in a human form, but in a bird’s aspect. And so he had came back to school, the next day, with his hand bandaged, due to the burn on his hand.
Every time he surprised me more with his mysteries. When everything seemed revealed and clear to me, something unexpected always happened.
CHAPTER 29
My mother slept with her window open. She never imagined that she would have a visit in her room. Eros entered through the open window as he always did in my room. Then he watched her sleeping. He walked to her bed with the utmost care, avoiding waking her. He put his hands over her face, in a ritual that made her imprisoned in a deep sleep, until my return to Earth.
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The owl flew over the town before it returned to the spot where I was standing. When it flew over a street, it saw Christian’s car parked in front of Mirta’s house.
By that time the rock and roll concert had already ended and he left Mirta at her front door.
He kissed her sweetly on her lips. Then she walked in and he turned back to his car. When he opened his car door, he got scared with the hedgehopping of the owl over his head.
“ Creature from hell!” Christian murmured.
Before getting into his car, he saw Eros standing around him, all in black. He didn’t know how Eros appeared out of nowhere.
“You, what are you doing here?” Christian asked and his face was sober.
“ It’s nice to see you again,” Eros said and his voice was tremendously sarcastic.
“I don’t like boys, my business is girls,” he said and got into his car.
Eros dragged him out of the car with the strength of a bull, letting Christian feel frightened and unprotected.
“ My business is girls too,” Eros said clasping his neck and looking into his eyes.
“ What do you want from me?” Christian looked scared.
“ You have always bullied me in school.” He stared at his eyes again. “Your insults and unfunny jokes made me very angry.”
“ I was just kidding,” he said, trying to defend himself.
“ But I was not,” Eros said and tightened his throat.
“ Do you want to kill me?” Christian asked, coughing a lot because of the choking.
“Not yet,” he whispered.
Then Eros strangled Christian hatefully.
“ Now you know who you’re provoking, and if you keep chasing me, I’ll do worse things to you.”
He threw him on the floor and assaulted him, kicking his face.
“Stay away from Mirta or be considered a weird dead guy,” Eros threatened him gruesomely.
A drop of blood ran down Christian’s nose. His blood’s smell incited his enemy.
Eros quickly left the place before his predator instinct could command the situation.
He could have murdered Christian right there. Eros wouldn’t take the risk of being easily surprised by any person.
Then I was wrapped up into the smoke and vanished.
Even far away, he couldn’t control his lust for blood. He was in the mood to go back to suck Christian’s blood. He pressed his hands against each other, twisting his whole neck, trying to control his predatory bloodthirsty instinct.
A huge dog, with dark hair, was coming in his direction. Eros threw a cryptic glance at the animal. After it had been mesmerized, it came towards him.
After having sucked all the blood out of his prey, there was nothing left of its body except bones and its head.
CHAPTER 30
Eros came back to the roof, where I was waiting for him in big anguish. I didn’t know the right decision to make.
I could go away with him to Neptune and would leave my mother alone, or I could stay in Earth and I would lose a big chance to meet my father.
That was something I had waited for my entire life…
“ Are you ready?” he asked and stared into my eyes again.
I didn’t answer him, seeing that I was still disturbed.
Being prepared to go away with him was something I hadn’t set in my mind. Both sides of the coin were rough to measure. My choice became very difficult.
Eros