CHAPTER TWELVE

Sophia was gone, Theo was disappointed, Tyler didn't understand a thing. To top it all, the gala got annulled until another date.

But God thanks, we gathered a respectable amount of money to the organization to help the cancer suffering people.

To put it short:Yesterday was a disaster!

We got some reports, it said that the errors that happened weren't accidental but a work of someone and it was done neatly, until now we are stil investigating.

Theo tried a lot to call Sophia, and finished by giving up, saying that she needed some space and to leave her alone.

Bitch! Are you kidding me!

When I woke up, I remarked that Theo didn't stay the night, and remarked some blood stains on his bed.

Returning to his house, he wasn't there,  so I waited for him in the living room after I showered and changed, he didn't came at time, so I decided to do the laundry.

Opening the washing machine, I remembered Theo, so I went to his room to gather some of his clothes, i went to his room and found the clothes he wore for the gala and went to start the washing process.

But, what kept my attention was the blood stains in Theo's shirt.

I decided to give him a call.

-"Theo?"

-"Abel! Sorry bro, I don't think that I can make it tonight, I went to a meeting in the town two towns next to ours and I-"

-"Wait! Are you okay?"

-"Sure! Why asking?"

-"Aren't you hiding something from me?"

-"Abel? What's going on?"

-"I am actually doing the laundry, and I found your shirt"

-"Yeah!"

-"And...I actually found blood stains on it"

-"Umm...what?"

-"Are you hurt Theo?"

-"What? NO! What are you talking about Abel"

Then, something clicked in my head

-"Abe-"

I finished the call before he can finish his sentence.

God please!

Oh no!

No no no no no no nooooo

I rushed out of the house fetching my wallet before exiting, I took a cab and headed to destination.

The cab refused to go further than the bus station, so I gave him his money and ran towards the house.

It was silent and scary, to tell the truth, I felt some evil vibes coming from the house, I went to knock on the door, but then, something caught my attention, it was dark, darkness wasn't something usual in this household, but then, I thought about something bad happening, so I did something stupid, I opened the door and rushed inside.

-"SOPHIA!" I screamed

I heard some shuffling by the kitchen and went there, but was surprised by a shadow of a man.

-"Hello?" I said

-"Well well! You should blame your bad luck boy" He spoke with a husky voice, seeing his huge features I was surprised by the calm in his voice

-"Wha-" but before I can finish my sentence, something hard hit my head.

The world titled before my eyes, I felt something warm and liquid run by the side of my forehead, and then, everything went black.

...................................................

What the hell is going on?

I feel like my body got hit by a truck.

I tried to move around but my legs were tied, so were my hands, I looked around and was surprised by a sleeping Sophia in the same state as me.

My head was aching like a bitch, I felt like I need to sleep for a century to rest all the pain I was in.

I shifted so that I could take a better look at the room we were in.

It was dark, and it smells like a torture room, there was no windows, just walls, a chair in the middle, and a door, a heavy one that seemed like it belongs to a battle field.

I looked at Sophia and examined her appearance, yes, the blood stains on Theo's shirt and his bed sheets were hers, she was hurt.

-"Sophia!" I hissed so that no one would hear me

She stirred a bit! GOD THANKS! She wasn't dead.

I dragged myself to her side, and nudged her shoulder with my head for a bit, her head rolled to the side, her eyes half opened.

-"Sophia!"

-"A...bel?" She dragged the words from her mouth with no ease.

-"Yes! It's me!"

-"How...did Y-" she swallowed hard

-"Karma Sophia, it's karma, remember? Karma is a bitch!"

She managed a laugh but then moaned in pain

-"Are you okay? No that's a stupid question! What's going on Sophia?"

-"The big wolf is here"

That was all she managed to say before fainting.

Her breath was ragged and her skin was cold, and I started thinking the worst.

God please help us!

I wiggled my way near her, started to bite off her hands ties, after about fifteen minutes or more, I get them to loosen up and got a bloody mouth from the cords's contact with the skin and my lips.

I tried to rest a bit, and then shook her a bit to wake up.

After a few tries, her eyes came open.

-"Sophia!, I untied your hands, help me do the same"

She looked at me like I was crazy or something and then pulled her hands from behind her back and was surprised when her hands came free.

-"Thank you Abel!"

She released my hands, I released my legs and hers, I crawled to the chair and got the water bottle, I helped myself and took care of Sophia, after a moment, she seemed a bit fit to talk.

-"How did you get here?"

-"I was searching for you"

-"Is Theo okay?"

-"He is fine, I mean, he was hurt after you disappeared, he thought that you needed some space, so, you know!"

-"I hope he doesn't hate me, so, what about you?"

-"I hate you"

-"I understand!"

-"No! You are stupid, how could I hate you after all what you did? You changed our lives Sophia, you even brought happiness to Theo's life, that's why, I need to get you out of here"

She smiled a bit, hummed and then looked at me.

-"There is something that you don't know, hell is about to break loose, you don't know where you are dragging yourself Abel"

-"I am ready Sophia, you don't know anything about me"

-"You don't know anything about me Abel! And to start, stop calling me Sophia!"

-"What do you want me to call you then?"

-"If I give you my name, I'll grant you with a curse, death will become your shadow" she whispered dangerously, to tell the truth, a shill run down my spine

-"What do you mean?"

-"I'm cursed Abel, and I was granted a second chance, but my past ended by catching me"

-"You are talking none sense!"

-"It may seem a bit impossible to believe, but if you want an answer, you have to believe me Abel"

The look she was giving me was that of a dangerous person carrying a knife and wanting you to believe that he is a friend, I swallowed hard confused.

-"All you have to do is listen, then, you can judge by the end if you want, wanna give it a shot?"

I just nodded my head unable to form a word

-"Good! well, to start it all, I am not Sophia!"

CRAP! Here goes nothing!