like a railroad

020

I woke up a few days after the date to a warm smell of cinnamon flowing in through my door.

pancakes.

I literally jumped out of bed, running over to my wardrobe grabbing a sports bra and a pair of sweatpants.

I threw on a pair of socks while I was at it, because our house is always really sandy.

"Come er' Hera." Vinnie's cat had been dropped off at my house for the past few weeks, because you can't have cats in a hospital.

She purred, leaping off my windowsill before proceeding to stretch at the bottom.

I crouched down on the floor, holding my arms out. Hera had always liked me, so she walked up to me, letting me scratch her head before getting scooped up into a little cradle.

I stood up and opened my door, walking down the stairs and into the kitchen.

"Good morning." wtf.

It was Vinnie.

I let Hera down and ran up to him, hugging him mid pancake flip.

"I thought you were getting released tomorrow?" I was super confused.

"I wanted to surprise you angel." I smiled, the butterflies on a rampage in my stomach.

I felt a furry feeling on my leg, and I looked down to see Hera walking between me and Vinnie.

"Hello baby." Vinnie bent down and picked her up, cuddling her into his chest.

"I'll let you two have your moment." I said, grabbing the spatula and flipping the rest of the pancakes onto the plates.

"Where is everyone?" I asked, looking around the living room to see no one in sight. 

"Well, Aaron is visiting your aunt, Josh is in a meeting with, and Avani and Amelie went home." I sighed.

"What do ya wanna do today?" I asked, eating a pancake off the tray.

"Wanna go to the aquarium?" He asked, taking a bite out of his piece.

"Ooh yeah lets go after breakfast." I grabbed my pancakes and sat down at the table.

I can't decide what to wear between a yellow dress and a blue one. "VINNIE GET IN HERE." I screamed, facing my door area before turning back.

Vinnie's POV

I walked up the stairs, and into my room, turning on my computer.

The screen light turned on and I put in my passcode. I had a new message from...anonymous?

I clicked on it.

Take care of your dear Ella, before it's too late <3

I just stared at the screen. I had gotten weird texts and emails before, but this one was different.

I could email back... but what if it gave me a weird virus. It was so cryptically written. Super weird.
Fuck it. I typed back:

Who is this?

Someone who is in love with your girlfriend, and is willing to go to great measures to have her.