After Dusk

Chapter 3

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"Koji kurac?"

I woke up to the sound of banging. Looking at my phone I got blinded while trying to decipher what time it was.

4:21

"Oh, you have to be kidding me, I'm going to kill you, Toma."

I got up from my bed while freezing my ass off in the cold air.

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I jumped when the sound came from behind me or more specifically the window. Jebeš ovo this is how people die in horror movies.

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I slowly crouched down and started crawling towards my phone when-

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'Wha-'

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I know that annoying voice, I came up next to the window and looked down. There stood Gvardiol looking up with rocks in his hand. I opened the window and glared at him.

"What is wrong with you?! It's half past four in the morning"

"Jea I'm aware that is why I'm waiting for you to unlock the door."

"I told Toma to take the keys and that I'm not unlocking the door for him."

"Again I and everyone at Ban Josip Jelačić Square are aware of how loud you yelled but Toma is passed out drunk in front of your front door."

"Jesus ok I'm coming."

Closing the window I quietly started going down so I don't wake up my parents to unlock the doors.

Unlocking and pushing open the front door I was met with my brother laying on the concrete and Gvardiol picking him up in a firefighter carry. Turning his head towards me Gvardiol asked me "Get him water will ya?" While dragging him inside and to his room.

"Sure," I said locking up and heading to the kitchen to grab a glass and fill it with cold water. Heading upstairs I was met by Gvardiol digging through the medicine cabinet.

"What are you doing?"

"What doesn't look like I'm looking for painkillers."

"Toma doesn't buy painkillers but I think I have some."

"Could you grab some for him?"

"Yes, I'll leave them on his desk," I said turning around to leave and feeling him right behind me. I was already feeling the awkward tension so I decided just not to say anything and headed to grab the pills.

"Thanks."

"What?" I turned around confused.

"I said you should probably put on some pants before walking around." I looked down and as I was wearing shorts and an oversized shirt it looked like I didn't have anything on.

"I have shorts on you just couldn't see them because of the shirt and why are you even looking in the first place?" 'What an asshole this is my house and he doesn't live here.'

"Who knows maybe I find it attractive?" now I was very taken aback by that.

"You sound like a paedophile saying that."

"Paedophile is attached to children and you're 19 if you are forgetting so again you're wrong," stated Gvardiol smirking.

"Wow good for you, do you want an award for that?" and without waiting for an answer I entered my room and closed the door.

Why the hell was it so important for him to say that or even better why was he looking? Those were the questions that kept me awake for another hour and finally around 6 fell asleep for only two dreadful hours.