The Bleeding Rose ch6Chapter SixOnce I had said goodbye to Sammy, my first move was to dial 999. I had gotten into the habit of making anonymous calls to the police when I was certain of the location and time, hoping that someone would have the instinct to check it out. However they would invariably get registered as being nothing more than a prank call. The first time was so disappointing that for the next two I made repeated calls trying out different voices but with the same details. It hardly ever worked, but it wasn't too long before the police cottoned on to the fact that the calls had spoken of truth and after the incident they would hunt after anyone wi
The Bleeding Rose ch5Chapter FiveAfter yet another rough night, I concentrated on looking as normal as possible and drank abnormal amounts of coffee. I allowed myself to be at least five minutes late so I wasn't forced to make normal conversation. However, I was aware that Matt was staring at me as I entered the room making false apologies so I stared back until I was too uncomfortable and had to look away. Since my first day meeting him I had always felt unsettled around him. I hadn't spoken much with him, but it was just the way his eyes always seemed to pierce through me. For a crazy moment it was like he could see through me and knew all my secrets. I had m