The Creature

"Why didn't you tell me?" He couldn't keep the pain from his voice.

"I was waiting for you to tell me yourself. The baby's on its second month and we've been together more than that.'

Scott stared at her for a couple of seconds and then looked down when he realized he could no longer hide his lies from her anymore.

"I am Karma, no need for you to curse me," he muttered and looked back at her in a very different aura.

"I didn't know she was pregnant and was about to give birth. If you can't forgive me then it's fine. I won't mind if you hire someone to kill me or so, just don't let me get my revenge."

Samantha was taken aback by his words, realizing she didn't even really know this man after all.

"I don't want to say something that could hurt you that's why I didn't tell you just yet."

Samantha snorted. "And you really have the audacity to say that? Might be earlier or now, I'd still get hurt, so why prolong my pain?!"

"Why still argue with that? You're breaking up with me, aren't you? Then consider everything done."

Samantha was left with no words. She only stared at the man she thought she no longer knew and her heart sank when he walked out without saying anything, leaving her holding her chest in throbbing pain.

She couldn't seem to process everything that just happened.

The tears she was holding a while ago finally fell down and broke into a loud, agonizing cry.

"What did I even do to deserve all of these?"

She covered her mouth with both hands to not let any sobs escape and slowly curled beside her table to comfort herself until, Stella, one of her co-psychiatrists stepped in.

She must have heard the two of them bawling a while ago, so she came to check. Stella offered to handle everything and let her go home which she did.

She walked aimlessly along the hallway, eyes pinned on the floor. Felt like gravity doubled its gravitational pull and she was having a hard time walking herself towards the elevator. Her right hand raised on its own and pressed the basement floor button.

She was just staring into nothingness. She felt like her heart's gonna burst out any minute and what's worse is she has no one else to talk to.

She thought Kathleen might still be mad at her. Knowing her best friend, she's not gonna make the first move for them to be okay.

She can't tell Kim much either. They're friends but not that kind of friends. She looked at her phone and felt the pain just tripled when she saw Scott's photo on her lock screen.

This was taken on their first date in Paris. Behind him was the Eiffel tower and he doesn't have any idea that she took it. He'll probably take it down since he looks extremely ridiculous with his tongue sticking out.

"You're really stupid!" She whined.

"Men are stupid, babe," Scott chuckled.

Samantha bated her eyes and looked beside her when she felt someone tapping her shoulder. It's her senior psychiatrist, Takumi Takahashi. He was looking at her phone, so she immediately hid it in her pocket.

"Oh, hey!" She tried flashing a smile but he only looked more worried.

"The elevator is out of order," he said pointing the UNDER MAINTAINANCE sign posted just below the buttons.

"Oh!"

"Are you okay? Your eyes look really swollen."

"Ahh I-I'm just not feeling really well, so I have to go home early, sir."

"Do you want me to drive you home? You're really pale. You might pass out along the way," he asked, forehead creasing.

"No! It's fine."

"Hmm... if you say so. Anyway, do you still remember Janina Gomez, one of the three missing patients?"

Samantha's eyes widened for a split second before looking at him.

"Ah, yeah. Why?"

"Her body was already found last night, stuffed in a cemented barrel."

Her brows raised. "W-where did they find her?"

"Under the bridge leading to the south. She's been stabbed in the heart until she died and then the criminal stuffed her in that barrel and threw it in the river in an attempt to hide its crime."

"T-that's cruel."

"Truly, and.. " Takumi paused. "Even if you want it or not, I'm really gonna drive you home. You might get into an accident in your condition, you look paler."

Samantha was about to answer when she spotted something standing at the end of the hallway behind Takumi.

She froze.

"Sam?! Hey! You really don't look fine. Let me just..."

"NO!" She cut him. "I'll be fine!"

She immediately turned against her heel and ran as fast as she could to the next elevator. She pressed the basement floor button and immediately entered when it opened.

She knew very well that he found his way back again. Fingers running through her hair, she was delighted by the adrenaline rush of fear which made her senses more alive and made seconds feel like hours.

"SAM!! Hold on!!"

Takumi is almost shouting, trying to enter but she blocked him.

"Stay away from me!"

"But..."

"Please!"

He fell short with words when tears started misting Samantha's eyes. He'd only looked at her until the door completely closed.

The moment she reached the basement floor, she immediately sprinted towards her car, but not long enough, she stopped when she saw Kathleen standing beside it.

"Shane—"

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