The Red Roses

I’ve been wondering these past few days what will happen if the human dies from too much thinking? Do they use their brains when they are on the brink of death? Do they keep using it if they are suffering from something? And why did they keep thinking? I want to help them to stop from thinking too much. Like my mom. She kept thinking about money when I was young so I helped her. I freed her and put her into sleep forever.

“Excuse me, can I sit here?” I look up to see a guy standing in front of me.

“Well this is the only table that I can sit on, so would you mind if I sit beside you?” I just stared at him for three minutes wondering if he’s thinking too. Then I noticed his eyes were on my breast. Well I can’t blame him. I have a nice boob plus I am now wearing a daring dress which revealed my cleavage and I pair it with my sneakers.

“I’d love too” I replied and sip my coffee well. It's a freezing morning and coffee is the perfect drink for today.

“Thank you… I’m Dylan Foster by the way” then lend his hand for a shake and I took it of course. I can say that he has a rough hand for a handsome face. He looks like a model. I think he’s about six feet tall and he has tan skin not like the other boys that I saw from earlier at the street and he has a proper haircut. His clothes look branded too. Maybe he is from a rich family.

“The name is Rebecca. Would you mind if I ask you something?” I said as I continued staring at his green eyes. There is something in his eyes that I can’t explain for some reason.

“since you let me sit beside you feel free to ask anything Rebecca” shit the way he mentions my name it makes me do something about his mouth and I can’t pinpoint what this kind of feeling is. “Well are you a model? I noticed your haircut seems like you're serving the eye of people”. I heard him giggled and said “Nope I am not, actually this is the trend hairstyle here in Greenville, I guess you’re new here huh, do you want to have a tour with me? he asked with a slight grin plastered on his face.

“Well I just move here yesterday sorry for asking a dumb question” then I rolled my eyes.

“what made you decide to move here by the way? it seems like, you’re not here to take a vacation.” he said take a sip in his coffee.

“Actually, you are absolutely right. My aunt invites me here just to become a caretaker of her house. She's actually taking her own vacation in the Philippines” then I finish the last sip of my coffee.

“I’m sorry Mr. Foster but I’ve got to go. I need to arrange my things before I take my beloved tour here in your neighborhood.”

“Wait… Would you mind saving my number so if you are done with your things you can call me and I can freely give you a tour here”.

“Why are you so persistent? Is this a kind of scam here?” I suspected him well. I can’t blame myself for that.

“No, of course not. I just want to spend more time with you and tour you around. Besides you don't have any friends here so I consider myself your friend too” then he smiled genuinely. And I was shocked by his words. Really? We just met and he wants to spend more time with me? What’s wrong with the boys in Greenville South Carolina? Are they always like this? But he has a point. I did not know this place and what kind of people were living there, so I just accepted his offer and I will take my leave. I handed my phone to him and he accepted it with a wide smile then started to save his number. He handed my phone back and said “see you again Rebecca” then he left.

After a couple of hours, I finished unpacking my things and decided to eat. I checked my aunt's fridge and it was great. Just great…. The fridge is full of drinks. I mean water as in there is no anything to eat, I just close it and open the cabinet hanging near the sink and great, great again.

The cabinet is full of spider webs. Just what a great house, right. I went back to the living room and picked up my phone. I saw a pizza flyer earlier and I put it on the table. I ended up eating a pizza and a bottle of beer. Well it’s a good combination for this weather.

Now I don’t know what to do. Hmmm let me see… I browse at Netflix but fuck the series and movies are too boring I ended up with my phone browsing in my social media account. I accidentally clicked the contacts button and I saw Mr. Foster's name well. I guess I’m going to enjoy this night.

“Hello Mr. Foster.”

“Sorry for waiting Mr. Foster… My aunt called me and gave some instructions about the do’s and don’ts in her house… I think she forgot that I’m already 21 years old” I said and rolled my eyes. I hate talking to my aunt, she keeps spitting nonsense words.

“No, it’s okay... and you can call me by my first name you know? I’m not used to calling my family name.”

“Ow, sorry Mr. Foster- I mean Dylan… so shall we go or…”

“Ah yes… So where do you want to go first?”

“You know that I’m new here right? So probably I do not know any places here except in this coffee shop”. We decided to meet up here since this is the only place I know for now.

“Oh, I’m sorry… so I think we can go to the nearest park here and you’ll like it there,” he said and started walking.

“I’ve been wondering since earlier Rebecca are you sure you are twenty-one years old? I mean you look like a teenager in my eyes”.

“is that a pick up line… how should I react?” I said with a slight smile on my face.

“no... you really look eighteen years old. If you want, we can ask someone to guess your age” he said and laughs at my reaction.

“You wouldn’t do that”

“Beat me?”

“Really?” I asked and he just gave me a wink before he started to find someone whom he can ask. I saw him walking towards a pair of couples sitting at the bench in the park and said something to them, the couple laughed and I saw Dylan point his finger at me, the couple looked in my direction and I think that’s the cue for me to go there.

“I told you” Dylan said with a smile plastered in his face.

“Do I really look like a teenager?” I asked the couple and they nodded. I laugh and thank them for praising my age.

We continue our little tour and chats while walking. “Oops... I almost forgot that part” then he points to a forest well a mini forest? Because it really looks like a forest but in a small version you can count the trees by your fingers and it’s really catchy… there is something inside there that keeps me to stay and explore it.

“Trespassers are not allowed there… a lot of people commit suicide and been murder inside, so the municipality put a signage in front of it”.

“I want to go there”. I whispered while looking at the forest.

“I believe that you’ve heard what I’ve said right?” he asked. And I just said yeah without looking at him. he sighs and said

“Unfortunately, we can’t… it’s a government property you know…” he explained more to me. Maybe I will just go there some other time and find out what paradise is waiting for me there. We continue our little tour. It’s already nine in the evening when we finished and we’re already in front of Mc Donald’s. I told him I will be the one to pay but he’s too stubborn and for some reason I hate it.

“I told you it’s fine… stop being stubborn if you want to continue your life” I said in an irritating voice and he just laughed at my words and that’s it. I left him at the counter and started looking for a table, my temper is not perfect anyway… Before I say something hurtful to him it’s good to leave him there without saying anything though he will entertain me later. Ah… I miss my toy and finally I’ll be able to use it again…

“Hey can I date you?” he blurted out suddenly while we’re eating, I laughed so hard at his words and I felt the stares of people but I didn’t mind it, I didn’t care about them unless they were willing to have fun with me. His words are kept repeating inside of my head and I can’t help but to laugh. “I’m sorry I can’t help it,” I said while wiping my tears from laughing too much.

“Is it too funny? You know asking you out? Maybe I’m out of your style but I cannot help it. I really want to know more about you”. He said while directly looking into my eyes.

“Uhm mm….”

“No, it’s okay if you will not answer now… I can wait just give a call if you made up your mind”.

“I’m sorry Dylan you’re just too nice for me but I will call you if ever you know, you are the first human that I encounter here in South Carolina and thanks to your help I’ve familiarized my surroundings now... you don’t mind if I leave you here right? You know it’s too late for me to stay outside. I don’t want to have an encounter with the patrol units in my first night here in Greenville, South Carolina” I said while getting up with our table.

“Actually, the patrol units don’t care at all… they’re just a bunch of teddy bears with a uniform except for one I guess,” He said.

“well that’s much better… so can I take my leave?”

“Uh yeah… I’m sorry for the trouble. I hope to see you again” he said genuinely.

“Definitely, Mr. Foster”. I said before leaving him.

I saw him wave his hand when I got to my car, I just waved my hand back and started my car engine. As soon as he disappeared from my sight, I rolled my eyes. I guess it’s another human that wants to get in my pants, I really disgust that kind of human. “Yeah, you really do. You want me to take care of him or you want to try it this time again” someone said I look back at the back of the car to see nothing.

“Who are you?”.

“Oh dear, don’t act like you don’t know me, we’ve been together for almost a decade”.

“Don’t fuck with me, where are you? Reveal yourself bi*ch”.

“It’s really funny when you call me by that name. You keep denying the fact, but now you can’t deny it that longer…”

“what are you talking about? Stop making a story just fucking reveal yourself and get the hell out of my car and we’re done talking. I’m not going to the police so just show up okay?” I said while pulling my car to the side walk.

“You really want to see me this time darling?”

I rolled my eyes and said “Yeah”.

“Then look at your mirror”.

I look at my mirror to see myself smirking. My eyes went wide and my mouth was hanging open. What the hell is happening? I shut my eyes off and open it again to see my own image, different from myself. Her eyes seem dark and sharp unlike my smokey eyes, the way she stares is different, you will feel something is off when you try to look up to her eyes, her smiles will give you creeps. It seems like we're twins and I am the one who has an angelic face while she’s the badass side of me.

“Don’t act like you are surprised, As I said earlier you already met me years ago” she said while rolling her eyes at the mirror I mean my eyes?

“H-how?”

“You will remember soon darling, you might also remember what they do to us but that is not the important thing for now, and now that I am awake again… thanks to your hidden desires and I am able to come back… and will help you again like the old times”.