HAZARDOUS

Rhounzi took a glimpse outside the window while her hand remained to hold a simplistic letter. It was attached to a white and gold minimalistic box of her favorite cupcakes. She has been used to it since their breakup.

'My love, houn,

'I love you so much.'

It's been two weeks since she started receiving these along with letters that had the same output written on them and the same handwriting. She knew the person behind this too well, the only person who she hesitated to cut ties with, the most hazardous person she have ever known; her ex-boyfriend, Hazard. They were in a relationship for almost one and a half years but things got twisted that's why she chose to break up with him, for her sanity, for herself. She cheated on her, which part of that wouldn't make her leave him? She never cheated, she remained faithful but he never did. That's why she left even though she doesn't like to be the one who needs to adjust, she left without any closure. She never wanted one, never.

As usual, Rhounzi crumpled the letter off and threw it into the nearest trash bin while she carried the boxes all the way to her kitchen. There's no way she'll throw the cupcakes, they are food, especially, her favorite. She placed them inside her refrigerator while one box stayed on her coffee table. She came back into her living room with a glass of water. It's weekend that's why she's just chilling in her penthouse.

Rhounzi sat on her couch and turned on the television as she was planning to watch some movies to shove her boredom away. When the television opened, it was on channel 2 and a news report is airing live. Reporters and police vehicles are scattered around a familiar condominium building and a police line was hung on its main entrance. The scene got her interest.

"Mhm, I think I've seen this before...?"

As usual, she didn't mind that and brushed her thoughts away while she focuses on eating her cupcakes while her eyes are watching attentively. Her eyes almost left her when she saw a very familiar woman's face on the news. She even stopped chewing because of the sudden realization she got.

'That's her! The woman who kept on seducing Hazard! I even saw her stole a kiss from him before!'

Rhounzi's mouth hung open when she saw a woman's body being dragged out of the condominium building with a stretcher. Looks like she's barely alive but her state isn't good. Rhounzi couldn't even recognize her!

She felt bad even though they didn't have a nice interaction but still, her irritation wouldn't fade off easily. The news reporter was stating that the woman's condominium is as clean as white. The police couldn't determine the suspect's motives and intention, however, it seems that the suspect only wants to teach her a lesson. Her room was also vandalized with foul words such as slut, whore, shameless, bitch, and other vulgar words.

The cameraman was doing a montage around her condominium but something caught Rhounzi's eye, three boxes of Liliams bake shop, the same shop where her favorite cupcakes came from.

Rhounzi scoffed, "why am I even surprised? He's a bastard. Of course, he also entertained her. God, I should have expected this."

Now, her appetite vanished. She placed the cupcake she only bit once on the box.

However, weeks later, women around their city suddenly went missing one by one and from the relative cities as well. Rhounzi got nosy when she noticed something, she's familiar with all the missing ladies. Some of them were famous as they were actresses, models, idols, and relatively related to well-known politicians. The weirdest part is, that Rhounzi caught them all together with Hazard!

Rhounzi is the type of person who only minds her own business but she got caught up with her beliefs when shocking news reached the whole country, especially, her. One of the missing women was found dead, the politician's niece. Her body was floating on her own uncle's fishing pond with horrifying words carved on her body which terrified Rhounzi the most.

"I'm a slut!"

"FUCK ME, PLS!"

"Whore!"

"Fucktard!"

"My cunt is wider than ur fuckin' imagination!"

Vulgar and insulting words were harshly carved onto her skin, all over her body. However, one sentence caught my eyes and was enough to make me shiver.

"Please, come back."

"I LOVE YOU!"

Rhounzi is more than familiar with those words as if it was also completely carved into her mind. She took her phone and immediately dialed the number she never thought she'll contact again. In just one ring, the person on the other line answered as if he was waiting for her.

"Houn, my love..." Rhounzi's throat went dry when she heard his voice. He had a deep voice but the way he spoke is so soft and full of tenderness.

"Hazard." Rhounzi's firm and feisty way of calling his name made Hazard on the other line smile, satisfied. He really missed her.

With a triumphant smile, Hazard spoke. "Have you forgiven me now, my love? Did you like my peace offering? I missed you..."

Rhounzi gasped from what she discovered. She didn't even notice that her phone fell on her hand which created a loud noise. Unbothered by her cracked phone screen, her eyes stared at the pictures of those women who went missing. With a shaky hand, she took her phone with a cracked screen and dialed his number again. Her grip on her phone created cuts on her palm because of how she was gripping it. The cracked and uneven parts of her phone screen and her phone hugged her palm neatly, resulting in a minimal flow of blood from her cuts to her phone. With blood flowing through her phone, Hazard's name was also covered in blood, and later on, his loving voice met her hearing sensors once again.

"Houn-"

"Where the fuck are they, Hazard?" she asked with a hint of lividity.

Rhounzi has now come to a realization about Hazard's real persona; how hazardous he could be just to get her back. She loved a Hazardous man and now... her heart wouldn't stop wreaking havoc even though it can clearly see the caution sign her mind kept on playing.

"Oh, god... This feeling seems more rather hazardous than Hazard himself."