she would have an unexpected visit in her bedroom.
Eros walked through the window, as he always did when I was in my bedroom.
He watched her sleeping and went to the bed, carefully, avoiding waking her up.
He placed his right hand over her face, in a ritual that left her confined in a deep sleep, until my return to Earth.
CHAPTER 31
The owl flew over the city, 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 concert had already ended and he left Mirta at front door of her house.
He kissed her sweetly, 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 the 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 guys, my business is girls.” he said and got into the car.
Eros dragged him out of the car, with the strength of a bull, letting Christian frightened and unprotected.
“ My business is girls too.” Eros said clasping his neck and looking into his eyes.
“ What do you want from me?” He 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 him.
“ 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; the smell of his blood 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 a risk of being easily surprised.
Then I was w rapped up into the smoke and vanished.
Even far away , he couldn’t control his lust for blood. He was in the mood of going back to suck Christian’s blood.
He pressed his hands against each other, twisting his whole neck, trying to control his predator 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 of his prey, there was nothing left of its body except bones and its head.
CHAPTER 32
Eros came back to the roof, where I was waiting for him, anguished.
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 at my eyes again.
I didn ’t answer 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 reached my hand; though, I remained still, sitting, frightened by his reaction, watching him with cautious eyes….
Maybe for the last time … maybe I wouldn’t see him anymore.
“Come” , he begged and his voice was soft and he came closer, opening his hand.
I stood up and then lifted my hand in his direction.
He held my hand between his and pulled me to face him and hugged
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