Underworld
gifted or cursed...?
Nora
(It always start with a tingling sensation on the back on the back of my neck that runs down my arms, leaving a trail of goose bumps in its wake)
Nora
(it settles heavily in my stomach —A thick feeling of dread —and I just know:)
Nora
(someone bad is coming)
Nora
(The premonitions are vague, simple warning of approaching evil or danger, They're feeling I've learned to listen to)
Nora
*glance around the city bus*
There's a group of gang members being rowdy near the back
gang member
*staring at her*
gang member
*notice she's looking*
gang member
Hey baby, why don't you come back here, and we can get to know each other a little?
Nora
(To respond, or not to respond? which one would piss him off less?)
Nora
I have a boyfriend, sorry
Nora
(it's a lie; I don't date but it's a easiest way of rejected the man in front of all his gang buddies)
gang member
Aw come on, baby don't be like that, I don't see your boyfriend here
gang member
You ever had a taste of dark chocolate?
Oliver
If I may interject, she's not into you
gang member
*rises from his seat*
gang member
Do you have a hero complex or something?
Oliver
Or something, just back off will you?
Nora
(I could have handled this on my own but I must admit that this guy is something)
Nora
*Thank him with soft smile*
Nora
(I've noticed him before we both left the library at closing time)
Nora
(I've seen him three or four times a week)
Nora
(he's cute, in a nerd-chic way, still we've never spoken before)
Nora
(I'm a loner who avoid people like plague, it's just hard to hide my gift from people when I'm thrown into their heads every time I'm touched)
Nora
(I don't know why I have gifts I have, or how I got them, most of my life, so I don't complain)
Nora
(lonely is better than dead)
gifted or cursed...?
Nora
(I'm still in danger)
Oliver
I've seen you around the library
Nora
(why has he chosen this moment —right as my premonition hit —to be so chatty, when he's spent the last few months only sneaking glance at me and trying to work up the nerve to say hi?)
Nora
(he seems like a nice person, harmless with a name like Oliver)
Nora
*force a smile and nod*
Nora
sure, computer near the water fountain
Nora
I've been debating for weeks if it's online callege classes or a world of warcraft addiction
Nora
(it doesn't match the stay-away-I-bite vibe i generally give off)
Oliver
criminal justice courses
Oliver
And dragon quest X Not world of warcraft
Oliver
It's nice to meet you Nora
Nora
*stomach explode with intensity*
Oliver
Are you sure you are okay? You look like you're going to pass out
Oliver
do you want me to walk you home?
Nora
(Oliver seems innocent enough, but I know exactly how deceiving appearance can be, and the premonitions is only getting stronger)
Nora
*hands start to tremble*
Nora
I'm sure you have plans
Oliver
oh yes, In fact, I've got many
Oliver
And one of them is to get you home in one piece
Nora
(i need to get out of here)
Nora
it's only half a block, I can make it thanks though
Oliver
okay If you're sure
Nora
*feeling of dread seizes chest so hard*
Oliver
*watching her closely*
Nora
(I need to get out of here )
Oliver
*jumps to his feet*
Oliver
please let me help you you are really pale
Oliver
*reach for her hand*
gifted or cursed...?
Nora
(I should have let oliver walk me home)
Nora
(I was an idiot for only thinking the trouble was with me instead of possibly lying in wait for me, I should have known better)
creepy neighbour, Xavier, and one of his friends are hanging out in front of an unfamiliar car parked on the other side of the street
Nora
(Xavier's dad in my neighbor who happens to be my landlord)
Nora
(Xavier lives in the dorms, but he was home all summer and doesn't seem to want to go back now that classes have started)
Nora
(He's got more intereste in me than school)
Nora
*pretend not to see him*
Xavier
where do you think you're going?
Nora
*flooded with his feelings and intentions*
Nora
(he's not just pervert he's sick)
Nora
(The things he plans to do to me are degrading, painful, and sick)
Nora
Hey what are you doing here?
Xavier
I was waiting for you, pops said it's your birthday
Xavier
I thought I'd take you out to celebrate
Nora
sorry Xavier I'm not feeling so well tonight, maybe another time
Nora
(I've been dodging him for weeks)
Nora
(people leave behind psychic imprints on the things they touch)
Nora
(Thanks to my gift, I'm able to pick up those imprints)
Nora
(The stronger a person's emotion at the time they touch an object, the longer the imprint stays, and the more vivid the vision I receive)
Nora
(Xavier swiped my key from his father's collection and started breaking into my apartment a few weeks ago)
Nora
(He's left behind enough imprints to give me nightmares for the rest of my life)
Nora
(I've found cameras he's tried to hide in my ceiling fan, on my bookshelf, and in the vent above the bathroom shower)
Nora
(but thanks to my handy jammer I've bought online, I can go about my business in full privacy)
Nora
(he doesn't know how I've been avoiding his traps, but he knows I've been doing it intentionally, and it makes him angry)
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