Deranged Imposter by Celia Crown

Author:Celia Crown [Crown, Celia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Mikah

I’m an avid observer.

I study law; I see loopholes everywhere.

Control is an appealing act of art; it needs astute concentration, time to detect routine adjustments, and the skills of a criminal’s heart.

I don’t need to endanger us to justify deceit. I consider it normalcy. In my eyes, she presents all the right opportunities. If she didn’t want this, then she would’ve stopped me the first time I asked for her phone’s passcode.

To check for viruses; I recall giving that weak excuse.

She never changed the password, meaning she didn’t mind that I knew it. Why let me know if it’s not permission to look through the content?

She lives with me, so it makes sense to sync our calendars on one device, as detailed as possible. This helps us bring peace and structure to our busy university lives because sharing meals is a family activity.

Isa tells me when she goes shopping, and I always offer to drive her. It’s dangerous to walk alone, even if it’s in a relatively safe neighborhood on a clear day.

Having a part-time job would hurt her academics, which I bluntly told her when she mentioned it during her freshman year. My mother would be disappointed at her dropped grades. She bought Isa the newest textbooks and fastest tech devices, smiling with hope on her face as she offered a variety of encouragements.

I hated the feeling of jealousy when she had a crush on this Physical Science postgrad. She fawned over him for an entire week, squealing about his steel scrubber hair, his perfect teeth whiter than an onion, and his irrelevant, peculiar name.

She must have gone mad to look at another man when I’m breathing down her neck.

That was the week when I was swamped with papers and tests. I feel that every time I dive deep into my studies, Isa ends up doing something simply to mess with me.

Her moving out of the penthouse without my permission when I wasn’t paying attention was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Next time, she might end up getting lost in an escape room game.

She puts herself in dangerous but avoidable situations. Her new roommate could’ve been a cunning asshole, that postgrad has access to toxic substances, and her group members could scheme unthinkable acts on her.

The sole reason I let her go to Arkansas was for the mandatory passing grade. I made her call me day and night, no less than five texts throughout the day, and explain what progress they had accomplished.

Three more weeks until final exams dawn on us, then comes her graduation. There isn't a better reward than to devour her sweetness and give everything to her until her little heart sings with contentment.

I have to recalibrate.

The man in the mirror isn’t me; he comes and goes like a ghost, lips always with a taunting smile as his eyes sketch distortions, framing depravity as innocence.

I lean my slumped weight on the sink as I pinch my eyes shut and surround myself with the scent of peppermint toothpaste.

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