He Loves Me Not by Matt Coolomon & Victoria Hansen

Author:Matt Coolomon & Victoria Hansen [Coolomon, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-10T07:00:00+00:00

***Chapter 8***

Jules opened her eyes to the darkness of her dorm room. She could hear her own breathing as if the sound was inside of her head. She rolled her eyes to the side. Keller's bed was empty. She drew another breath. It hurt. A heavy weight seemed to be bearing down upon her.

She shut her eyes again. Her heart was racing. She tried to turn her body but she couldn't seem to move at all. Her arms were not pinned, they were as if paralyzed. She made fists with her fingers and scrunched her toes. Another breath, shallow and tight; she began panting and opened her eyes to the face of a man inches from her. He was on top of her, or was he floating above her?

Jules screamed but the sound stayed in her head, like the rasp of her breathing. You! The word resounded in her head also. But it wasn't her word, her thought. You filthy little bitch. The thought was emanating from the eyes of the man; from his loathsome penetrating stare.

Jules lay frozen as terror pounded through her veins. Her muscles cramped and knotted as she strained to move, but to no avail. The figure above her let out a snarl and a blast of fetid, decayed-smelling air washed over her face.

Don’t vomit, Jules. You’ll choke. Hold it in. Breathe through your mouth. She took shallow quick breaths hoping the spasm would pass.

I’ll kill you, bitch. You’ll die screaming

Jules wanted to scream. But even that required more movement than her paralyzed body would allow.

“Please,” she managed, barely, to form the word with her lips, though no sound emerged. The figure lowered until its face nearly touched hers. But would it actually touch, or would it go right through you? Jules seriously didn’t want to know. Just being this close to... him... felt icy cold. A violent shudder shook her body. At just that moment, her track phone began to vibrate and a stream of loud Nickelback poured from the tinny speaker.

Somehow, either the noise or the shudder had broken the spell holding her in place. She turned to the phone, an involuntary movement, and when she turned back, she was alone.

Sitting up quickly, Jules threw herself from the bed, landing awkwardly on the floor, and grabbed the little device. She glanced at the screen, thankful for whoever might be calling, even a telemarketer. Theo. Even better. Her trembling fingers fumbled over the button, but she managed to press it.

She didn’t even give him a chance to speak. “Baby, where are you?” She choked and a little sob stopped her voice. “I need you. Where are you, Theo?”

“I’m at the library, Julie. What happened? Where are you?”

“In my... room.” She was crying now. “HE was here. He... oh God... Theo, please...”

“I’m on my way, Julie. Try to stay calm.” His voice was filled with concern. Thank goodness he believed her. And the library was the next building over.

Julie scooted into the corner of the room,

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