Silent Screams - Season 1 - Episode 9

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Silent Screams - Season 1 - Episode 9

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Audrey opened her car door she slid in and slammed it shut, she was angry if only Owen had stayed single he would still be alive. Owen was the light of her life now that he was gone, how was she going to cope.
She started her car and sped into the main road, she couldn’t wait to get home so she could lock herself up and mourn her brother in peace.

She rode home in silence lost in her own thoughts. As she approached her street, a shadowy dark figure suddenly appeared in front of her car, she immediately slammed her foot on the brake and her car jolted to a halt.

‘Oh God,’ she gasped
Audrey had never seen anything like this, the figure that was standing in front of her was wearing a black hooded robe that was tied in the middle with a thick leather belt & black leather gloves covered its hands.
‘Who are you?’ she trembled
The figure looked at her with red blazing eyes & Audrey felt a sense of evil all around her.
‘What do you want from me?’ She asked, her voice was low
‘You attacked me,’ he said in a husky voice
‘Attacked you?’ she asked, confusion written all over her face.
‘Yes & now I am going to end your pathetic life like I did to your brother.’

Her heart beat accelerated at the mention of her brother’s name, she opened her mouth and tried to scream but no sound came from her lips, she tried to lift her hand so she could open her car door but she couldn’t, her whole being was still.

‘Hahahahahahah,’ a burst of evil laughter escaped the Figure’s throat.

Audrey had a look of sheer panic on her face, the road ahead her was completely empty no one was going to save her from this monster.
‘You attacked and injured me, now I am going to take my revenge,’ it said in a low powerful voice.

Audrey was confused, she had no idea what he was saying and who he was she couldn’t even remember a time when she had attacked him.

Just then it stretched his hand towards her with its palm upwards and Audrey felt a tight grip around her neck. Then she suddenly started gasping for air as if someone was strangling her- slowly sU-Cking out the life out of her.

As this went on, her face turned redder and redder, her eyes started to bulge out of their sockets and she could see shades of black slowly appearing in her vision. After several minutes, all the fight left her & she was ready to give up.

The dark figure let out another one of its evil laugh and within an instant, Audrey felt weak, a large groan escaped her lips and she collapsed backward into her car seat.

*

‘Are you okay? Who was that woman? Should we call the police?’ Marjory who was one of the senior teachers worriedly asked Leila.

Leila took a deep breath.’ I am okay Marjory.’

‘But why was she attacking you?’
Leila wiped her eyes with the palm of her hand, ‘It’s nothing serious,’ she lied.
‘I think you should go home and rest, come back tomorrow.’
She stood up, ‘Thank you very much Marjory.’

Leila went back to her class she grabbed her bag and bid her children goodbye before she left.

As soon as she left the school premises, a large wail escaped Leila’s lips and hung in the air, the shock of Owen’s death was like a punch to the stomach, one minute he was okay and they were making plans for the future, next minute he was badly bruised and now he was no more everything was happening at a fast pace and she couldn’t keep up.

‘Owen why? You should have fought hard for me, for us,’ she cried as tears of frustration and sorrow escaped her eyes.
Onlookers all stopped and stared at her but no one dared to get close to her. Three hours or more had passed from the time she left the school, Leila wandered around the streets aimlessly she couldn’t go home like this. She didn’t have the strength to face her parents on a day like this, she just wanted to be left alone she wanted to mourn her loss without any distractions.

It was almost 18:00 now, Leila walked towards one of the community play parks, the place was dark and quiet she found herself a spot at the far end of the park and sat down feeling hopeless, each breath she took made her chest ache and her head felt as if it were split into two, she just wanted to die.
Leila didn’t know how long she had sat in that position till she felt a hand touch her shoulder, startled she turned around to see a man standing behind her, she had been so lost in thoughts she had not heard him walk up to her.

‘Sorry I didn’t mean to scare you,’ he said. His voice was deep but very soft.
Leila responded with silence.
‘Are you okay?’ He asked
‘Just leave me alone please,’ she whispered softly.

‘I know it’s none of my business but you shouldn’t in this place at this time, it’s getting late and you might easily be attacked.’

‘You are right, it’s none of your business,’ she clicked her tongue.
He laughed, ‘Come let me take you home.’
‘Can you just go about your business and leave me alone?’

‘I can’t leave you here all alone. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you.’

‘Mxxxm, you are such a bore,’ she stood up and started walking towards the gate.
‘Hey wait up,’ he ran after her
‘What now?’
‘My car is over there, let me drive you home.’

‘What if you are a serial killer?’
He chuckled ‘I would have already murdered you if I was one.’

‘Okay.’
‘Okay what?’
‘You can take me home.’
She had no energy to argue with him and if he was a serial then he would do the world a good deed by getting rid of her.
‘Great.’

He opened the car door for her and she slid into the passenger seat, when she was finally settled in, he went around to the other side, climbed in and started the car.
They drove in silence for a while.
‘Where is home?’ he spoke softly
She cleared her throat she wasn’t ready to go home not in the state she was in.
‘Are there any hotels around this place that I could spend a night in?’ she asked.
‘You don’t want to go home?’
‘No, I have a lot on my mind I just need to be alone.’

‘Then you are coming home with me,’ he said

‘I don’t know you I can’t come home with you.’

‘Hi I am Chuibuye,’ he extended his other hand to her.

She laughed, ‘Leila.’

‘Good to meet you Leila, I am taking you home with me,’ he said before he focused his eyes back on the road.

*

The night had suddenly become darker for him he had been watching her from a distance all along, anger flared through his veins like never before as she settled into the car before the Chibuye drove off.

‘How could she go with him just like that? Didn’t she know she was taken? Hadn’t she seen his mark on her thigh? Why was she suddenly allowing other men to take his place, he was slowly getting impatient, the thought of another man touching her was driving him insane, he didn’t want to hurt her but her actions were making it hard for him not to now he was going to have to mark her permanently.

He let out a large growl like that of a wolf before disappearing into the darkness.
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