Once Grey

Chapter 45: Stranger

This chapter had been dedicated to @Queenetmaria
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Edwin's POV
It's not my fault she's a good lay, I can't control her incredibility in bed now can I?
Seriously I'm an asshole. That's the biggest lie I've blurted in my life. Sex with Mia doesn't make me feel half the way I feel when I kiss Grey. I mean those who lied about fireworks erupting when you kiss your special someone either didn't know what they were feeling or couldn't describe it. It's like fucking Nazi bombs are sounding, it's extreme and it's like a drug, she's my drug and I can't stay without her not when I've already tasted what life is with her in it. So many people come and go in my life they never last but I'm hoping that despite my damaged self she'll always come back. I missed her so much and I just lost control when I saw freaking Jones lips latched to hers. He's such a pathetic arse. I picked up my keys and went to find my Grey.

Andrea's POV
"Take my jacket" Scott offers taking off his jacket to cover me. After our shift we decided to walk. Kaylie was supposed to pick me up later as she had promised. I couldn't help but feel guilty that I was about to put on Scott's jacket; I felt like I was betraying him. But should a cold girl die? Certainly not so I happily accepted the jacket. It didn't smell like Edwin which was kind of what I needed right now. Just inhaling his scent always kept me calm.
"Awww, how sweet, how are you still single?" I teased
" Because you're taken" he shrugged grinning.
"You never give up, do you?" I laugh.
" And you never give in , do you?"
" Touché"
" Who said I was single anyway?" He chuckled
" Wow, who's the unlucky girl then?" I joked nudging him.
" Guy you mean" his phone rang and he took it out not before saying " Speaking of the devil ."
" Hey Nate...Mhmm...okay, I'll be right there."
"Sorry I really need to go boyfriend problems."
" Don't miss me" he shouted over the honking of cars in a distance.
" I will try not to." I said finally waving. Alone again just great. He was going to meet his boyfriend or girlfriend , anyways I know nada about gay stuff. I mean who'll prefer more d...Mhmm I had sworn myself to purity sooo no dirty words. I subconsciously zipped my lips. I don't want to freak out any passer-by.
I plugged in my air pods as I walked through the buzzing city of Chicago. Anxiety by Coi Leray blared into my ears. Just the exact song for my mood. As I walked through the buzzing city of Chicago with the honking cars, people retiring to their homes and teenagers like me wishing to just get back home and wallow in our pain in peace. I don't even know why it hurts so much. I should have seen it coming. Someone doesn't just come out of the blue and make you so happy. That happens in Zootopia; what am I even saying? Even Zootopia is fucked up. I take out my phone to call Kaylie since she promised to pick me up that's when I realized that I had 20 missed calls and 30 messages; 20 messages from Alan explaining how sorry he was for kissing me and I think because of how oblivious I was to the messages before now, he thought I was ignoring him which explains why he called me 17 times. Shit I missed 2 calls from my mum well if she hasn't hired a search team to come looking for me then it's nothing serious .Shit I missed Kaylie's call and she's supposed to be my driver. And no call from whose-name -I-will-not-mention. I honestly didn't have the energy to reply anyone especially Alan because I didn't have the energy to tell him how much this wasn't his fault because I'd be lying. The next text I glanced through was from the unknown number who kept dropping letters instead of just telling me his or her
name. First said J and now A. What's this? An escape room tournament prank where you drop clues? I opened the message.
" Still not interested in finding me?"
" Yeah I'm not" I texted right away. The next minute the number was hovering over my screen and I pressed the answer button.
" Even if I know who really killed Jason?" My heart stopped for a nano second. Who really killed Jason? He died in a fire accident just like everyone said. Why is this stranger bringing it up after 3 years.
" And I know that someone's following you right this instant." He continued not even giving me time to process what I just heard.
"S-someone's after me?" I stuttered my voice giving away my fear but what followed was a bip . The bast..nope don't swear you swore yourself to purity. The goosebumps coated my skin and my hair on my body stood up. Don't have a panic attack, don't have a panic attack . I kept chanting in my head. I tried breathing in and out but ended up mostly breathing in because it was like each time I let the breathe out the fear creeped into my chest trying to usurp the heartache Edwin caused. I looked around just in case people were staring and thank goodness they weren't. I decided to turn the opposite direction; the one I was normally coming from, I think I'd rather just go back to the café and call someone to pick me up from there but just then a man in a black long coat equally turned immediately walking faster than usual and I did what I didn't think I'd do, I followed him at this moment I was walking like a penguin on fire as I called Kaylie's number in the process. I was closer to the strange man, maybe he's the one sending those texts all this while. I needed answers and this was my opportunity.I successfully got to him and pulled his arm with so much force that his body turned towards mine and the air knocked out of my lungs
at the face that was now stuck in my vision.

I don't know if there's anyone who's as happy as me knowing Scott is gay as f***. So he kinda isn't a threat to Edwin.