gareth patrick du plessis

A Dark Game is a romantic thriller about a high school boy being plagued by the sinister vendetta of Shamara Ringwood - his best friend's girlfriend.

Prologue

“I don’t know!” he shouted through gritted teeth. The big man at the other side of the table winced, exhaling through his nose. The light hanging from the middle of the room was bright. Rick could feel the man’s glare piercing through his own and the dried blood on his upper lip became exceedingly bothersome.

“Mr. October, you have a record. This has been going on since 10th grade at school. Breaking and entering, harassment, damage to property, invasion of priva –“

“Yeah, I get it!”

“Some of these aren’t taken lightly. Not only that but you want me to believe that it was all in self-defence… all because of this one person -”

“Girl.”

“-this girl that is making your life hell?”

“Well, I’m sitting here, am I not?”

“This is hardly similar to hell, Mr October. Now, do you mind starting from the very beginning?”

“I don’t feel like telling stories.”

The man sighed again.

“I can’t help you if you don’t make me understand…”  

“It’s not like you’ll believe me,” Rick sighed.

“Try me,” The man said slowly and leaned forward in his chair. The sound of the metal chair’s feet screeched and echoed in the tiny room and the light seemed to sway as the man moved. Suddenly, it seemed as if a staring competition was about to ensue; and not a friendly one at that. The pressure started swelling.

“It all started the day I met Shamara Ringwood.”