Chapter 2 THE SHADOW MAN

I put on a purple dress that I was given by my aunt as my present . I don't wear it though because it's revealing too much . The dress is about my knee height and is sleeveless . It made my body parts more prominent while wearing it and my cleavage got more visible . I decided to put on a padded bra with the dress though ... I decided to give it a try tonight . I did some light makeup with it . After I finished , I looked at the mirror . Oh , I was looking like a slut ! Whatever . I don't care . I tinted my lips with pink and applied some gloss over it . Yes , they are looking way too much luscious now for a kiss .... I entered the lawn of Billy's house . The whole area was full of music and noise . Everyone was looking like frenzy as they were dancing with their partners and was kissing and hugging each other publicly like crazy . " Hey , Ruth ! Glad that you came ! " Billy was in his swimming pool just in his shorts along with some girls who were wearing nothing but bikinis . He was sipping alcohol from his glass and was touching the bodies of the girls near him . " Emma told that you'll not come . Come join us , baby ! " He gestured me to come to the pool with him which I denied . My eyes were looking for Leo everywhere . I was wandering at the place with caution . Everyone was drinking like crazy and was dancing and laughing along with the music . I saw Emma chatting with some boys in a corner of the hall and was drinking from her glass . " You want some ? " Somebody gave me a glass . I hesitated a bit . What are you thinking ? Come out of your shell ! I decided to give it a try and grabbed the glass and drank from it . The strong liquor instantly burned my throat and I felt coughing violently . But I sipped from it again . Hmm .. much better . My body became slightly hot after a while . I started to look frantically for Leo as I was searching everywhere . Did he not come ? I felt kind of off at the thought of it . " Hey , Nash , did you see Leo ? " I said nervously to Nash , who was Leo's friend and was always with him . " I have seen him going upstairs a little bit ago . " Said Nash while dancing with the beat of music with his partner . " Okay , thanks ! " Okay , calm down . You are gonna talk to him casually and express your feelings , alright ? Don't mess it up this time _ I said to my inner self . I went upstairs and looked for him . There were people out there drinking and gossiping and dancing too . I didn't find him there ... I slightly pushed the doors of the upstairs bedrooms and closed them quickly as I saw people out there , having sex with their partners . I thought Nash had mistaken and decided to go back , when I heard some familiar voice coming out of the corner storeroom . I walked towards it slowly . " Oh , baby , hmm .. " I heard female moaning and thumping noises . " I love you ! " I froze at the spot to hear the voice which was so familiar to me . It was Leo ! I pushed the door slightly to look inside and I couldn't believe what I saw . I saw Lisa and Leo were there , kissing frantically each other . Leo was pushing her against the wall and was kissing her neck and mouth violently . She was moaning crazily as he was touching her body with his tongue . He was groping her breasts with his hands and was sucking her mouth . Lisa untied his shirt at that moment and I could see his masculine body that was pressing her to the wall . He lifted her up slightly in his lap and groped her ass . " I love you , baby ! " There he said again which made my heart shutter into pieces . Tears were coming into my eyes which I tried to hold back and my throat was burning like crazy . " I love you too ! Now come and f**k me ! " I heard Lisa screamed at him . I couldn't bear anymore and rushed out of the spot . I rushed downstairs . " Baby , you need some drink ? " I didn't know who was offering me that but I grabbed the bottle from his hands and drank like crazy and emptied it in a second . My head was feeling hollow inside as I tried to move out of the house . I have seen enough for today . Today was the worst day of my life . I couldn't believe how could my own friend betrayed me like this with the guy I liked . I wouldn't be more surprised and could have beared him with other girls . But why it would be Lisa ? Why her while she clearly knew that I liked him for a long time . I couldn't think anymore . " Do you have more ? " I asked the boy who gave me the bottle and was also following me quietly . " You want more ? " He said mysteriously . " Come with me . " He grabbed my hands tightly . I couldn't think of anything else that time . I just wanted some drink , something to calm me down . I was feeling kind of dizzy and couldn't see clearly where we were going . I just followed him blindly . " Here . " He said to me . I looked at the spot . The boy had taken me outside of the house . It was at the back and nobody was there at the moment . I looked at the sky and suddenly my head circled a little . The moon was so bright outside and I was kind of mesmerized by it . I shivered a little . Suddenly I felt the boy touching me from behind . I turned around . He grabbed me from behind and kissed me on my neck . " Hey , what are you doing ! " I screamed , trying to move from his grip . I was writhing frantically . " You said you want more . " He started to kiss my neck and face and started to touch my whole body with his strong hands . He pulled my skirt and placed one of his hands on my thighs . " Hey , move back ! " I screamed frantically . He grabbed me even more tightly and started to unzip my dress from behind . He started to kiss my naked shoulder and my naked back while grabbing my hands with one of his hands . I could feel his watery mouth and saliva that was covering me from behind . He tried to untie the bra hook . " Stop . I said no . Stop ! " I was trying so hard to be rescued . " Help , help ! " I called for help but in vain . " Help somebody ! " my voice got weaker and weaker . I was about to faint when I saw a dark shadow of someone in front of me . He was covering the moonlight with his figure and I couldn't see his face clearly . I could only see the shadow of his masculine figure and his strong biceps . And I could smell a strong aroma coming from his body which resembled like wild pine woods or spice I didn't know of but I liked it as if I were familiar with it . " Help . " I said meekly to the figure and fainted gradually .... I woke up suddenly with a jolt . I looked near my side . I was lying on my bed . I looked at the clock . It was 12 am already . I was wearing the same dress at the party . I became so confused and puzzled . How I was able to get back from there ? Who was that guy ? Did something bad happen to me ? I looked at myself clearly . I saw no bruises or scratches or any pain in my private parts . My head was still dizzy from drinking this evening . I clearly remember that I fainted while looking at the dark figure . But who brought me in my house , and who was that guy ? I could still smell his body scents as if it was covering me from inside . I stepped in front of the mirror to look more closely . Again I saw no bruises or any sign of abuse . I got so much surprised . Who was that man that saved me from the harm ? I wish I could have the chance to meet him again ... Who knew I would be able to but in a most unexpected way that I have ever imagined . And if I knew at that time , I would never wished about meeting him in my life ! Ever again ! Who knew that my nightmare will come into reality all of a sudden !