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I drop the tough older sister act and come in close. “Oh my God, Arianna, what’s going on? Are you in trouble?”
“I-I don’t know. Maybe.”
“Come on, just tell us.” Gin rubs her shoulder. “Together we’ll figure it out. Whatever it is.”
Arianna chews on her bottom lip, clearly debating about how much to tell us.
“Okay,” she says. “Th-these started about two weeks ago.” She retrieves her phone and flips through several photos of her, candid shots, taken around the city.
“Someone’s taking pictures of you?” Ginevra asks. “Why?”
Arianna shakes her head as if to clear it. “They’re sent with these text messages.”
I take her cell from her and scroll through the text thread.
Unknown
I see you, Kisa.
Arianna Pontrelli
Who is this?
Unknown
I want you. You’re mine.
Arianna Pontrelli
Stop texting me or you’ll be in huge trouble.
Unknown
Shh, Kisa, you tell a soul and I’ll have to kill them.
Arianna Pontrelli
Go away.
Unknown
Such a pretty girl, this photo is my favorite.
A shiver crawls down my spine as I continue reading the creepy messages. What the hell is this all about?
I glance at Arianna. “Kisa? What’s that?
“I looked it up, and it means like kitty or kitten in Russian.” She nervously licks her lips. “I think he’s Russian.”
I nod. “It looks like you have a stalker. Why didn’t you tell Papa?”
“You saw what he wrote. He’ll kill anyone if I tell them. I shouldn’t even be talking to you two about this, but hopefully he hasn’t followed me here.” She rakes her fingers through her styled hair. “What am I going to do? I’m terrified to go back home.”
Gin and I exchange a worried look. Yeah, this is a serious problem. One we need to solve. I feel so sorry for Arianna and how she’s been living in terror for weeks because of this creep.
“Are you sure you don’t know who it is?” I ask. “You haven’t met anyone recently who seems a little… off?”
“No, no one.”
