True Love's Bite

05 // Surprise Guests

It is said that non-believers only call upon God's name when they are in serious trouble. Well, I went to church literally seven days a week, but I doubt He would save me right now, and it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I've been a very bad girl in the last twenty-four hours. I've just been in enough situations to know when, or not God chooses to show up and show off.

The temperature in the room dropped instantly, and I felt the hair at the back of my neck rise. I felt like I was being watched and I didn't dare turn around, I reached for my phone and ran for the door, calling Esra as soon as I was out of the house.

Not even an hour later, she sped into the compound and got out of the car, pulling me into a hug. "I couldn't hear you on the phone, you were saying a lot of things at once, are you okay?" She asked worriedly while inspecting my face for any injuries. "What happened?"

I didn't have a single scratch on me, but I was shaken. "I don't know! I was in the sitting room listening to music when something came out of nowhere and destroyed the TV stand and everything on it."

Esra covered her mouth with one hand, the other on her waist. "Yvonne, were you playing loud music even after I told you to keep things low?" I opened and closed my mouth like a fish as her words returned to me. "Dammit, Yvonne!" She snapped and barged into the house.

"Esra, wait!" I shouted, running after her. Was she crazy? There was something in there, and it could kill her since I already provoked it. "Es-"

Esra turned to me with a worried look. "Friend, maybe you are just stressed out, you've had the longest 24 hours."

I shook my head furiously. "No."

"Yvonne -"

"No!" I yelled. "Everything was shredded, I saw it. I felt it!" I couldn't believe my eyes, everything was back in place, the TV was playing as if it was never broken.

"But everything is just the way I left it this morning when I went to work," Esra said, the look in her eyes made me feel like I was going crazy.

I shook my head and plopped down on the couch. "What's going on with me? Esra, what if I'm married to a spirit?"

"Yvonne, don't be ridiculous!"

"I'm serious. Look at what happened, I slept with someone and I don't remember a thing, and now this?" Tears rolled down my face.

Esra came over and took my hand. "Let's get you to your room, you need to rest." She said softly.

I got up and followed her upstairs to my room. I stayed in bed and couldn't fall asleep, I even thought of calling my dad, but I knew he would tell me to come home and I wasn't ready.

Trying to think about everything just gave me a migraine.

Esra brought me lunch, and I could barely eat.

She left, saying she was going to make dinner. I placed the tray aside and opened the gift she got me. On a normal day, I would have jumped with joy, but my spirit was down to the pits; she had gotten me a set of painting equipment, and only the best and expensive, I could never imagine owning this set all my life.

Eventually, I fell asleep and by the time I woke up, it was dark outside

I went to the bathroom to wash my face, I was sure that Esra was done cooking by now, after missing lunch, I woke up famished.

I made the bed and was about to leave the room when I heard voices outside, it sounded like someone was arguing.

I cautiously walked towards the door, and at that moment, everything died down.