Chapter
On a smooth and spacious road, the red traffic light flashed on and off, making a sharp sound like scraping steel with iron claws.
The red light kept blinking, and if you looked down from the light, there was a sign near the traffic light that said "School Zone, Slow Down".
Turning towards the direction of the sign, not too far on the right, is the front of a school, engraved with smooth and beautiful granite words: F City University of Technology.
The granite surrounding it had a dark brown, almost black, liquid scattered all over the it. A gust of wind blew, making one's back feel a little chilly.
Although she shivered from the cold behind her, she didn't pay much attention. She trembled and slowly moved her body, perhaps walking for the first time in her life, even slower than a turtle.
As she passed by the granite and continued walking, there was a white BMW car flipped on the ground. There was no one inside, but the windows were shattered.
The glass still had some reddish-brown substance on it, similar to the one on the granite.
There were some brown stuff stuck on the glass, similar to what was on the granite.
She carefully walked past the car, and in the rearview mirror, there was a half-intact mirror reflecting a woman wearing a blue school uniform.
The woman held a black self-defense stick in her hand, and her pale face had dried blood that covered almost half of her right cheek. The blood had already dried and stuck to her face.
She tightly gripped the stick, tilting it forward at a 45-degree angle. The stick trembled up and down, as if she couldn't control it. Finally, she crossed the school gate.
"Roar~"
With a roar, the piece of broken glass on the rearview mirror shook loose. The woman's hand holding the stick also fell to the ground, trembling slightly. Her hand finally let go, and the black stick rolled along the ground until it hit the car.
Something on the stick stained the white car, it was bright red.
The stick rolled backward a few times before stopping. At its handle, there was a small white loop with a key hanging from it. The key was covered in white tape with the words "4 16."
Tick-tock~
Tick-tock~
On the gray faucet that was wrapped in a white cloth, clear water droplets gathered at the opening and then fell down due to gravity. They splashed onto the white ceramic tiles of the sink, bringing a bit of moisture to the previously dry area.
Because it was quiet morning, the sound of the water droplets was especially clear.
Drip-drop ~
Drip-drop ~
The sound entered the person's mind, as intense as a broken old-fashioned radio playing crackling waves, irritating and disturbing.
The brain was disturbed. The arm in the red bucket moved impatiently and somewhat hurriedly in response to the sound of the water droplets. Finally, with a loud thud, the red bucket fell over, causing the water to directly soak the blue jeans nearby. The jeans seemed to turn dark blue, clinging to the unseen skin.
The hand resting on the edge of the overturned bucket finally stopped.
Following the black jeans and passing through the thick cement floor, it reached the dormitory downstairs. In the same spot, a body with its head lowered started twitching.
The cold sensation on the legs gradually brought clarity to the drowsy mind. However, the pain from the wound on the hand twisted the face, which had not yet opened its eyes.
Lu Jia felt a strong headache and had the urge to vomit.
Everything was pitch black and she couldn't see anything. She tried hard to open her eyes, hoping that the daylight would shine into them, but the brightness stung her eyes and she had to close them again.
Her long eyelashes trembled as her eyes adjusted to the light. Once her eyes got used to the brightness, they returned to the light again.
"Uh~"
The lingering pain in her head kept her mind from fully waking up.
Yesterday was the graduation banquet. She, who never drank, had consumed a lot of alcohol. Now, she rubbed her temples and started to regret. She shouldn't have been so impulsive yesterday. The feeling of a hangover is really uncomfortable.
She propped herself up and touched the ground. A cold sensation made Lu Jia shiver involuntarily. Her beautiful eyebrows and eyes slightly furrowed again due to the stimulating cold water.
She lowered her head and realized that she seemed to be sitting in water. She reached out and pulled her denim pants, which were almost sticking to her legs. To avoid catching a cold, her consciousness told her that she needed to change these pants as soon as possible.
Supporting herself against the wall, Lu Jia gradually stood up. Although her body was still a bit wobbly, she was clearly sober now. However, the first two steps she took still confused her a bit. But when she reached the balcony and the door of the dormitory, she had returned to normal. The pain in her head had also lessened.
The dormitory at F University usually has a room for four people, plus a balcony with a sink where you can wash up and hang clothes, and then there is a bathroom.
The door outside the dormitory is a key-operated revolving door. After inserting the key, you need to turn it to unlock the door. Inside the revolving door, there is a button. Pressing it and closing the door from the inside will lock it.
Putting your hand on the handle of the revolving door, the button is pressed down. Usually, she remembers to lock the dormitory door or her roommates do, but the balcony door usually doesn't get locked.
With a thud, the revolving button rotates and the lock button pops out, protruding outside the handle.
It was a pretty casual action, but with the sound of the door opening, Lu Jia's heart unexpectedly skipped a beat.
Maybe it was because of a hangover, she felt like today was unusually quiet.
Walking into the room, she rummaged through the wardrobe and found a brand new pair of jeans.
Swiftly taking off her clothes, her fair and straight legs quickly slipped into the new blue jeans, hidden under the blue color.
Looking at the damp pants in her hand, Lu Jia walked to the balcony and straightened the red bucket. At the same time, she dropped the pants, planning to wash them later.
Thump~
It sounded like the noise of cowboy pants falling into a bucket, yet it seemed like something else, until the sound rang out again.
Lu Jia listened, followed the sound, and turned around to see.
The sound came from the door, and the door of the dormitory was trembling, as if it was being hit by something.
Thump~
It was the same sound again.
"Who is it?"
As Lu Jia spoke, she walked closer to the dormitory door. The door shook even more intensely, and there was a shadow seeping through under the door.
Realizing that someone was at the door, Lu Jia couldn't help but ask, "Who is it?" Still, there was no response, but the door seemed to be getting struck even more vigorously.
She turned her head and glanced at the dormitory. It seemed like everyone except her had not returned all night.
"Is it… Guaiguai?"
The sound of the door caught her attention again. After hearing her words, the person outside the door seemed to quiet down. Lu Jia approached the door and pressed her ear against it. She could faintly hear the person on the other side of the door, breathing heavily or perhaps speaking in a low voice. In any case, it was unclear.
Bang~
Another impact made her, who was leaning against the door, jump up like a spring.
The door was still moving, giving Lu Jia the illusion that in the next second, the door might collapse towards her.
Her hand slowly reached for the doorknob, but ultimately withdrew.
As if remembering something, she hurried back to her own cabinet, opened it, and rummaged through it for a while. Finally, from under a pile of clothes, she found a bottle of pepper spray.
The door was once again struck, this time more violently than before.
She took a deep breath and approached the door, reaching out her hand to the doorknob.
She tightly grasped the cold doorknob but hesitated to turn it, her left hand fingers resting on the spray button.
Her heart felt like a ticking time bomb, pounding as if it wanted to burst out of her body.
Closing her eyes, Lu Jia reassured herself that the dormitory aunt was there, so strange people wouldn't be able to come in.
She slowly turned the button, the locked sound seemed unusually long, and she even almost stopped breathing.
The door slowly opened, at first revealing a crack, gradually opening wide enough for a girl like her to sidestep through.
The person outside the door had waist-length hair, slightly curled. Looking at their slender figure, similar to hers, she felt a little relieved thinking it was a girl.
"Classmate— "
Before her classmate could say anything, the person at the door rushed towards her, and she instinctively wanted to escape, but everything was already too late.
Her head got bumped, and it felt like someone rang a loud bell in her mind, making her feel confused.
"Uhh-" a sound unconsciously came out of her mouth.
The person was pressing on her, and out of instinct to protect herself, she reached out to push the person away, until she saw the half-face covered in blood and flesh.
The person on top of her was breathing heavily, and something, like drool, dripped onto Lu Jia's face.
A low growl sounded, instantly deafening Lu Jia's ears.
She stood completely still, her hand that was supposed to push the person remained in the air near their shoulder.
Her breathing became rapid again. She didn't know what was happening, but she saw the person with a mouth that looked like it wanted to devour her, lunging towards her.
She stiffened her body, closing her eyes tightly, afraid that it might hurt a lot, or even cause her death.
But can it not hurt too much? She's afraid of pain.
"Can you be a bit more gentle~"
Dying words, just like that.
The monster on her body, its mouth was about to bite Lu Jia's neck, but after Lu Jia said something, it suddenly stopped.
The gray eyes remained lifeless, but the mouth slowly closed.
Lu Jia seemed to have waited for a long time, the weight on her body was still there, but the expected pain didn't appear. She tried to open her eyes.
A cool touch was felt on her neck, and it was a bit moist.
It was a sensitive spot for her, which made her shiver all over, but it also made Lu Jia alert.
Maybe it was a masquerade, and this person was just taking advantage of her.
After understanding the situation and realizing it wasn't a monster, Lu Jia immediately regained her strength. She pushed the person off her, stepped back, and anxiously tried to search for her phone, only to find it wasn't there.
"Don't come closer, if you come closer I'll call the police."
Even though she didn't have a cellphone, she still made an effort to pretend she had one in her pocket, keeping her hand inside without taking it out.
She thought she could scare it, but the monster let out a roar and lunged at her again.
Lu Jia was so scared that she quickly backed away, until her back was against the wall, with nowhere else to go.
Because she was too frightened, she seemed to forget that she could escape to the balcony, and close the door.
"Thud~"
The fall was not light, Lu Jia could even hear the sound of something breaking in her ears.
It wasn't Lu Jia who fell this time, but the monster in front of her.
