Ch-4

[b]Meeting 4: Night, Criminal and Graveyard...Danger![/b]

“Mom, I will be late . Don’t wait up for me, I might be reading at Miranda’s  tonight.” Alexis said.

“Sure honey. Call dad when you are done with all your reading. He will pick you up, it’s dangerous to come home alone at night.” Her mother replied, happy that her daughter was doing something in summer vacation other than staying at home.

Alexis picked up her bag, kept a pepper spray in it. She was nervous, worried and scared. But the most surprising thing was that she was a tiny bit excited too. She looked in mirror, her eyes announced that she had been crying . Her pale skin and black hair made her look like a weak ghost . She wore a blue long T-shirt and jeans with her sneakers. She tied her long black hair into a ponytail and grabbed a knife from kitchen, just in case.

The hot breeze greeted her when she stepped out of the house. She trembled. It was seven thirty in evening and it was still time to get dark. She walked slowly towards the town’s cemetery. She was determined to get things straight today and then stay out of his way. She was never save the world kind and she will not try to be one now. She will let him steal whatever he has to steal and stay out of his way.

She will just get her bracelet and if possible ask his name. After all this atleast she has the right to know his name. And then they are done, no more crossing paths.

After a long walk of half-hour, Alexis was all sweaty and tired. She stood at the gate of cemetery waiting for something to happen, but when she heard no sound she entered the graveyard. She was terrified of darkness and especially being at such a place at night time.

Suddenly her phone rang making her almost jump in fright.

“Where are you? Your mother called and I lied to her that you are with me. Tell me NOW! You didn’t even called me after you saw the news. Wasn’t that your bracelet they were showing in pictures or something like that?”Miranda said , sounding annoyed and concerned.

“I promise I will tell you everything later, when everything is fine. Tomorrow.” Alexis said

“You don’t sound alright. Do you want me to come and pick you up sweetie?” She asked.

“No, no! I am fine. I am just out for some work. I promise I’ll be fine Miranda, don’t worry.” Alexis said sounding unsure.

As she hung up the phone and was about to move forward, his voice greeted her.

“Don’t make such promises you can’t keep.” He said, sounding like himself, dangerous yet alluring.

“You will hurt me then?” She asked , utterly innocent and afraid.

He laughed, a very sexy and beautiful laugh. It was first for him. All the times she had seen her or heard him he is always angry and deathly. She stood there mesmerised for a moment.

“I am a murderer, why do you think I will hesitate in slitting you fair neck?” He asked, getting all evil again.

“I-I because , I haven’t done anything wrong?” She said it more like a question.

“Haven’t you? You don’t even know what you have done.” He said through gritted teeth and Alexis looked scared.

“I promise never to come in your way again, just give me my bracelet and then you go your own way.” She said, trying to sound brave .

“Promise? Again, will you be able to keep it?” He said moving a step forward.

Alexis , terrified moved a step backward, her legs shaking badly.

A amusing smile crept on his face, showing a dimple in his left cheek. He SO didn’t look like a wanted criminal, he was more like a model.

Alexis eyes widened in shock as she realised that he was moving forward and she, scared was going backwards. Like she wasn’t clumsy enough, she stumbled on some stones on the ground and was about to hit her head when the boy moved forward, caught her waist and straightened her up.

She looked in his eyes, the amazing green she had only imagined. And they looked back into her brown ones. The green eyes were full of confusion, slight annoyance and also some appreciation. His hands encircled her waist , delicately unlike before and her hands gripped the front of his black tee so that she might not fall. She was aware of the warmth that his fingers sent through her, the place where his fingers touched her. She could feel it even from her t-shirt. She had never felt this way before.

Boy could see the color rising in girl’s cheek, her eyes going wide in shock, her uneven breathing. She was even more delicate than she looked. Her lips were trembling slightly and surprisingly he stood gazing her face, looking at her pretty face in moonlight. Yes, he had seen many beautiful, exotic looking girls but none of them seem to trouble him like this. They never flashed in his thoughts , or in every single thing he did. They didn’t dare him, their eyes didn’t widened such cutely when they were afraid or there face never got etched in his mind so badly.

He let her go suddenly almost jerking away from her.

“Take your freaking bracelet and never show me your face again.” He said, harshly handing her bracelet.

She stood there shaken out her wits at sudden change in him. She was blushing furiously and she looked elsewhere, thanking God that it was kind of dark to see her red cheeks, not knowing that he could see and admire them very well.

“As you might have learnt , never dare a criminal!”He said.

“So police will not trouble me or my family?” She asked slowly.

“Police? No, there sole evidence is with you. They will not doubt a delicate school going girl for such huge theft.” He said, sounding quiet sure.

“And-and you, will you trouble me or my family?” She asked, slightly scared of his reaction.

“I am not sure of that right now.” Came a sincere reply which sounded nothing like a threat.

Alexis looked baffled at his reply.

He turned around and was about to go when Alexis gathered all he courage and asked,

“Can you tell me your name, I’ll never say it to anyone.” She said, her eyes blinking multiple times in nervousness.

He turned , wind blowing through his soft black hair. His green eyes looked genuinely surprised. Then he smiled, slightly .

“Don’t you value your life Alexis?” He asked, not in a threatening tone.

She nodded, enchanted by his smile. She had to remind herself that he is a dangerous criminal who could kill her in a blink.

“Tonight in this graveyard is a body I murdered, understand that. For the name thing , you can call me anything you like, it doesn’t matter to me.”

Alexis gulped down her fear, why in the world she asked him this question?

And with a smile and a dangerous glint in his eyes, he left her in darkness to think and revive from all the shock.

After a moment Alexis sighed. The meeting was over, she had her grandmother’s bracelet back and killer was gone from her life, if not from her town.

But for some reason Alexis was not happy, for some weird reason there was a ache in her heart. She knew she would miss those green eyes.