A cold wind hustled along the dark empty street, there were no cars or people in the streets while some of the lamp posts were out of light and the others keep on flickering.
Selena embraced herself. Her knees started trembling as she imagined a ghost popping out somewhere or a child might suddenly appear under the flickering lamp post.
She gulped while her steps become bigger. The convenient store was two blocks away and like fifteen minutes of walking but right now, she felt like it was hundreds of kilometers away.
Her shoulder jumped by the cat sound across the street. Her lips shivered in fear.
(Should I go back?) she asked herself.
She was getting scared, the hair on her skin raises every time the cold wind blows and she's hating it.
She felt as if she's in a horror film. She thought that by living and seeing all of Louisa's creepy toys, she wouldn't feel scared anymore but, she was wrong. Right now, she prefers to be in Louisa's room and help her pray in her toys than to be in the street alone.
Out of nowhere, heavy footsteps were approaching from behind. She screamed silently when she heard the footsteps getting closer.
Then, it became quiet and she felt a presence behind her.
She doesn't know whether to run or scream, she doesn't want to look like a fool by being paranoid. Her body frost, her legs were stuck on the floor as if they have grown some roots.
Selena slightly turned her body and through the corner of her eyes, she found a person with a built of a man standing a few meters from her. She could feel that he was staring at her too.
Her mind started playing the scene she had watched in the movie, and those thoughts were driving her crazy.
To make sure she was not being paranoid, she tried to cross the street and to her surprise, the man followed her.
Her heart pulverized. She ran as fast as she could that she even passed the convenient store. She was not familiar with the place so she just ran straight.
Heart pumping so fast, adrenaline rushing to her veins, sweat streaming down her face, Selena could not believe that she can run this fast. If she only knew that getting chased by a stranger will make her ran fast, she should have hired one when her P.E teacher asked her to join the sprint competition.
She didn't dare to stop because she could feel and hear that the man was still following her. She was a bit thankful that she wore her snickers instead of heels or else, she would have been long dead or possibly rape.
When she saw that the street was about to end, she turned to her right and found a smaller street.
She wanted to cry, the street doesn't have any light post, there was not even one window with the lights on.
(!) her eyes widened in shock when she realized that it was another dead end and even she wanted to turn she can't, she can only go back.
She stopped and turned to face the street, she found the man with his hands on his knee bending to catch a breath.
(Freaking soy sauce. That meat better be good and juicy for me to sacrifice my virginity) she keeps on cursing in her head. She prayed to God for mercy but, she knows better that no one can help here but herself.
Slowly, the man approaches her. He walked at a slow pace as if he was a lion preparing to attack his prey.
By the distance, Selena could see the man was wearing a long coat which was design for Autumn weather but this was a tropical Island so seeing him wearing a jacket made her realized that he must be crazy.
The stray cats she found earlier have run away, Selena could hear her heart pounding like crazy despite the roaring sound of the wind.
"Hey!" man voice spoke from somewhere.
(That voice) she said in her mind.
Selena immediately took her phone out and turned her flashlight on, she pointed it at the man's direction to distract him.
She saw another figure behind the strange man, her eyes went wide when she recognized who the man was.
(That's the pervert man in the airplane!) it was just a moment of silence before she realized what was happening. Right now, she can either choose to be devoured by the stranger man or by the pervert man in the airplane.
Unexpectedly, the man wearing a coat abruptly undo the button of his jacket and showed her what's underneath it.
Terror overtook her face when she saw that he has nothing underneath his coat.
(He's naked) she shrieked in her mind.
And seems like her eyes got life by itself. They lowered to look in his private part and she saw something she had never seen in her life.
"Ah!!!" she screeched.
"My Eyes! My eyes! My eyes!" her body collapsed onto the floor while her hand coated her face.
Her scream frightened the man. He tried running away but, he was stopped when the man behind him abruptly toss a punch. His firm fist landed on his nose. He fell onto the ground and watched the other man hurried to the girl he was hunting.
Meanwhile, Selena's body was convulsing in fear.
"Hey Ms. Su, Don't you remember me?" a familiar voice spoke from her right side.
Selena lifted her sight and found the man with his eyes looking at her with concern. She doesn't know what got into her, perhaps she felt that she was safe or because his voice was able to pacify her nerve but, her body jumped to embrace him.
She buried her face on his shoulder. His familiar manly scent was on her nose and at that moment, she felt secure.
They stayed embracing each other for some time. When Selena sensed his hand carefully stroking her back, all her senses have been pulled back.
She moved away and breathed.
"Thank you, I was really scared," even though she was saved, her body was still shaking.
"You're welcome but, what happened to your eyes? Why were you screaming?" she heard the concern in his voice so she didn't move away when his hand copes her cheeks to examine her eyes.
Realizing her state, rage rushed to her body.
"That damn pervert! He was naked and my eyes. Oh, my virgin eyes!" she shouted without acknowledging her situation.
The man in front snickered and sat on the floor. He rested an arm on his knee while amusement was on his face.
"Does it mean you're still vir-"
(!)
Selena's face went white when the man suddenly collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Her wide eyes raise to look at the person who hit the man and found the pervert guy frowning at her with his twisted expression.
She saw him holding a thick stick, her body started trembling again. Her hand moved to grab whatever she can on the floor but, there was nothing.
She then remembered what happened in her Aunt's funeral, the one where she scared everyone off when she pointed a gun at her mother. And just like that, a thought came in her mind.
"Don't' come closer! I have a gun," she shouted and gestured to get something out of her blazer's pocket.
Seems like the man bought it, he ran away as soon as she lifted her blazer.
Relief flooded her body, Selena let out a long breath and looked at the man lying on the ground.
(Damn it!) she curses inside.
Since the man has saved her, she decided to help him. She tried waking him up but, the man was not moving though, he was still breathing.
Selena got up and grabbed his wrist. Since the man was so heavy, she decided to haul his heavy body back to her house. Her phone has ran out of battery, therefore, she could not call the police or ask for her family's help.
When she finally arrived, an hour after she left the house. Daniella and Evan were waiting for her downstairs, their kids were on the stairs looking at her with confusion.
She dropped the man's wrist and occupied the chair next to her uncle, she placed the money on the table and slouched her body.
"Selena, honey," she heard Daniella's low voice next to her.
She shut her eyes and prepared her ears to be scolded.
"How am I supposed to marinate the meat with this," Daniella asked, one finger pointing at the man.
Realizing that Daniella was not angry that she brought a man instead of a soy sauce. Selena opened her eyes and found Daniella and her kids surrounding the man she met on the airplane.
She lazily got up and patted Daniella's shoulder as she passed by.
"A crazy naked pervert chased me so can you please call the police to catch him? I am exhausted to explain the situation," she said and stared at the man unconsciously resting on the floor. She knows that he will complain tomorrow once he felt the bruises on his back.
"Can you also check if he's still alive? He got hurt because of me. Now, I need to take shower and forget that my eyes were defiled by a naked psycho," she didn't wait for their reply. She walked upstairs with heavy feet while her uncle Evan carried the man to the living room.