wished I hadn't gone to meet him and let him touch me like that. I need to make it clear to him that I want him to stay away from me and never speak to me ever again and that I will not be one of the girls he messes around with. After a while, tiredness gets the best of me and I slowly drift off into sleep.