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Twenty-Two
Clarice
It had been a long day, and all I wanted to do was go home and take a long hot shower before I did a face plant onto my bed. Ever since things went wrong with Creed, I’d found myself in a constant state of hopelessness.
I was sad.
Really sad about how things had turned out with him.
I could admit that I’d fallen for him way too fast, in possibly the strangest situation I’d ever been put in, but even after the way we met, it hadn’t stopped me.
Trying to shake off the overwhelming sadness creeping in again, I took in a deep breath of the cool night air and tried to push on when I heard my phone ping with a text. Every time it did, I practically held my breath and prayed that it was him reaching out to me. I know I told him to never contact me again, but I guess I really never thought that he would give up on us so fast. My thinking was in no way logical, but when it came to him, nothing was.
Looking down at my phone, I noticed that it was, Logan, texting me again. Why he was trying so hard to get back into my life again was beyond me. I guess the old saying was true about when a man saw you with another, it made them want you back.
Logan: Hey, I see you!
Reading the message, I was confused, and started to look around before I was about to type back, when a man approached me, startling me. “Hey, Reese.”
“Logan?” I gripped my chest tightly.
“Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you.”
“What are you doing here?”
“I know this looks a little like I’m coming off stalkerish here, but I was actually on my way to my girlfriends house and saw you. She lives just on the other side of this street. I thought maybe I’d see you the rest of the way home while I’m here.”
This popping up thing was really starting to become an annoying habit of his. “It’s ok. I’m fine. Really. You go on ahead to your girlfriends house, I’m sure she’s waiting for you.”
“Are you sure? It can be dangerous out here for a woman, walking home at night by herself these days.”
“I’m positive. Besides, I’m almost there.”
“Alright, well you have a good night then.”
“Thanks. You too, Logan.”
I turned to walk away, but then stopped to watch as he made his way down the street. It was just becoming too frequent that I had been seeing him these days, and I needed to know if he was telling the truth. Turning around, I followed him as quickly and quietly as possible, staying in the dark shadows and out of sight. He walked for about two blocks before he turned down an alley way and walked up a set of stairs to a front door, knocking on it. When the door opened, he was practically scooped up and pulled inside before it slammed shut behind him. Knowing what he’d told me was the truth left me feeling relieved. There was a time I would have done just about anything to be with him, but after what he’d done it literally broke something inside of me, and I was never able to look at him the same way again.
As I turned around and began the walk back to my place once again, the sound of a branch breaking drew my attention to the other side of the street. Scanning the area, I noticed a dark figure, moving under the trees. The way the figure seemed to stick to the shadows sent my anxiety through the roof at the possibility someone was following me. My next thought was that it was my devil, but then I knew if it was him, he wouldn’t play any games like that, he would just confront me. He lived for the surprised look on my face when he barged into my life unannounced. Noticing the steps were shuffling away from me, I let out a relieved breath, chalking it up to just someone out for a walk. Logan’s earlier words about the dangers of walking home by myself had definitely set my teeth on edge.
Reaching my house, I walked in, finding a note from Scarlett, saying that she’d went out. I figured it had to be with Kieran since she usually told me who she was out with. Setting the note down, I headed to my bedroom, quickly stripped out of my clothes, and jumped in the shower. The hot water washing over my body felt so relaxing I could have just stayed in there for hours.
Getting out of the shower, I walked back into my room with a towel wrapped around me to get dressed, but then heard what sounded like a door or a window creaking somewhere in the house. Practically jumping out of my skin, I bolted into my closet, shutting the door behind me. I knew that it couldn’t be Scarlett because we always called out to one another that we were home when we walked in the door. Not wanting to turn the light on in my closet, I quickly felt around for my pj’s and pulled them on before grabbing an old tennis racket and slowly opening the door. Peeking out, I waited to see if I could hear anything else. Not noticing any more sounds, I just stood there, frozen for a moment, listening harder to be sure. When I didn’t hear anything, I moved out of my closet and began slowly creeping my way out of my room and into the hallway as quietly as I could. I held my racket high in the air as I went, ready to take someone’s head off if I needed to. As I made my way closer to the living room, I tried to remember just where I’d set my phone down earlier when I walked in, but then I heard the noise once again. It was coming from the back window in the kitchen. Creeping further in, my heart was beating so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of my chest and make a run for the front door.
Just like I should be right now.
Spotting someone’s leg, entering inside the window, I took off towards them ready to bash someone over the head, when Scarlett’s bright blonde hair came into view. “Oh my god! What in the hell are you doing?” I asked, flipping on the kitchen light to illuminate the area as I held on to my chest.
“Well, what does it look like? I’m breaking into our house since I forgot my keys and you didn’t answer the door or your phone when I called.”
“Jesus, you scared the shit out of me. I was in the shower and didn’t hear you.” I watched as she continued to struggle, trying to get in through the window. “Umm, now that I’m here don’t you want to just use the door?”
