Episode 9

Abigail could feel her senses snapping when she saw her coworker’s face. Without a second thought, she ran towards Marianne and pulled her hair out.

“Do not test me! Do not try to mock me! I’ll **** you up! I’ll let everyone know that you are a demon under the disguise of a human!”

Her face was reddened, her nostrils flared as she attempted to attack Marianne. All the others tried to hold her down, having no understanding of why she would do such a thing.

Marianne whimpered from the pain, while Abigail spit in her face and screamed more spiteful things. But all of a sudden, Abigail stopped. She stood silently as the others rushed to help Marianne. Slowly, she made her way out of the office.

Marianne was made to sit on a chair, while the others treated her wounds. She was given pats and consolations, to not feel bad for upsetting the crazy girl.

Marianne kept on crying without a word. When she was about to get up and ask for a leave, her eyes fell on Abigail’s seat, and her waste bin which was directly across her.

She made her way to Abby’s desk and brushed her hand against the table. “Abigail...” she whispered softly.

She then knelt down and saw something horrific. So many notes thrown into the dustbin, the most recent one reading – “I like you.”

Without anyone noticing, she collected all the torn pieces and put them together to form the messages.

“Have a great day and don’t forget a coffee break!”

“Today’s sunrise was beautiful but not prettier than you!”

“Hugs and kisses xx!”

Marianne cried even harder. “Does... she hate me so much? I can’t believe... I was so deluded. I just... craved her attention... Was it so wrong?”

That day, after returning home, Abigail walked in rounds all throughout her house for a long time, suspicious that her coworkers were trying to mess with her and make her quit her job. Her thoughts went on and on, trailing so far that she could see people from her workplace grinning and mocking her. She threw her stuff, and the room that was somewhat clean was totally messy. But regardless, she could not convince herself that it was not real.

All of this was just too real for her.

Abigail was unable to handle it any longer. She ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife for her safety. After going through all the rooms, she quickly went outside and called the police.

“Intruders! There are intruders in my house!”

The police did not waste a single minute. Within a few minutes, they were at her doorway, and in her house, checking for anything suspicious.

“Ma’am, are you sure you saw uninvited people in your house?”

“Are you saying that I’m lying? I’ve repeated so many times now! There are people inside my house! They are here to kill me! You have to save me!”

“Err... I’m sorry ma’am, but we didn’t find anything suspicious. What makes you believe that your life is in danger?”

“You all are incompetent. It’s better if I die by myself!”

“No, ma’am-”

Abigail attempted to slice her throat with the knife. The policemen were horrified, but also confused at her erratic behaviour. They tried to calm her down.

It was finally decided that they would patrol the place all night, and leave only when the sun rises.

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