LUNA POV
I was looking at myself in the mirror wearing a gorgeous white gown. It was like a full-skirted ball gown typically featuring embellishments, sparkles, and beading. I felt pure happiness within me as I looked at my tousled hair pinned with flowers. My makeup was just soft and subtle. It was just enough. Just enough to enhance my natural beauty. I reached for my "Lily of the Valley bouquets." I've never thought this day would come. All I could feel was pure happiness. I glanced at myself once more in the mirror before leaving the room. As I went down the stair, my hands were sweating. I'm a little bit nervous now. I wished my parents were here to witness this important day in my life. How I wish I could hug and kiss them again.
As I opened the main door to step outside, the breezy air touched my skin. I felt a creepy feeling as I looked around.
In the garden, empty chairs welcomed me. "Where are the people?" I asked myself. My feet lead me to the altar where the groom should be waiting, but no one is there. I felt confused and my heart started to beat fast. I took a deep breath and continued walking.
It's getting dark now. I don't know what is happening. The wind was blowing and trees started to dance with it.
I looked into my bouquet and was surprised to see it slowly turning brown. The plants around start to die. I heard a painful howl. "What is that?"
I tried to look around but, all I saw was darkness. I heard another howling, and it was getting louder and louder. My blood ran cold, and it scared me so much.
Luna! Luna! A voice pulls me from my sleep against my will. I scrunch my eyes. It was just a dream.
"Luna Cassandra!" I heard someone calling my name from outside the window.
"Luna Cassandra Murphy, hey, are you awake?”
Shit, I saw my clock, and it was six in the morning.
"Luna, come down, hurry!"
"Dammit, I knew that voice, Elli my bitch best friend with blonde hair always in shorts and boots. What is she doing here?" Oh, let me guess, she is here to tell me that she fucked someone again in the club last night."
"Luna! Come with me!" she kept on shouting.
"Oh, I need to close my ears this time."
"Luna, your brother Tristan was found dead near the river!"
"What, did I hear it right?"
In just a blink of an eye, my whole world stopped.
Without even looking at myself in the mirror, I hurriedly ran down the stairs. I might mishear a while ago. I ran quickly and accidentally stepped onto my cat's tail Peebee. "Oh, I'm sorry Peebee."
I opened the door to look for Elli and saw her in front of my house. She looks so scared and cheeks wet in tears.
"What did you say?" tears started to form in my eyes.
"Tristan, ahm, he... He was found ahm, blood all over his body Oh, my God!" as Elli trembles in front of me.
"What? I don't understand. What do you mean, blood?" I felt like I want to faint.
"Just come with me, Luna."
Elli holds my hand and leads me the way to the river.
As we hurriedly walked, my world was spinning. I want to run out of breath. I'd never expected this day will come.
As the river came into view, there I saw the police and people murmuring and talking while looking at a body bath in blood. At first, I was hesitant to come near. My whole body was shaking.
Elli holds my hand tight and gave me a comforting hug. As we approached the crowd, I felt a stabbing pain in my chest as I saw my brother dead. There were lots of wounds on his body. "Who could have done this to him?" I knelt in front of my brother's body as the police tried to control the crowd. I heard Elli whispering something. I can't understand her anymore.
My mind was twisting, and I don't know what to do. It was just last night when I and my brother had dinner together. He cooked pasta and some fried chicken. We talked a lot and laughed together as he told stories about the funny things he witnessed in his workplace. He was always the clown in the family. He always makes me laugh when I am sad. He always reminds me to be good in school.
The police say that my brother must have been attacked by wild animals while in the place. "Wild animals? Why on earth would my brother come to the woods and be bitten by wild animals? I've never heard of such wild animals before," I told the police officer.
I remember how my brother hates the forest. He preferred to spend the whole time in the city rather than have a one-day vacation in the cabin in the woods.
"We need to investigate further, we will give you updates soon," said the police officer.
I turned to see Elli, her face was pale. Tears kept rolling down her face. We hugged each other. I still can't believe that my brother was dead.
I don't know what to say. He was the only family I have.
Both our parents died when we were kids. They died in a car accident while they were on their way to the downtown of Ashland here in Oregon.
Our loving Aunt Patricia took care of us. Just last year when Aunt Patricia died of cancer.
I am 22 years old and still in college. My brother works as a Physical therapist assistant. He works hard to support my studies. I told my brother that I wanted to be a journalist someday. We have relatives in Portland but I'm not that confident to ask for help from them.
I cried in pain, what will happen to me now?
LUNA POVTwo weeks after my brother died, I found myself walking in the downtown area of Ashland, and I'm on my way to the public library. I love the month of April. The cold and breezy temperature is perfect.Walking, I saw a cafe that was Elli's favorite cafe. The flower shop on the opposite road is still there, I worked there last year. I saw a group of men staring at me, the hell did I care.As I crossed the street, I felt uncomfortable. It is like a pair of eyes are looking at me. I looked around, and well, everything was just fine. Maybe it was just a piece of imagination.I arrived at the public library. There were just one or two people inside. The "Keep quiet" sign welcomes me. I turned around to see Mrs. Fox waving at me. She is so nice and friendly. She is the librarian and she always welcomes me with a smile. She would love to touch my face as if she was the happiest person every time our path crossed. She told me that I am like a daughter to
LUNA POVI was so shocked. My body froze. The light in my room was close. I can only see his figure with the help of the moonlight coming from my window."Who are you?" my voice is trembling.I cannot move. I froze where I was standing.He slowly walked closer. I cannot see his face completely but I know he was handsome. He has a muscular and well-defined body shape.His fingers started tracing my cheeks to my lips. His face is closer now."I've searched for you, now I finally found you." his husky voice made me shiver.I need to run away from him but my body doesn't want to move. It is as if, he has full control over my body. I started to feel a different kind of sensation as he started to touch my waist.He coaxed my mouth open with the tip of his tongue, I melted against him.He held me tight, I chuckled at his eagerness.God, I am starting to love what this stranger is doing. I don't have any
LUNA POVI received his message with the address. I don't know the place. I just ask the taxicab driver to bring me to the place. There were drums inside my chest just by thinking of my best friend. Is she in danger?I arrived at the said address. From the road, I walked for a few minutes until I reached an abandoned house. The house looks creepy like the ones I saw in horror movies. It was surrounded by dead trees and plants.The windows are dark.I tried to open the door and I hate its creaking sound.On the inside, the things are filled with dust and cobwebs."Hello, Elli?" my voice echoed. I think there was no one here.I heard a sound, but to my surprise, it was just a rat.My blood started to run cold as I tried to look around the house. I am alone.I heard noises outside. I think it was the sound of snapping twigs. I looked over the window and saw someone standing
LUNA POVAs the door opened, I was amazed to see the most handsome man I've ever seen in my life wearing a blue robe.My eyes met his face. Tanned to perfection, his almost black eyes look at me with no mercy. His chiseled jawline looks like it could cut through anything, and it looks like the gods sculpted his face."Glad that you are awake, Miss" his voice is deep."Yes," I can feel my face blushing.He stepped closer, allowing me to scan his broad chest and I can tell beneath his clothing that he has a much toned muscular body."Who are you? How did I get here?" I asked him."My name is Hector. I found you in the middle of the woods unconscious." his face is serious. I wonder if he can smile sometimes. His name is Hector. I remember a while ago how a woman moans for his name.Then I heard a woman's voice from his back."Oh, your little visitor is awake, glad to see that you are fine. Maybe we can continue now Hector w
LUNA POVI never thought this day would come when I would meet a stranger who could also be a handsome kidnapper and now planning to claim my body.He stared at me like I was his prey, and he was ready to take me. I wasn't prepared for this but I can't do anything now. I must face the reality that this will be the day that I will surrender my virginity to this man in front of me.I felt the sweat on my forehead. This might not be right, but I can feel the excitement that builds within me. Butterflies start to dominate my stomach. He lowered his face closer to my ear and whispered."Don't try to escape from me. I will not hesitate to kill you, understand?" his husky voice sounds creepy this time.His hand balled into a fist and punched the pillow beside me.He left me with no words in the bed as he slammed the door.I was open-mouthed while looking at the ceiling. Is he really serious about killing me?I inhaled and then e
LUNA POVI still can't believe what I saw, Hector with serious wounds on his body. I heard them mentioning Hector's brothers. Maybe he had a problem with his family which caused them to fight and try to kill each other.I wrapped around the blanket in my body. I felt a shiver down to my spines. As I hug myself with the blanket around me, the door opened.My jaw dropped to see Hector standing and his eyes locked on me as he walked across the room.I examined his body to see nothing. No wounds, no blood. What the hell? How did that happen? The wounds were healed."It seems that you are looking at a ghost," I saw him grimace.I just turned and looked away."Get yourself ready, we are leaving tomorrow morning". As he stepped out of the room.I gave him a confused look.I was lost for words. Where will he bring me? Is he going to kill me?Eight in the morning the next day, we are in his car driving to an
LUNA POVMy eyes went wide as I closed my mouth. Is this a dream or I am getting crazy? Two wolves in front of me turned into two beautiful men and of course, they are naked too."Please don't kill me. I want to live". I begged."I'm Stefan, don't worry we're not yet hungry," one of the men said as he laughed like something was very funny."I and Francis were Hector's friends. I think we should not waste time. Our car is on the road. We need to hurry. “He gave me a friendly smile.I tried to take a step back only to find out that my knees were wounded, and it hurt so much.How could I ever run away and escape if I can't even walk properly?I saw Hector approach, and in an instant, he pulled me up and carried me into a bridal position."Hector, what are you doing? Bring me down!" I shouted.But I got no reply. He started to walk and there was nothing I can do.For almost two hours I spent in a car together wi
LUNA POVI could hardly open my eyes. I tried to open my heavy eyelids and focus on my surroundings. It took me a minute to register what had happened. I remember I was in the bathroom when I heard a voice speaking in my mind. There was an eerie sound, and my head ached so badly. Hector came in and he saw me naked. My face flushed red. I want to hide forever.I tried to push myself up. I saw the window open, it was pitch black outside, but the moonlight helped me make a thick wall of pine trees."You need to rest," I almost yelp when I heard someone from the corner of the room.Hector turned on the light next to him. He was sitting on a couch looking straight at me. How long has he been there?"Are you feeling better?" He asked."Yes, a little better now." I was so shy to look at him."Hector, why am I here?" The anger and sadness I felt were overbearing and I just wanted to go home.I felt a hot liquid flowing from my face as