No escape.

Tw: GORE AND A LIL BIT HORROR!!!!!

- Ethans POV -

I calmly sat at the dinner table, eating my dinner. Kaizer was sitting in front of me and stared as he ate.

After that... thing... happened, something changed. It's like he knows that I know about Thobias and his other secrets. But he couldn't possibly know that, right? I mean, if he did, I would've either gotten murdered or kidnapped. That would be the most logical thing to do.

And if you think, "why isn't Ethan freaking out? Why is he eating dinner with a psychotic murderer in front of him?"

Well, smartass, it's not like I have a fucking choice. The fuck do you want me to do? Run away and die as a homeless man? Or get hunted down by Kaizer for my entire life?

And it's not like I can call the cops. No way fucking jose will I go to jail for a lifetime because I murdered my mother. Fuck her fucking shitty fuckface-ass. She can burn in hell with her boyfriend for all I care.

Did I forget about the fact that Kaizer murdered ATLEAST 2 people? No. Do I ignore it? Fuck no. I wake up in the middle of the night with nightmares all the time. Do I pretend that I do not know that secret? Yes. Why? I'm sure as hell not going to be victim number-fucking-three. Fuck you.

I pricked at my food with my fork, not really hungry after thinking about that again. I glanced up for a second and a shiver ran down my spine. THAT glare again. He's looking at me like that all the time and it keeps me on edge... My body was on tense and my eyes hooded, not daring to take my eyes off him. If I did, I could die. Probably.

"Eat your food Ethan."

His deep voice broke the silence and pulled me out of my thoughts. I picked a potato up with my fork and took a small bite. An image of Shelly hanging on the wall in that shed, hurt, popped in my mind and I felt my stomach tighten. I dropped my fork and ran to the bathroom. I threw my guts up in the toilet as loud footsteps were behind me. I felt a big, warm hand rubbing my back gently as I retched and hang over the toilet.

"What's up with you lately, hm?" Kaizer mumbled as he hugged me from behind. His forehead rested on my back as he rubbed my upset stomach. I panted and sweat a bit as I held my tongue.

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I laid in the bed and stared at the ceiling while Kaizer was taking care of me. It had been a few days since I threw up, and I had gotten sick. Sick of keeping a secret that is super disgusting...

I had already gotten the urge to just go to the police and turn him in, not caring about going to jail. I mean, atleast he won't be able to hurt anyone else, right? But I'm still fucking 17. And it was self defense. Sadly, it wouldn't really count as self-defense since her murder is covered up. Why would the cops believe that it was an accident if all the evidence is gone? Hell, I don't even know where the body is. This... Lucy or something took care of it. Fuuuccckk..

My head banged with this goddamn headache. Even painkillers didn't do shit...

I avoided eye contact with Kaizer as he massaged my scalp, trying to relieve my pain. It does kinda help, but not like I will admit it. I fucking hate Kaizer Raiven. Kaizer fucking Raiven. Even the mention of him runs a shiver down my spine.

I coughed weakly and Kaizer's body laid on top of me, draping over me like a warm blanket. A warm, stupid blanket for sure. I slapped his chest weakly but he just ignored it. Shithead. Fuck.

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I walked through a muddy, dark forest at night time. The wind howled through the trees as I navigated my way through. I had no idea where I was going, but my gut told me to go this way. There were bushes ristling and big dark trees surrounding me. I couldn't see anything else but dark trees.

Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me, but when I turned around, nothing was there. The weird thing was that the footsteps didn't stop. They came closer and closer. I looked at the mud but didn't see footsteps in the mud. Thunder roared in the sky as buckets of rain came crashing down. My brain told me to keep walking, so I fell back into step. The footsteps kept me company as I kept walking.

After a little while, there was a clearing. There was a lot of thick mist. I wanted to stop, but the footsteps behind me got faster and louder. My heartbeat fastened and I quickly ran through the mist. I don't know why, but I sure as hell don't want to find out what happens when the footsteps catch up with me.

I ran and ran through the rain, being careful to not slip in the mud. My shoe got stuck in some weird water puddle. It sucked my foot down as I sank and sank further. I panicked and pulled on my leg as hard as I could. Luckily, it slid out but I lost my shoe. My heart banged in my ears and the air slapped in my lungs. The adrenaline and fear helped me to keep running. The footsteps were super close now. They were exactly behind me.

I quickened my speed and slammed into a wooden wall. I cursed and held my nose as blood gushed down. I turned around and-

Nothing.

The footsteps were gone and there was an eerie silence. I didn't hear the trees howling or thunder roaring. I sighed in relief and sat down to catch my breath. The mist was still super thick and I couldn't see anything around me.

I stood up, leaning against the wooden wall. I walked around it, only to find another wall. Ah. A building.

I walked around it until I saw a door and opened it. I went inside and closed it behind me. It smelled badly inside, but it wasn't unbearable. Suddenly, there were three heavy knocks against the door and I jumped up and screamed in fear. I covered my mouth and listened for more sounds. Nothing.

After a few minutes, I stumbled away from the door and searched for a light switch. Instead, I felt something.. soft... and wet? It was cold tho. I shivered and quickly wiped it on my pants. After a few minutes I found the light switch. I looked at my hand and...

Blood.

My eyes traveled upwards and I froze at what I saw.

Thobias was chained up to a chair. There were two gaping holes where blood is splashing out. His eyeballs were cut out, laying on the floor. He was missing his pinky and thumb from his left hand, and ring finger and middle finger from his left hand. I felt like throwing up. Behind him, I saw Shelly, only she wasn't a skeleton now. She was screaming like a banshee and pulling on the chains that kept her pinned to the wall. She missed a piece of hair and scalp and her throat was cut open. She had cuts all over her body and her tongue was cut out. Her eyes slowly turned black, fully black.

"Wake up, Ethan."

I screamed as she said it in a demonic voice. I opened the door and there was Kaizer standing with his long, bloody nails. His smile was inhumane and not natural. His face slowly distorted and he grabbed me by the throat.

"THERE IS NO ESCAPE!" He yelled in my face.

I screamed and sat up in bed. Tears streamed down my face and I clawed at Kaizer's face.

"Fuc- jesus, Ethan! The fuck is wrong with you?!" He held his cheek where I cut him with my nails. A little bit of blood came out of it.

"STAY AWAY, YOU DEMON!"

"Ethan.. you had another nightmare. Fuck." He got up and walked away. The realization dawned on me. Thank. Fucking. God. Jesus.

I slowed my breathing and calmed down a bit. Holy shit.

Kaizer got back after a few minutes, now a bandage on his cheek. He crawled on top of me and hugged me tight. I was on the verge of crying and buried my face in his shoulder. He sighed as I shivered from fear in his arms. His hand rubbed my back and hair gently and I just broke down.

Fever dreams are not to mess with.

Author's note

HEY Y'ALL! SORRY FOR THE WAIT (if you were waiting, that is..)

Mb for not updating 6 days long. But let's be for real. I got like 10+ interactions and 90 people have already read my book completely?! That's insane. Thank you guys so much for reading it all and I hope y'all will stay for the next chapters!

Happy new year guys! 2025 better be my year.

Am I the only one who has never experienced a scary fever dream? Like I saw on tiktok so many people talking about how horrifying fever dreams are, but I've never experienced it. Okay enough yap.

BYE BYE!