Daphne He closed in on me like a predator and my breath caught in my throat. “You… you…knew” I said, backing away until my back hit the wall. He smiled, a small smile lacking warmth, and placed his hand on the wall beside me. “About you running away, yes. About the poison, no.” he lifted my chin and peered into my eyes. I couldn't look anywhere else except into the bottomless blue abyss. “So you…” I started in a low tone, almost a whisper. “Why did you…” I stammered“I wanted to see how far you could run before I catch up. Fortunately, you couldn't run far.” His lips were inches away from mine and his minty breath washed over my cold face. “I hate this” I said as tears made their way down my face for the umptieth time in one night. “I really hate this,” I repeated balling my hands into fists beside me. “Soon, butterfly, soon you'll love this.” His eyes softened while he brushed his thumb on my cheek. As much as it scared me more than the usual dark and cold energy he gave off,
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