Serpentine Desires
A shadow that crept into places no one dared to go.
I stepped inside the cafeteria where several students were gathered. To my relief I didn’t find Alina. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee did little to calm the nausea churning in my stomach. There, in the back corner, he sat. Ivan.
Tall, brown-haired, and impeccably dressed, his smile was warm but soulless. His eyes pierced through me as I approached him. He rose, his gaze sliding over me, lingering a fraction too long, making my skin crawl.