- All right, think Ayanne! Think! - I looked around my bathroom, seeing the tiny window that was high up, there was no way through it, I couldn't reach it myself, and the basket was fragile and would break under my weight. "THE BASKET! I shouted in my mind, I saw the object of clothes with some pieces and the closet, I put the cell phone on the floor along with the knife and dragged myself with the puppy." I removed some garments and put the little animal in the middle of them covering him almost completely, I managed to leave an air gap that faced the wall, with him hidden I could act freely and run, as soon as I finished I turned around hearing the phone. - Ayanne?! Are you there?! AYANNE? - Ethan shouted my name, I picked up the phone from the floor and put it back to my ear. - I'm here, I can't talk much, he's coming, but it's okay, I won't let him hurt Akira. - As soon as I answered him another thunderous sound was heard thundering through the room scaring me, but when the noi
After leaving Akira with Ayanne I went straight to the hospital, there wasn't much to do, so I sat on the edge of the bed with mother and daughter. Flora was already better which made me calmer, but Megan was still sleeping and very weak, but according to the doctors the medication already started to work, so soon she would be better, as the time went by and sleep didn't come I caught myself thinking about those eyes, And to think that she was so close to me while holding the puppy, I could smell her delicate perfume of some flower scent, her soft breath that beat on my face while she watched me, and that was the funny thing, she tried to disguise that she wasn't doing anything, even though it was clear. "And to think she was with that guy. It was even ironic how life was, Ayanne was an amazing person, she had so many qualities, how did she seem to have flaws? But they were minimal, weren't they? Who really cared about that?" After all I am the most flawed person there can be, both i
"Is she crying? I suspected it because I heard some strange noises when the call started." - T-there's a ho-man here! - The woman stammered, confirming my suspicion, but I didn't quite understand her sentence. - What? What do you mean? I don't understand, why are you crying? - I asked again what had happened, mainly wanting to know why she was crying. Flora at that moment had woken up, she also seemed to be in a light sleep. - There's a man here! A man broke into my house! Help me! - My heart raced, and I practically jumped out of the chair with my eyes wide open. Flora looked at me worriedly. - Stay calm, I'm coming! - I despaired, especially knowing that she was practically alone in the neighborhood, I knew that it would be difficult to ask for help, I looked around not knowing what to do first inclined to just run to help her. - He's coming, he's at my bedroom door, please! Please! Help me! - Her voice was anguishing to hear, my whole body was getting goose bumps at the thought
It had taken me a few seconds to realize that I was no longer being pressed into bed by that monster and that Ethan had arrived, when I heard his voice was frighteningly angry. - COF! COF! COF! COF... - I struggled trying to regain all the air I had lost, my eyes had blurred and the feeling of his hand on my neck and his weight on top of me left me completely breathless. - COF! COF!... - I coughed disoriented trying to catch my breath and, at the same time, my vision, turning around looking for Ethan and managing to find him when I heard his voice. - You're the one who's going to die today! - I had never seen Ethan speak like that and when he pulled the man off me, I had no reaction, all I could do was cry as I saw my savior standing at the foot of my bed with clenched fists and a deadly stare at that monster, I felt no fear of him. At that moment I understood that Ethan even though he didn't know me was there for me, the man looked completely soaked from head to toe, he looked lik
- Oh my God! Are you okay, girl?! What happened? - Flora whispered desperately, and I knew that the woman was holding back because of her daughter, but just her asking for me made me happy, I was happy just knowing that someone was worried about me, but at that moment that phone call made me more emotional than I already was, I started to breathe hard, my chest was rising and falling fast, my throat was closing, and my eyes started to water, I swear with all my strength I tried to hold on, but I collapsed again while holding the cell phone to my ear. - I'm okay! Oh! Oh my God! I'm so sorry! I'm all right! - I tried to answer as clearly as I could, but my sobs came back stronger, as my eyes came back to bathing my face, Ethan looked at me worriedly and immediately stood up and hugged me tightly, grabbing his shirt with the hand that was free. - Oh my love! Take it easy, honey! It's okay! My God, what do I do? - The woman on the other side went into despair, I knew that if she could, s
- Feeling better? - I nodded as I felt his hands on either side of my arm and his staring at me. - Good, I'll get your keys and lock the door. - He said as he reached out to grab the object hanging on the wall, and as he looked at it, he made a face, and then I understood, there was no way to lock it, it was broken, it definitely was. - Leave it anyway. - I said sadly, after all I had paid for that house, with money that came out of my sweat and effort. - Come on, I'll come back here and lock it, but first let's get you out of this wind. - He just closed the door and took me outside. I felt the cold wind blow through my legs and this made me hug Akira and pull one side of the coat to cover us, the rain had just abated, it was good enough after all we only needed to cross the street, as soon as he finished pulling the door open, he put his arm around my shoulders pulling the coat to cover us, but still closed it with his own arms, we started walking towards his house with quiet step
I don't know how long it took me to get out of the bathroom, in fact, I didn't even want to get out of there, but I remembered that Ethan might be waiting for me, might be worried, and I couldn't make his life any harder than I already was, I finished putting on the clothes he'd lent me and as soon as I picked up mine from the bathroom floor, I opened the door and went out, maybe I hadn't really noticed, but that seemed to be his room, It wasn't a simple guest room, I realized I couldn't delay, but that being the case, I walked to the room's exit and opened the door, as soon as I did I was surprised, Ethan was sitting on the floor against the wall while holding Akira in his arms who was sleeping very peacefully, and his owner seemed to have followed the example, since he didn't open his eyes when I opened the door, I bent down beside him not knowing whether or not to wake him up. Looking at him with such a serene expression on his face while he slept was something surreal, his eyebrow
"- What did I notice? - I asked, completely confused." "- Ethan, you've noticed the kind of person he is. - Yes, that's all I was sure about in that whole story, my neighbor was not someone who was easily annoyed." "I may not know about his history or how he acquired those scars or who made them, but I was sure, that man had suffered at some point in his life, and from that moment on the man understood that the other external things are only fleeting in his life." "- I think I know more or less. - I answered, still thoughtfully." "For those who had known him longer it was easy to know what kind of person the other is, but honestly I lived in families with great appearances, but that left a mark on me in the end." "- Rest assured, in time you will understand him completely as if you have known him for years. - Flora tried to calm me down." "- It's okay. - I replied, shifting my gaze to the house on the other side, completely dark without a single beam of light in any of the front