Love and Hunt

Chapter Five

I didn't think that I would get this opportunity. I thought I just focused on saving my people and lost the chance to look for a handsome guy that I dreamed as it was the main reason of coming this town. I didn't find him on social media, but he had put me in the fascinating moment that I couldn't leave easily. I still kept those men' accounts on my social media, and all of them asked me to come to this city. And he wasn't one of them. I hoped he would be a good guy for me and being my husband. The love for him had stayed so strong inside me since we met. I was behind me and following him into his apartment through climbing up the stairs. I felt like I wanted to hug him, but I knew it was too quick. I thought I needed to have a talk with him first. I didn't know if he had a girlfriend or didn't. I kept being silent when I was still being worried as if the twin witches would find me although Grace had told me about their spells. Then, I wondered about Grace afterwards. I wondered what would happen when she found out that I didn't get into her premises. When I was thinking to find out an appropriate answer for my excuse, that guy had opened the door of his apartment. Then, I went into his apartment.

***

"How it could happen to you?" He said to me who stood not far from where he had been standing.

"I walked down on the street, and he came to me and then stopped me." I said. "I was so worried at that time when he didn't let me go. I though he just played to me, but he tried to kiss me. Then, I slapped him, but he didn't stop trying to kiss me. And then, I decided to run away from him until I hit you on the street."

"So, the street was empty except you and that strange guy?" He said.

"Yes." I said.

"Can you describe me the guy that was chasing you and tried to kiss you?" He said as passing me and approaching the window of his apartment over there.

"Hmm, he's bald." I said. "He's little bit fat and white. He wears black jacket and jeans."

After describing the strange man's look that was a lie, he was still looking out of the window. I knew he wouldn't find that guy as it didn't happen. The real incident was that I was running away from the twin witches.

"I didn't find him down there." He said. "I think you've escaped from him."

"Yeah, it's because of your help." I said.

"So, you want to stay here or you want to go back to your house?" He said.

"I think I can stay here for a while." I said.

"Sure." He said.

I saw him leaving the window and making for the sofa that was in front of me. Then, he sat on it.

"So, do you live here alone?" I said.

"Yes." He said. "What about you?"

"I live with my sister in her premises." I said. "But do you have a girlfriend?"

"I'm single." He said.

When I found out that he was single, I could feel the excitement inside me and realized that the unexpected event of how I net him could be the way how we had been destined. I could feel the strong happiness inside me after knowing that he was single, but I kept pushing it hard to be unseen from him who was still sitting on that soft gray sofa.

"I'm single, too." I said. I knew that he was single, but I still got the hesitation about the rejection that he would give to me as I told him that I loved. I wanted to be with him. I wanted to live together with him. I felt like my life had been taken by him. Being around him felt like I had forgotten that I was a witch.

"Well, if you've decided to stay, you can stay." He said as getting up from the sofa. "I will go out to grocery store."

Then, I heard the ring of my smartphone, I was sure Grace was calling me, and I was sure that she had been in her premises and didn't find me inside her premises.

"I think I have to go back to my house." I said as holding my smartphone. "My sister is calling me."

"Well, Ok." He said. I was making for the door of his apartment, and I knew that I hadn't got something from him. The guy had opened the door for me, and I knew that I didn't want to lose him.

"Do you mind if I get your numbers?" I said.

"No, I don't." He said. Then, I gave him my smartphone. And he typed his numbers on my smartphone. Then, he gave me my smartphone back after he had given his numbers.

"Thank you." I said as walking out of his apartment. "And thank you for the stay. May I know your name?"

"My name is Will." He said.

"See you." I said. Then, I took the steps to get out of this building, and I hoped Grace wouldn't get mad as I came into her premises late. I wouldn't tell her the truth that I had been hiding in Will's apartment. If I told her, I knew that she would get mad as the intense of witch hunt in this city to those people had got bigger. I knew she would think that I could endanger the lives of my people. However, those people and witch hunters hadn't known yet that the wooden bracelet over my left wrist was the sign of a witch. I meant the witches that were on my father's side.

***

I had been out of Will's apartment and stood on the street where I found other people walking down under the cloudy sky. I took the steps right away to go to Grace's premises. I felt like I couldn't walk with the ease as I was sure that Grace had been worried about me as I hadn't been in her premises yet. I heard my smartphone was ringing again. I took out of my smartphone from the pocket of my coat, and I saw Grace was calling me. Then, I accepted the call from her.

"Hello, Grace." I said as walking down the street. "I'm sorry. I haven't arrived in your premises yet. And I didn't do same as your plan. I'm sorry."

"Where are you now?" She said through her smartphone.

"I'm still walking down the street." I said. "I'm heading for your premises."

"I'm glad that you're safe." She said. "Now, I want you to be in my premises right away."

She ended the call. I put my smartphone back into the pocket again. I knew that I had to be in her premises right away, so I sped my pace.