“Chaos!” I called, making apsst psst psstsound to call him, but he wasn’t home. I let out an irritated huff. Of course he wasn’t here when I needed him. I reminded myself that it was okay; healwaysfound me. Even the few times while I had been in the system and needed to be placed outside of Gravestone, Chaos had always turned up eventually. This would be no different.
I ran to my bedroom and pulled out a duffle from under my bed. I tossed in the little Etsy package and some clothes as quickly as I could. Peeling off the picturesof Chaos I had taped over my bed, I added those too. I looked at my bedding with regret, wishing I could pack my pillows and bed sheets, but knowing that wasn’t realistic. I was going to have to replace all of these little luxuries that I had worked so hard for, and I would never forgive either of those assholes for it.
My phone buzzed, and I glanced at it, feeling an immediate rush of irritation and fear when I saw who it was.
Reaver:
You forgot all your shit.
I narrowed my eyes at the screen and bit my lip, mulling over how I should handle this. I didn’t want him to know I was running. I had to act like everything was normal.
Lilith:
It’s fine. I’ll just grab it when I come in tomorrow.
Reaver:
You’re not coming in tomorrow, Lilith.
Lilith:
What do you mean? I open.
Reaver:
You’re done working at Voodoo. I’ll bring your shit by in a bit.
Rage erupted through me.FUCK HIM!I had already decided that, and here he was, acting like he had made the choice for me. What an entitled, cocky, self-obsessed PRICK!
I blocked his number and rushed to the bathroom to finish packing. I threw in my toiletries and googled trains that would take me out of Gravestone. If I left now, I could catch the next one in twenty minutes.
I rushed out of my apartment, waving goodbye to my ghost girl. She gave me a sad, ghostly hug on my way out, and I could tell she knew I was in trouble.
“Thanks for keeping me company,” I whispered, though I could barely see her.
She gave me a heart-wrenching smile.‘Thanks for not being afraid of me.’It was the first time she had spoken to me, and her voice rang like tiny little bells through the living room. I sniffed and bit back the tears that threatened to spill.
“If you see Chaos, let him know I’m heading west,” I said, and then I locked up my little home for the last time.
“Run, dear, but remember – wherever you go, I’ll be right behind you.”
—PENNYWISE, IT (2017)
Iwas going to kill her. No, I was going to fuckher,thenI was going to kill her. Sheran. Running wasdefinitelyagainst the rules. If I hadn’t known I was obsessed before, it was clear now. After Shem had taken her away and I had dealt with Rafael, I went to work murdering the assholes that had touched her.
It took me less than an hour to hunt them down. I sliced them open and pulled their guts out in the street, leaving them out in the open for all to see.
This is what happens if you touch what is mine.
Once that was taken care of, I collected Lilith’s things and arrived at her apartment to find it empty. I snarled in rage and whipped out my phone.
Reaver:
Where the fuck are you, deathtrap?
I waited a few moments, and… nothing.
Suddenly, I caught a shimmer of white in the corner of my eye. I spun around to find her little ghost watching me with a worried look on her face.
