Chapter 18 Time
Carlo's POV
It's been three days but I still don't talk to her nor look at her.
I'm ashamed, I can't do anything for her, I've tried my best to at least make her smile but I failed. I don't know what to do anymore, it hurts me...
It hurts seeing her like that...
She's lifeless and I can't put life on her. The moment I saw her eyes turned black and then red...
Fear dominated me. But then, I was overcome with it after that day, and rather, I'm so sad. I hate myself for doing nothing to give her a life.
She's losing herself, from the moment I saw her eyes changed to red, she tried killing me...
I want to talk to her. I need to... I want to help her, it's my mission from the start and I will not give up.
She went through the toughest and I want to comfort her but this coward side of mine is really the worst...
It's dark now, I've been pacing here in the dining room whether to go upstairs and talk to her or not. "Oh, forget it, I'm going."
I started walking upstairs and opened her door. She's standing in front of her window. Watching the outside...
"We need to talk." I directed to the point as I went behind her.
"Spill it." She said not even moving from her position.
"What happened?" She knew what I am referring to.
"What you have witnessed." She said simply. She's not really good at talking.
I sighed "Since when did it start?" I went to the edge of her bed and sit.
"The first time I attacked a house." I was shocked.
"Are you referring to the attack five years ago!?" I asked afraid to know the truth. She nodded. Oh no.
"It just happened everytime I go inside for an attack." She said like it's not a big deal, she's so calm about it. Well, as always, she is.
"But, 3 days ago, I'm sure we didn't have a mission. Then why?" I'm so curious now, I put my elbow on my knees, holding my temple.
"I don't know, maybe because I rarely went for a kill." She faced me wearing her blank expression.
"Then, ha-how will you deal with that?" I stuttered, I really don't know-how.
It's dangerous, the red eyes don't care whether who's in sight, it would kill anyone. Including me.
"Learn to control it." She shrugged.
I breathed heavily. "How?" I stand up waiting for an answer.
She smirked "By the time..."
Venice's POV
Every morning I was out for a run for hours.
I've been working out to feel pain, to make my body exhausted, I've been doing it every day.
The Silencer takes over my body twice a week and the incidents are spreading all over the news.
Others considered me as a hero for helping the innocent, while others think I'm a monster for killing brutally.
I don't even know The Silencer left eyewitnesses... I thought she killed anyone on sight, but then why did she try killing Carlo? Carlo killed people.
Then there, I realized that The Silencer killed any person who's guilty, guilty of doing crimes, guilty of deviance, and left the innocent.
The criminal case lowered the moment the Silencer takes over my body, they think I'm lurking at night for prey and they are afraid to have an encounter with me.
So, no one is seen outside at night...
It took me a year to control The Silencer. Now, I can command her when to wake up and kill, and to sleep after. I don't know what she's been doing if she takes over my body but at least I learned when to wake her up.
The moment I learned how and when I can wake her up. The criminal rate is increasing once again.
It also took me a year and a half to learn to sleep on my own without using a substance but still my awareness never sleep. If my senses sensed something it wakes me up.
Yes, it's almost 2 years and tomorrow is my birthday the day I'll get my freedom.
I finished taking a bath and now I'm wearing a gray shirt and pants. Suddenly, the door opened and revealed Carlo, the intruder.
He leaned at my door frame. "So, what will be my princess' plans for tomorrow?" He asked playfully
"Going far away," I said simply standing in front of the mirror while combing my hair.
He turned serious as he came closer to me.
"What did you just say?" He's sort of angry at the same time curious.
"Tomorrow, dad will let me live on my own. I wanted to go." I wanted to find myself.
"You don't need to go, you know that right?" He asked with pleading eyes.
"I know, but I can't stay."
He sighed "Then where will you go? Can I come with you?" He sounds desperate.
I breathed "I'll go to school, don't try to know where. And no, you can't come." I can see myself emotionless, it never leaves my face.
He seemed shocked. "School? But you don't need it anymore, you're a genius! You're the heiress and soon to be the owner of the Tarre Industry." He's getting aggressive now, he wants me to stay and I know one thing he can't resist.
I bit my lower lip "I want to find myself." I want to become human a real human. I know it's impossible, I'm not hoping but at least, I'll try.
There's nothing to lose. I looked at him. His eyes from half angry turned to sad and then glad?
"Ow, what can I do? What do you need? Do you need papers? Have you already enrolled? Do I need to enroll you? Shou-"
"Stop." I cut him off which made him stopped.
"Everything has been settled." Did I tell you that I have already graduated from my secondary level when I left the old mansion?
Well, now you know, again I'm homeschooled. Well I wanted to earn a degree and I wanted to experience another world and that is to encounter many people, to face the people.
Carlo looked at me with so much love and happiness. He walked towards me and pulled me into a hug "I'm so happy for you, princess." he whispered in my ears.
He pulled out of the hug and face me "By the way, your dad wanted me to relay a message to you, he said you have to go to his office. He added that you know where to go." I nodded.
