The Killer (Chapter 4)

The next few days Zeel didn't go to her bakery at all and Dev was the one who takes care of everything. She didn't tell about that occurrence to anyone. Only Vatsal knew what she said, but then she was proven wrong when they visited her bakery.

"You're being delusional!"

Vatsal has said when there was no evidence of what she sprouted out.

Is she being delusional?

Zeel is a psychology student. She knows such stuff better than many.

A delusion, in psychology, a rigid system of beliefs with which a person is preoccupied and to which the person firmly holds, despite the logical absurdity of the beliefs and a lack of supporting advice.

The things she saw and felt were realistic to extreme heights. She has seen with her own eyes, how that masked person has killed that guy but then why was her bakery seemed untouched. No trace of blood or anything. Her phone was placed perfectly on the counter and the note which that killer has written was also gone along with the dead body.

Zeel isn't crazy. She was grown up perfectly, she's aware of the fact that people who are being delusional are suffering from old memories or things that triggers their worst past, most cases of being delusional were because of abusive past or addict parents, etc.

Come to think of it, she was not even a person who'll get scared of horror movies, even though she always preferred to watch horror movies then why she'll be scared to death that night? Nothing makes sense!

For the past few days, Vatsal will visit her every day, he'll talk about random things and will try to cheer her up, but she can clearly see in his eyes that he considers her not well.

That night when they got back home, she requested him to stay with her for the night, but he was too pissed off after his behavior because there wasn't evidence that can prove that she's telling the truth.

She stayed that night all alone at her apartment, scared to death. The next morning when Naira came back, Zeel got a little nap in relief, knowing that someone is home.

Her phone dinged and she saw the message from Naira. "Get ready Zeel, we are going to university and I'm not talking your no as an answer!"

Zeel sighed before throwing her phone on the bed. She's behaving like a sick person for the past few days, not going to university or a bakery and staying inside the sanctuary of her apartment. But how long will she ponder on that incident and waste time?

she just needs to forget about it, think like it never happened, and move on. That's the only option that appears suitable. With determination and stretching, she gets out of the comfy bed and went into the restroom. After a shower, she wore ripped jeans with a crop top, wore her sneakers and bag, got out of her room.

Naira was in the kitchen already. Looking at Zeel she gave her a bright grin. "Finally, you decided you come." Zeel mused and placed a plate of Nutella sandwich on the slab and both the girls sat on the kitchen bar stools and ate their breakfast.

"Are you ready to tell me what happened between you and Vatsal that night?" Naira asked softly and Zeel looked down at her plate. Basically, Naira thinks that her mood is like this because something happened between her and Vatsal, and Zeel didn't want to tell her the truth either, she didn't want to make a fool out of herself again.

"Nothing Happened Naira, it's just I wasn't feeling well last few days." She repeated the same answer she was giving her for the last few days.

"I'm your best friend Zeel, so better keep your lies for someone else. If you don't want to tell then no worries, just know I'm always here for you." Naira spoke with cheery voice and a soft smile appeared on Zeel's face. She's blessed to have a friend like Naira.

Both the girls took the bus to their university. Zeel felt alert being out after all these days. They reached their university and then parted ways because their timetable was different.

Zeel went to her locker as soon as she opened it a horrifying scream escaped her lips as she stumbled back in pure dread.

A rumble of laughter has her head snapping towards the group of boys and her widened eyes stared at them in shock.

Her crystal blue wide eyes again landed in her locker and her throat felt dry. There in her locker was hanging a mask, the same type of mask that killer was wearing. Her heart was drumming in her ears.

"Are you scared princess?" Came the amused voice of Dhir. Zeel closed her eyes in extreme anger but didn't say a word.

Dhir is the prince of her university. He's super-rich, a captain of their football team, excellent at sports, outstanding at dancing, superb in arts but a complete douche bag in nature because he always bullies her. Girls swoon over his muscular body and his good looks. Girls die to get his one glance, and he used them as crayons.

In the first starting days of her university she saved the girl of her class who was bullied by him and from that day onward, she, unfortunately, came under his radar, and he will bully her. One year passed of all this bullying, and he still bully her as if torturing her is his oxygen and if by any chance he'll forget to bully her, he'll die.

Clenching her jaw, she grabbed that mask from her locker and threw it at his chest, that mask hit his chest and fell down. Zeel didn't say anything to him, she just picked her books from the locker and shut it, walking away but how is it possible for Dhir to let her go so easily.

"Not so fast princess." He mused as he came in front of her blocking her way.

"Why you look so pale, princess? It's just a mask." He mused while wiggling that mask in front of her face. Zeel involuntarily took a step back and gulped as all those scenes came back.

Why Dhir would scare her with that same exact mask?

No, Zeel! You're being delusional again! she told herself.

"Move aside!" She said sternly but Dhir gave her a devilish smirk. "Princess is in hurry?" He asked amused. Zeel gritted her teeth, she wants to kill him for always disturbing her.

"I said move aside Dhir!" Her voice was louder this time and Dhir clenched his jaw. " Of course princess." He gritted and moved aside.

Zeel glared at him and walked past but the very next second he tangled his foot with hers making her fall on the floor.

A roar of laughter occurs, and she closed her eyes shut in frustration. Dhir winked at her and then walked away with his goons.

Zeel picked up her books and dusted her clothes, cussing at Dhir in her mind she went to her class.

TO BE CONTINUED.......