The Obsession

by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Because, Delilah, I’m meant to save you, and I’m not one to turn away from destiny.

but also celebrate the fact that you survived. You deserve to live your best life, especially after everything you’ve been through.”

“I like him, sweetie. I think he’s a keeper.” Mom always did have the worst taste in guys.

Did he know that killing Brandon wasn’t my only secret? That I had another one, which was perhaps just as bad, if not worse than that? Did he know I was Draycott’s drug dealer?

The rat was me. Or rather, it used to be me. But not anymore. I wasn’t going to let Logan corner me and swallow me whole like I was some helpless prey. Step Three: be the snake.

Because one thing I had learned about predators is that there can only be one around. Lisa, Brandon, and Logan were all predators, in their own ways. And, as it turned out, so was I. Maybe Lisa sensed that I was a bit of a natural when it came to killing predators. That I was the snake after all. And maybe, just maybe, I liked it a little.