Delilah;
"Open! Shut them! Give them a little clap clap clap!" I sing to the children as they clap with me. Today was children day and Hobi loves kids. He so good with them and on this day we give free dance lessons to children 1 through 10. Hobi likes to take on the big brother role for the other kids so he usually gets the 6 through 10 year olds and I get 1 through 5 year olds. They are sweet and listen so well to my instructions and if they do good we give them a little pizza party afterwards.
"Hands up! Then stretch and touch your toes!" I instructed so the kids don't harm any muscles before dancing. I like teaching kids to dance it's so fun and freeing to just let loose not trying to count the steps in my head and the kids are an amazing bunch I learn new moves from them sometimes too. I could hear Hobi in the studio next door and he count of and makes his little animated noises. I can imagine him now moving around and saying. "pow pow, dun dun, one two bop bop,"
When the class was over we watched as the kids enjoyed themselves and ate pizza and drink juice. "How was class today?" I asked Hobi with a nudge of my shoulder.
"It was nice, the kids were good for the most part we had only one disobedient one today, but she was okay once we figure out was wrong, what about you?" He asked nudging me back.
"It was fun, teaching and learning to dance again it made me remember why I loved it so much, I mean the look in those kids eyes as their eagerness to learn, and the spark it remind me of..."
"You," he said with a smile as he faced me.
"Right, and how I was so invested in this that when you told me about the whole dance studio opening up I was going to invest but then Taehyung decided to cut me from the money and friends, I'm sorry Hobi," I said as I shield myself with my arms.
"Hey, hey, it's okay, I know what he did and I still insist on not talking to him, what he did was not the friend I once knew as brother would do," he reassured before pulling me into a hug.
His warm presences gave me so much comfort. Being with Hobi was like being with a literal angel. He smelled of warm vanilla and oranges and a slight pine smell. He must have changed his shampoo or cologne. It was hypnotic to my senses. I could stay in his arms forever but I was brought back into reality when I heard a click of a camera. I pushed Hobi away quickly.
"Delilah? What's wrong?" He asked.
"I gotta go, something came up," I said before rushing off.
I didn't give him a chance to stop me or ask anymore questions. I ran back to the dance hall to the studio I was in to collect my things when I saw it. A Polaroid with a picture of me and Hobi hugging a few minutes ago. Above it in what look like red lips stick was writing. "Such a lovely couple, don't forget me so soon," I wanted to throw up. I ripped the Polaroid off the mirror and stashed it into my bag. I heard footsteps coming near the studio. I ran to the opposite side and to the guest parking lot.
"Parking deck D," I repeated to myself over and over like a affirmation as I search down a line of cars until I spotted mines next to Hobi's. Once inside my car I locked it and tried to calm my breathing down. I was panicking and I had been getting cryptic letter and photos ever since Taehyung and I had split. Who was following me? Was it Jimin? Was it Taehyung? Was it his mistress? Chills ran down my spine as I started my car and reverse out of my parking spot. I jumped as my phone blared reminding me how not alone I was.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Are you okay?" I heard Hobi's concern voice blare through my car speakers.
I put my car in drive and being to make my way away from this place. "Yeah, yeah maybe just too much pizza," I said sickly, trying to convince him of my lies.
"But you didn't even have a slic-"
"I will see you later Hobi, maybe at my house, I am just not feeling well,"
I felt the silence on the other end, the one where the person is disappointed but can't say too much. He sighed on the other end and then his usual happy tone was back. "Okay Delilah feel better for your Hobi!"
I smiled a little even though I knew he wouldn't see it. I couldn't let my mind drift for too long on this happiness. I was still worried about who was stalking me and if he had seen the writing. I should have erased it before I left, but it was just writing he probably would blame it on the older kids. But how did they take that photo so fast and still have time to threaten me?
"I promise to call you with an update on my health tomorrow," I said cheerfully.
After I hung up with Hoseok I did feel a bit better and less panic but it didn't stop the nerve wrecking feeling in my stomach as I adjusted my rear view mirror and saw a blue Toyota following close behind me. I tried to be reasonable and thought maybe we were just going down the same road until I took a left turn to get to my house and it followed behind. I sped up a little just to find they were too. Who ever this was they were definitely following me. The chills I had before were now back. Who is this person?
BADDIES take a guess on who is following Delilah? Who is her stalker and what is the reason?~TB
