2. AMBER

I have no idea who EMK was and honestly, It was beginning to creep me out. I spent the rest of my exam week looking over my shoulders and locking myself in my room whenever I got back home.

I asked a few people I was close to at school, none of them had heard about EMK, and the internet was just as clueless as I was.

After our final paper for the semester, Gracie and her friend, Melody, drove me home in Melody's car, and once again, I allowed them to convince me to attend a final-year student's birthday party.

By tomorrow, most students will leave for the holiday, and before the weekend, the Dorm will be empty. Unlike other semesters where a few students might decide to stay behind.

It's the Christmas holiday. A time for family, friends, parties, and reunions. I doubt anyone would stay back at the Dorm. So tonight would be more like one last fun before the Christmas break.

I caved and went for the party, pushing the thoughts of EMK and the fact that he might come for me any moment, far away from my mind.

The party was fun. I get loads of smiles from the guys around me. And I even got offered a drink at the bar by a nice-looking guy.

"I'm Dick. What's your name?" He asked.

"Amber," I replied.

"Freshman?"

I shook my head. "Third year."

"Never seen your gorgeous face around here." He smiled.

A tap from Gracie interrupted our discussion. "Back off Jackass." She told Dick and grabbed my arm.

"Amber, did he offer you a drink?" Gracie asked.

I nodded, "Yes,"

"Did you drink it?" Gracie asked, looking horrified.

"Not yet. I was about to." I replied.

"Thank God. Some guy told me to come get you, that your drink was spiked." Gracie said in a loud voice, competing with the loud background music.

"What?" I turned to Dick, but he wasn't there anymore. "What guy?" I asked Gracie, struggling to believe that people like Dick still exist.

"Some guy." She replied. "He didn't give me a name."

After the party, they drove me back to the Dorm, and Gracie left with her friend, promising to come home by the weekend and maybe we'll take the plane home together.

She promised me a first-class ticket, and I was excited about it. I'd hoped that if, by the weekend, EMK didn't come for me, then I'd call his bluff and travel home.

Nothing prepared me for what I was to see when I opened my Dorm door. A box was placed on my bed, and another letter with the EMK seal was placed beside it.

Again, my door was in perfect condition. There was no break-in, nothing. Grabbing the box, I slowly lifted the lid and I almost puked.

"Oh my god!" I yelled when I saw a dick labeled 'Dick' inside the box. Seeing the surrounding red flesh, I dropped the box and gasped for breath.

I managed to close it and scooted to the edge of my wardrobe, holding the letter with me.

My hands were shaking so badly that I had to set the letter down on the floor to read it. There were reddish stains on the paper used in writing the letter.

The thought that the stains were blood got me shaking all over again. But I proceeded with reading it anyway.

"Amber,"

"I did warn you about your behavior tonight. I told you disobedience comes with blood and punishment."

"Do you like the present I sent you? If you haven't seen it, you should pause the letter now and check it out."

"I’m guessing you now understand just how serious I am about this. Now I need you to know that Dick isn't innocent. He spiked your drink and if the personal guard I assigned to you wasn't looking, maybe he would have taken advantage of you."

"He deserved his fate. But all of these would have been avoided if you didn't disobey me. So, if you want someone to blame, you can point a finger at your gorgeous face."

"No one is allowed to touch you but me, Amber Riley. Remember that, always."

"But I’m wondering, did you really plan on pissing me off tonight intentionally?"

"Jesus Christ!" I sniffed, as tears fell from my eyes. But I continued the letter anyway.

"Darling Amber, you must have so many questions, don't you? You must be scared. I've riled you up."

"You need to know that I would never hurt you. But I would punish you for what you did tonight. When you get to my home, you're going to get on your knees and wait for me, and your punishment."

"Oh, the things I will do to you, Amber. Thinking about it now, do you know that I’ve never brought a woman to my home before? But you're coming to my home tonight."

I jerked away from the floor and rushed to my window, looking through the streets to catch a glimpse of any suspicious-looking man or car parked along the streets, but I saw nothing.

I was beyond terrified. Yet I found my way back to the letter. Picking it up, I continued reading.

"Let me tell you a little about me, Amber. I like being obeyed. But if you keep exhibiting this level of defiance, then I'm very certain you'll be walking around my home with your ass red more times than not."

"Despite what you might be thinking, I would never be cruel to you and I'm not going to hurt you. So you have absolutely nothing to worry about."

"Now open your door, I've come to take you, just as I promised."

EMK~