Saving Hailey

chapter 7

"Why did you bring me here in the first place?" I asked confused. The sun was lowering into the sea like a piece of rock thrown into the ocean.

I turned to look at Sebastian. He was starring at the sea, melting up in it. I touched his shoulder to bring his attention. He jumped in his place.

"O-oh sorry .. it was something. Just forget about it," he said quickly in a low voice. "Now let me take you home."

"Okay," I said.

"Wait," I suddenly said remembering the question that was rumbling in my head.

He was starting the engine but my voice caught his attention so he paused.

"How did you know my name?" I questioned.

"Umm.. you can say, I've got my own agents," he smirked and followed it with a left sided wink.

I wonder how his mood could change 360 degree suddenly with just a word.

He is weird
I thought.

He drove silently and I didn't want to talk changing his good mood. He was way to concentrated on the road. Thank God there wasn't any red lights so he just took around 15 minutes. He parked infront of my house.

'Great. Nachni is going to make up a story out of the red Ferrari. She is spying for sure.'

We sat in our places for a while until he started the first word.

"Maybe I will see you tomorrow who know. Take care," he said extending his hand. A smile spread across his face.

Throughout our drive, I was observing him slowly, and carefully. He felt hard. Hard in the mean of gripping the stirring wheel. Something bothered him and he kept thinking about it, I could tell.

Whenever I looked at his eyes in the front mirror, I could feel him thinking. It's so strange how I could read him like a magazine.

When he turned to look at me, his expression softened, revealing a new person I didn't know about.

I have no idea how it happened.

"Maybe who knows," I said back smiling too. I extended my hand for the handshake.

I opened the door and started walking to the door. My mind kept telling me that his eyes were behind me, but I didn't have the guts to look back. When I opened the door, I looked at him and waved. He waved back then his car roared to life.

On my way to the home, I remembered Jason. He hasn't texted nor called all the way. What might have happened to him? I wondered.

I closed the door and took a glance at the house all in all. It was quiet.

I walked left to the kitchen, to the fridge. Grabbing the orange juice I drank some and placed it on the counter. Directing to the right, I went to the living room and switched on the TV. It's just because I hate silence.. it feels so eerie. You know. You will get me if you have ever stayed home alone.

I increased the volume and left the room. I jogged the staircase remember the song '22 by Taylor Swift'. Singing in my mind I knocked Nachni's room. No one answered. I opened to check but the room was left neat and clear. Now that is scary.

I went to the bathroom on the right of the room but it was empty. Hope is lost now. I went back left and opened the door that was beside Nachni's, which is my room. Then.. shock covered my face.

Nachni was on my bed shouting at some guy below her saying 'tell me the truth'. The guy wasn't clear but I could say he had almond brown hair. Nachni got alerted so she jumped from the bed falling on her back.

"Oooooouch!" Her scream was comforting me. She deserves it.

The guy changed his position and stood up right. He fixed his clothes and lifted his head up. For a second our eyes locked. Sky blue eyes.

Jason.

Nachni left the room in a glance to escape my endless questions.

I entered closing the door behind me and locking it.

I need explanation now.

I glanced up toward Jason. He was peacefully staring at the ceiling and humming a song which I didn't recognise.

"What happened?" I asked catching his attention.

"Fine.. listen," he said and sighed. "While you and Sebastian where in your journey, I lost track of the Ferrari car. Minutes after you sent me your location my phones battery died.. Nothing was left for me except checking on you at your room, maybe you have already arrived, so I came and climbed the ladder to the balcony," he looked at me and continued. "You weren't in the room but Nachni was there instead. She had her head and both hand forced into your drawer. She seemed too concentrated and insecure the way her head continously, rapidly checked the door," he paused and smiled.

"Then? " I said encouraging him to finish his 'story telling' time.

"I wanted to scare her," he said quietly and bursted laughing. "Pretending to be a thief, I covered my face with black socks and reappeared behind her. She literally had a heart attack, with an ear piercing scream of fear," he had a long pause indicating the end of his 'story'.

"So what were you doing on my bed?" I pressed on to keep our conversation on and to satisfy my curiosity.

"No worries," he smirked. "We weren't doing anything bad. Jealous aren't you?" He winked.

I stared at him with a clear face of annoyance. He cleared his throat, murmuring 'sorry' and he talked.

"After I scared her, she recognised I was the one who pick you up daily. We had a small scene of Tom and Jerry chase in the room until she got a hand on me. She started her attack hitting me. Hell! she is a monster with a pan palm!" He said rubbing his head as he remembered the pain of her beatings.

"You're not the first to tell me that," I replied with a half smile.

"I could feel that too," he took his breath and watered his lips with a sip of water. "Lemme finish it up. So where did I stop?"

"She served you a welcoming dish of beatings," I said trying to absorb the laugh but failed.

"Yeah.. then she almost handcuffed be with a rope to the bed and jumped above me. Yelling what you heard, she wanted to know what we have in between us, as she thought. I ate a couple of slaps until you came like a hero rescuing me from her deadly hands," he sum up the while story with a soft smile. I nodded.

I dragged my legs to the side of the bed. I was already exhausted begging for rest. I threw myself on the bed and I observed Jason when he was exploring my room.

I closed my eyes and asked him, "what is the time now?"

" 7:30," he replied with a sigh.

"I think I must leave you now to.. to.. t-to give some rest."

I got shoot my eyes opened and grabbed his wrist ,"No wait, stay with me." I said pouting my lips and giving a cute puppy look.

"As you wish.. but give me a space beside you then," he said gesturing for me to take a side of the bed. I took my left and gave him space sit. He rested his head of the wall and extended his leg on the mattress.

"You are so shooort," he extend the ooo and poked my cheeks.

"Thank . You ," I replied coldly. He laughed at my expression and kept on poking my face. I got annoyed. The pillow beside me was the only solution.

****after 1 hour of pillow fight*****

"GOD YOU ARE SO ANNOYING!!" I whined. He was left on the floor clutching his stomach and laughing hard: he couldn't even catch his breath to speak a word.

It was around 9 when we both stopped and we were worn out beside each other on the bed. Non of us was able to speak a word and we drove to dreamland at the back of a sleeping train.
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Done with chappy 7.. but not edited. Sowyy !
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