Don't Make Me Worry

Vero sat on the edge of the bed in her dorm room looking at the cell phone in her hand as if she had never seen anything like it before.

This is the latest model phone for a fantastic price, but that’s not what keeps Vero stunned all day.

Why did Lev buy her a cell phone? Does he have ulterior motives? Is he going to use this cellphone to monitor Vero’s movements, in case Vero divulges his secret to the world?

Bad thoughts popped up one by one in her brain and became more and more terrible. She got up and headed to the study table. She pulled the desk drawer roughly and put the phone in there, then slammed it closed.

Her breath was shallow as she stared at the closed drawer, waiting for something to happen. Seconds after seconds passed in silence and there was only the sound of her breathing in the room.

“Something’s wrong?”

“Shit!”

Vero jumped while holding her chest. Her hand reached for the sitting lamp on the table and she turned toward the verandah, ready to throw it at the