Chapter 8

Watching as the sun had faded from the sky revealing the beauty of the stars my mind went wondering if my dad was also looking at these stars as well. I wondered if he was okay right now, if he was missing me at the moment the same way I miss him. I tried to push these thoughts away before focusing back on my way. There were quite a lot of people in this area, couples holding hands, parents guiding their children, boys trying out their new flying skaters and even an old man sitting alone on one of the benches while holding a picture of whom seemed like his wife.

I kept walking until I reached the metro, it wasn't that far, in fact it was at the end of the street. As I got inside the metro I noticed the huge silence that occupied the place, the only thing I heard was the sound of my breathing and nothing else. That of course was before a tall man who seemed in his thirties entered. He had black hair and he looked kind of -kind of suspicious. His pants were slightly ripped, as the cuffs of his shirt were covered with blood. Oh My God! I have never felt comfortable being alone with a man and knowing he had blood on his clothes didn't make me feel any better. In fact, it made me feel worse. I tried to erase the random thoughts that kept popping in my head about the possibility of him being a serial killer, but they only kept doubling.

The metro started moving and I let out a breath which I immediately regretted afterward. The man looked at me with eyes as stormy as a day filled with tornadoes. I swiftly turned my vision back to my hands but the feeling of him burning a hole in my head was still there.

The moment the metro stopped and the doors opened I started walking as quickly as possible to get of there but to my failure a sudden grip on my hand made me freeze. I stayed planted in my place afraid of doing anything. Afraid of even facing the man. My heart started throbbing harshly against my rib cage, a creepy shiver made its way up my spinal cord and my mind went praying to keep me alive. The man didn't wait for me to respond instead I felt his lips crash against my skin before I let out a loud scream. In a second his other hand was covering my mouth preventing me from shouting. I stepped on his foot making him yelp.

The man yanked my arms and threw me against the wall, I shrieked out in pain as my back made contact with the little sharp pieces that were arranged on the wall. To my surprise my screams earned a big smirk from that man as he continued to suck down my neck. I didn't know where the hell people disappear when you need them the most. I tried kicking him but it was futile since if it really affected him he was doing anything but showing it.

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"What did I -do to -deserve all this??" I stammered as my whole body quivered in fear, pain and sorrow.

Brody's arms made their way around my shoulders as his gentle voice spoke to me "you didn't do anything wrong, Suzen."

"Then why? WHY? Why do I have to go through all this? Why am I being tortured like this?" I sobbed against his chest as my tears kept running down my cheeks.

"It's not easy you know. Life I mean. You have to go through a lot of painful moments just to stay alive and move on. It's not us who choose what will happen, it's not us who choose what our fate will be, but its us who choose the ending. We are the ones who choose to move on and be strong, to live happily or to drawn in our misery." He paused "look. I don't know what happened to you before but I'm sure everything will become better one day. Because one day you'll wake up next to the love of your life and realize how happy you are, you'll realize that you have nothing to worry about anymore and you'll realize that you have done your best to get here and that - that at that time will be enough for you," and with that he stopped and my tears dried. I didn't know whether his last sentences were meant to be said for me or they were said to himself, needless I let his words sink inside before a rush of emotions invaded me and I bursted into tears again.

Brody's arms tightened around me as if to tell me that I'm safe and yes, I felt safe but I couldn't stop myself from hurting. I couldn't stop the fresh pictures of what happened 20 minutes ago from replaying in my mind making my stomach twist in pain and disgust. I couldn't stop the tugging in my heart that was caused by the moments I had with dad and the memories where he still existed in.

"You're okay, you're okay..." I heard Brody whisper over and over and over next to my ear. I felt his hot breath tickle my skin as he spoke, and I didn't realize how close we were until this moment but I didn't care, I really didn't. I needed his warmth and his closeness no matter what.

His warmth engulfed me making all the quivering disappear, my tears stopped falling and I was soon lulled to sleep by his soothing voice.