She is the one by Asheslove (book recommendations for young adults txt) 📕

I am running, running away from the darkness. There is no one chasing behind me but still I am running. My heart was pumping heavily, chest was screaming, mind was running away. My legs want to stop, I want to stop but I can’t and suddenly the way disappeared. 

I turned around and again dark everwhere. 

I am completely surrounded by darkness all around. My mind started to scream at me to run away from the threat, from the danger which is behind me but I don’t know where it was. I again started to run; without knowing where in this darkness. I am covered with sweat; my breathing way heavy when I heard a loud cry, a cry completely filled with pain and agony, a cry which shook me from inside internally. 

No, it’s not real, it’s just an illusion, this voice is not real, you left it behind so don’t turn Elena, don’t, there is no one back there but the screams kept on echoing, piercing through my heart. I tried my best to ignore these screams but the pain in them is too evident to ignore so I turned..

I turned and found myself standing in front of a wooden cabin. The screams vanished in air like they were never coming, no screams, no sound; everything is silent like in a cemetery. I quietly sneaked in the dark cabin, my steps slow and careful. I had taken only few steps when I felt a presence behind me. 

My legs freeze and slowly, slowly I turned my head only to saw a man standing there completely drenched in blood. 

“You can’t run away from me Elena, you can’t…”

 No, no, this is not possible, I am not back, I am not back, this is not true.        

I woke jolting up in sitting position.  My heart was beating erratically, I was covered in cold sweat and my body was shivering tremendously. I looked at my hands but they were clean, there was no blood on them.

A nightmare, it was a nightmare, everything is fine, everything is fine just relax. I assured myself taking long breaths.

 My head was throbbing slightly so I touched my right hand to it and felt bandages wrapped around it. Past events came rushing inside my head like strong waves. My heart again started to beat rapidly.

No, nothing is fine, he is a killer, he killed everyone without any mercy in front of my eyes. He’s a murderer.

But where is he now?                                                                My eyes roam inside the room frantically and stop on a tall figure near the window. He was staring out, his back facing me.

“I am glad you are awake” his husky voice came as he turned facing me. 

My breath stopped. His expressions were calm and composed.

My mind was filled with thousands of questions and was in state to burst. 

This man who is standing right here in front of me, who is he? Earlier I thought he is some kind of big businessman looking at his luxury lifestyle and mansion and the same Leo told me but he’s definitely not. This is not normal to kill people; he killed each one of them ruthlessly in front of my eyes and is still standing here with all his glory. He’s something big, something dangerous, and something which I couldn’t imagine. My inside overwhelmed with pure terror and fear.

“Who are you?” I whispered, my voice low but audible. He didn’t reply, only kept staring at me. My nerves started getting out of my control. 

“I said who the hell you are?” I yelled. 

“You killed all of them brutally in cold blood and is still standing here” 

“who are you?” I shouted in rage.

“What did I told you before leaving the car”. This time he speaks and the calmness in his voice was nothing but savage.

My anger, questions all thumped inside my chest on hearing his patient voice. This voice is more terrifying than ever before. Even though I didn’t wanted to reply him but my mouth automatically opened in fear 

“I…I...di...” I tried to speak but words won’t come out of my throat.

“What did I said before leaving the car Elena?” he repeated his question, his voice louder than earlier but calm as before.

I licked my dry lips; which he quickly noticed. It was difficult to find my voice due to his intimate stare on me.

“T-that I... that I should not leave the car in...any case” I chocked out the words, my throat dry as desert.

“And what part of you didn’t understand that?”

“I... I didn’t leave it purposely, it was because...” I tried to speak and found myself lost on words. 

“I looked for you before leaving the car believe me, but you were...” I didn’t even believe my own words; I don’t know why I was giving explanation to him. 

“You wer...”

“Quiet now, I’ve heard enough” he said cutting me in between and started to walk towards me, his each steps menacing.

‘Stay a-away from me’ I stuttered when saw him coming closer to me, my heart shuddering in fear. This calm composure of him was more scary then his usual cold one.

‘Sstay away’ I screamed loudly and jumped out of the bed. He took long steps towards me, his gaze intense. When I saw him reaching closer to me I tried to make a run away from him towards the door but lost my balance when sharp pain shoot in the ankle of my right foot. I cried out due to sudden pain and was about to fall but when the tip of my nose was just about to touch the floor his hand came around my waist and yanked my body upwards. My hands work in quick reflex as I put them on his chest, his body stiffed and his hand around my waist tightened. My palm feeling his steady heart beat but when my eyes meet with his icy, cold, empty emotionless blue orbs and the look was enough from him to make me go weak on my knees. 

‘No, let me go’ I started struggling in his hold, trying to get away from him pushing him away by his chest. 

‘Leave me, you are a killer, don’t touch me with your filthy hands, you killed all of them you murderer. Let go off me!’ I shrieked clawing at him.