REMI HOOD

Chapter 13

Remi

"Ugh, shut up, I need sleep!" I shout at my phone as it rings. Nobody but my dad calls me, he is the only one who has my number anyway. I look at the clock on the wall. It's ten AM. Wait... Dad will be sleeping right now.

I pick up the phone to see an unknown number staring at me. I glare back.

"Hello, who is this? If this is a prank call, you picked the wrong number to mess with." I threaten.

"Woah, woah Remi. Chill! you gave me and Finn your number, remember?"

I can recognize that accent anywhere.

"Will? Will Louis?" I ask even though I know the answer to the question. His voice is easy to cherish.

He chuckles, "You gave me your number in case of questions I may have to ask you, remember?"

Oh yeah...

"Sorry, you just woke me up, my mind hasn't fully awakened yet." I explain.

"Don't you go on your workout now?"

"I workout at eleven, I could have slept another hour, but I can't anymore... All thanks to someone." I joke.

"Sorry, but I wanted to ask you what you and your dad were doing last night, well midnight actually. Like around two and five?"

I cautiously ask, "Why?"

"Another one of those thefts happened around that time. I'm not accusing you or your father... I'm just doing my job of asking everyone, you know."

A violent gush of nervousness fills me.

"O-Oh, um, okay. My dad was probably sleeping, I slept around one I think, I was watching After We Collided and lost track of time. Now you know why I need that one-hour sleep."

I chose my words carefully.

"Ah, so you're into steamy movies?" He snickers.

Thank the heavens he changed the subject.

I am pretty sure he is grinning like the Cheshire Cat. He seems to have bought the fake story.

"I'm into all types of stuff; horror, chick flicks, romance... You name it." I shrug.

"Hey Remi, can I join you on your workout?" He asks. Red flags and lights scream at me.

Remi this is a bad idea, don't say yes, do not say ye-

"Sure, you can. Uh... Meet me in front of my house in an hour?"

Will agrees and hangs up.

Shit, what did I just do?

I brush off my negative thoughts and smile to myself. I can pretend to be a normal woman for a day, right?

I can pretend that everything is okay.