Billy and I make small chat in the limo, and I find myself telling him real details about my life. He knows I am enrolled in college and that I am studying law. I also told him my real age and that I want to work in family law because of how I grew up.The words roll off my tongue easily and he tells me secrets about his life. He wasn’t raised rich; he was raised dirt poor. He grew up without a father and his mother worked nonstop to support him and his little sister. She sadly passed away 10 years ago from cancer. Cancer runs in his family because his aunt was next and that’s how he got the store.“I am sorry about your mother, “I say sadly. He sighs and holds my hand, “And I am sorry about yours.” I smile and Bert rolls down the divider window, “We are here. Do you want the same entrance as usual?” he asks Billy. Billy looks at me and grins, “Yes, I think Raven will enjoy this very much. I am pulling out all the stops for this one.” Bert smirks and looks at me and I shrug.The lim
I breath heavy and look around the hall; there’s no one around and I walk slowly to my door and place a finger on the envelope. This one is red in color and bigger. I see indentations across the paper and realize this one holds much more than just a letter.I grab the envelope off the magnet and hold it to my chest, looking around once more. I hear a creak across the hall behind me and quickly turn to see someone walking quickly away from me. Is it them? Is this the person who is blackmailing me? I have to find out.I quickly turn and run towards them, “Hey!” I shout. The person is wearing a black hoodie and it’s pulled over their head, “Wait!” I shout again. The person now sprints, and I chase after them. Heavy footsteps are heard in the hallway as we both run and then it happens, I trip on my boot and plant face-first into the linoleum. My nose is bleeding, and my hands are shaking as I lift my head, “Wait,” I whisper, but they are gone. I can hear the door slamming in the distanc
I snooze my alarm before it even goes off. I barely got any sleep. According to my smartwatch, only three hours. I am exhausted and today I have Mr. Landa’s class again, along with 2 others, and then have to tutor Derrick at his fancy dancy condo-insert eyeroll.Karen’s alarm goes off and I watch her sit up in bed and stretch. She looks over at me and gasps, “Holy shit, you scared me. You are never awake this early. With your eyes open like that, I thought you were dead!” she shrieks.I can’t help but laugh, she is completely right; I am never up this early.“Do you want the bathroom first or can I?” she asks me.My phone vibrates and I look at it, it’s a text from Bert, “Go ahead, “I tell her. I’ll go next. Karen gets up out of bed and stares at me in confusion as she walks to the bathroom and closes the door. I suppose I am acting strange.I look at the text, “Raven, meet me outside. Mr. Moxin wants the letter and its contents; I will deliver it to him.”I sigh in relief; Mr. Moxin
Stalker POVDamn, there she is. She is so beautiful. She is wearing jeans and a hoodie as she walks to class, but it only makes her hotter. She stops as her best friend greets her and gives her a hot foam cup of coffee and I can hear her laugh; it’s infectious and turns me on.I walk behind them slowly and listen to their conversation; I am always nearby. Her best friend is gay so he isn’t a threat; Audrey will be mine someday, she just doesn’t know it yet.I have been interested in this girl since she started here. Everyone calls her the charity case, but I see much more than that. I have been watching her and following her for months.We have actually met a few times, but she turned me down when I asked her out and that just wasn’t cool. I am not the popular guy in the school but I am rich and wanted by plenty. When I found out she was an escort; my heart sank. How could my beautiful, perfect angel let men use her body like that? But then I realized, she needed to survive. Everyone
Daniel is waiting for me outside my building and startles me as I walk out, “Audrey!” he calls. I jump and he chuckles, “You are awfully jumpy today.” He teases.I laugh nervously and he hands me my coffee, “Yeah, didn’t sleep well. I had some nightmares,” I lie. The things happening in my life are nightmares but not ones I can tell him about.“Are you okay?” he sighs, eyeing me and my nose. I reach up and touch it, “I dropped something on the bathroom floor and when I reached up to get it, I hit my nose.” I sigh. The mugging story upsets people; what’s one more lie?Daniel laughs and shakes his head, “You are such a klutz.” He teases me. I nod and he grabs my arm, “We get our tests back today.” He grins.My stomach summer salts again, and I sigh. Daniel smiles and squeezes my arm, “I am sure you did great; you always do. Even Derrick Anders asked you to tutor him. How did that go?”I chuckle and shake my head, “Fine, I guess. That’s only one session though, we have so many more to g
Bert is leaning against the limo when I walk to the parking lot. His body is tense, and I sigh; this can’t be good. “Raven,” he smiles when he sees me and opens the limo door. I smile back and hear Mr. Moxin’s thick accent inside, “He is waiting for you.”“Thank you, Bert,” I say, sliding inside the limo. Mr. Moxin hangs up his phone call and looks at me, “Raven, your nose! The blackmailer did that?!” he questions me.I shake my head, “No, I fell chasing him.” Mr. Moxin is silent for a moment and then begins to laugh hysterically, “You chased him?”I can feel my face turning red with embarrassment and he tries to calm his laughter as he grabs and holds my hand, “My dear, I am sorry. I just picture you running after some masked man. You are so delicate and beautiful.” He takes deep breaths, “I just am glad you are safe.”“I am not as delicate as you think. I can throw a punch!” I shoot back.He smirks at me and holds in more laughter as he grabs the envelope of the seat next to him, “
The outside of the building is even immaculate with dark grey paint and white shutters. There’s a manicured small front yard with grass and even a front door. I look up at Derrick’s residence and shake my head, “This isn’t a condo.” I roll my eyes.Derrick shrugs, “Why don’t you think it’s a condo?” he asks, helping me off the bike.I smirk and point as the garage door opens, “I don’t know, it’s kind of connected to other homes like a town, or TOWNHOUSE.” I laugh, “Condos don’t have their own garages and are usually inside a building.”Derrick smirks, and walks his motorcycle into the garage, “I knew you were already skeptical about me having a condo, so I didn’t want to label it even bigger.” He laughs.I shake my head and push his arm and he grins, shit! I am flirting with him. I am flirting with Derrick fucking Anders.I clear my throat and he smiles, walking toward the garage door, “Well, come in, make yourself at home.”I take my helmet off and hand it to him. He sets it down an
I look at the time and gasp, it’s 6:01 PM. I have been here forever, and I was actually having fun. Derrick isn’t stupid; he just doesn’t pay attention in class. “Oh, shit. I got to go.” I say, standing up.Derrick smirks, “It’s one minute, Audrey. You are not that late.”I chuckle, “I told you, I have somewhere to be.” I say collecting my books and placing them in my bag. Derrick smiles and watches me as one drops, “Here, I got it,” he says, leaning down. We both go to pick it up and bonk heads, “Ow!” I yelp.Derrick laughs as he holds his forehead and then runs his finger across mine, “Well, it looks like your forehead may match your nose.” He says, walking to the kitchen.I walk to a decorative mirror and gasp; it’s already beginning to bruise. Derrick comes back with an ice pack and places it on my forehead, “How’s your vision? Do you feel sick or have a headache?”I rub my head, “No, I am fine. I don’t think you hit me hard enough for a concussion.” I laugh and trace my finger a