Romane von M.J Scarpetta

Stephanie, who acted so tough minutes ago, seemed to be walking on eggshells around me.It was amusing.I wasn't going to harm her. I never harmed women.Or anyone really.I just came for something and once I got it, I'd leave her house.I got out of my thoughts when I heard her pick up a call that was obviously from Emily.It seemed Emily quite liked her date, and that displeased me.Stephanie kept glancing at me every few seconds, until she most likely got tired and went up to her room.My fingers itched for a cigar as I waited, but I stopped myself.Emily was coming soon and I'd have to be patient.I leaned against the wall, thinking about what her reaction would be when she saw me. What she would do, or try to do. How I was going to get her out of here straight to my car and right to my house.So I continued waiting.And then minutes later, I heard her voice.She sounded bright and clear as she called onto her friend, opening the door.Then watched her look around and stood in sho

I was nervous but a bit excited.It'd been a while since I'd been on a date.Ava even called me to ask if I was willing to hangout and when I told her about my date, she lost it.She was shocked, happy and very interested in the details. But I didn't have any details for her.She didn't know who Bob was, but she encouraged me to explore, and that she could introduce me to more guys if I were interested.That all depended on how the date would go.Stephanie drove me to the place I was meeting the Bob guy, giving me words of encouragement.I was only a minute later than the time and I was a bit worried that he would be annoyed.So I rushed in after Stephanie saw me inside.The place was quite beautiful with comfortable surroundings. It was a place I'd seen before but never stepped foot in.“This Bob guy must be rich then," I murmured under my breath.Because I certainly couldn't afford this.A woman hurried after me with a notepad in hand.“Excuse me, what's your name and do you have a

“There's so many things I want to show you, but so little time to do so," my father murmured as we stepped into the room he'd taken his time to unlock. "I've been so busy lately." I silently watched him.The room was dark until he flicked on the lights.It smelled like… death.It almost didn't feel like we were inside a real place. I was finding it hard to breathe and I felt myself go tense.On a large table by the wall were files likely containing serious things I wasn't privy to yet.“What do you do here?" I couldn't help but ask, tired of the silence and tense atmosphere.I'd reached a point where I had not much fear of my father especially when I knew he wasn't going to try to harm me. I detested his ‘love’ and ‘care,’ and current ‘pride’ for me, but I could use it all to my advantage. He seemed eager anyway.“This is where I do some personal tests on some of our… drugs,” he said.I frowned."It's been a while since I'd been here. I'd put in so much effort over the years, I'm gla

Nadia drove me to Stephanie's house.I didn't even know that she knew where Stephanie lived.On the way, we made small talk. At least, I tried to.I was really curious about her, but still intimidated.The time with her at the bar was actually pretty nice. She made me feel comfortable, and though she still wasn't the nicest, I'd come to the conclusion that that's just how she was.No wonder rumors said she was a bitch.She didn't seem the least bit interested in hanging out with anyone except the people she knew, going to work and coming back. While I'd seen Stephanie, Ava and more hang out with different girls of the same social class, she didn't seem particularly interested.“Why don't you have any girls as friends?” I blurted as she drove.She didn't turn her head to look at me, and her facial expression didn't change.“I have my friends, and I have my acquaintances," she responded calmly. "Everyone around me knows their place.”She was definitely the type of be friends with extre

I drank.It was all I ever did when I was in situations I couldn't control.I never had anyone to turn to in these sort of situations.I hated being alone, but I also liked it.I was the only one I could ever truly rely on.That was what I was thinking with my keys in hand.I wasn't drunk. I couldn't remember when I ever truly was anyway, so I'd be fine.I went with my bottle of whiskey to one of my favorite spots.The basketball court.I always had a ball in my house, so it was easy for me to have my fun whenever I felt like it.The perfect time was tonight.And so I was, alone playing in the field I used to love as a child. Unfortunately, what used to give me a sense of relief now wasn't working, and I was getting more and more frustrated.I was sweaty minutes later, my efforts yielding no results in my mind. Then I tried to contact her again.And again.And again.I was losing it.I knew that no matter what I did, Nadia wouldn't give me her location. And I wasn't brazen enough to

I was fascinated by the scenery of the beach bar we stopped by.It was perfect.I never even knew such a place existed in the city.Heck, I didn't even know we had a beach.I hurried after Nadia who wasn't slowing down.The guards at the door easily let us in when they saw the card she brought out.We were directed up the stairs, to a balcony where our table was set. We were able to see everything downstairs.It was so beautiful.So refreshing.The lights were bright and people seemed to be having the time of their lives, moving to the rhythm of the music, the cold from the ocean not affecting them.“I presume you like it," Nadia spoke, sitting down while gesturing for me to do same. “It's beautiful, and I really like this spot. Julian likes it too. But these days he's gotten annoyed by it. He thinks it's not private enough.”I gazed down at my fingers on my lap when she mentioned him.I was trying to get him out of my head."While I'd be the first person to encourage you to actually