peekaboo, I'm watching you

Chapter thirteen: Opening new doors

Tuesday night - The local café

Ava

Work wasn't as hard as I thought, when Akesha left with Paul. In fact only few customers came in every now and then. Around closing time, 10:30, I looked around the café to find Shane saying goodbye to the rest of the gang and came over to sit on the stool at the counter. I raised my eyebrow and smoothly said, "so..". He smiled mischievously and copied, "so..".

"Do you want to come to mine and watch a movie? " I suggested.

His smile grew wider and replied, "Of course, who am I to turn down an offer like that?". I looked around to find the café practically deserted. “Well, just give me five minutes to lock up and I’ll join you outside in a minute” I informed, my voice small but fruity. Going round the back to lock up, there was a folded over piece of paper cello taped to the back door. Ava was scribbled on the from of it. I stood there frozen in place. I shook my head feeling stupid, it might just be a note Akesha left me. I took small cautious steps towards it and plucked it off the wall. My breathing quickened as I unfolded the paper. The note read;

Ava,

I’m fair, you should know this by now. I’ll let you keep your toy for a little while longer.

But let me reassure you that it won’t last forever.

If I have found out that you have gone too far with this little charade, then i’ll make sure

Your toy is punished along side with you darlin’. My word of advice for you would be to

Watch yourself.  I hope you liked your little present x x x

I stood there, my eyes glazed over. He can’t do this. He won’t control me, I wont allow it. Anger surged through me, my face heating up I was completely ballistic. My blood boiling, I just wanted this sicko to leave me alone. I won’t allow him to get to me, I assured myself as I screwed up the paper and threw it in the bin in furiously. I tried to calm myself down as I finished locking up the café . I can’t allow Shane to see me like this, I inhaled deeply and let out a shaky breath. Here goes nothing, I thought to myself as I headed over towards Shane.

“Hey, you ok?” he asks warmly.

I nodded, returning a smile. He held out his arm and gestured me to take it. I slid my arm in hid and asked, “ So, my place or yours?”.

“You want to come to my place?” he asked, his left brow raised. “Why not? Beside, my house may be empty for now but it’s a complete mess. I need to find a new scene anyway. What do you say?” I waffled on, hoping to go back to his. I couldn’t stomach going home yet. Anyway, for obvious reasons he can’t come back to mine, I can’t allow him to know much of my private life. “ Anything for you” he says with a wink. Thank god for that, I thought in relief. As we arrived at his house we decided to watch 'bad neighbours' and laughed at the scenes where the airbags blew up, throwing the guy off his seat.

I loved to snuggle up to Shane, don't get me wrong girls love guys with big muscles and hardcore abs, but shane wasn't too muscly, nor too thin either. He was just broad really. I kept thinking about the note, what would happen if me and Shane did do something and he found out? He would ruin everything.

I could feel my eyes slowly closing, as I wrapped my arm across Shane.

I woke up and slowly rose my head, to see me lying on my sofa next to Shane who was fast asleep.