I took the bus to the train station and went on my way. I ended up stranded after I left the train. I was at the right station, I thought.
I decided to try and walk to find the motel. It was getting late.I finally found it in the middle of nowhere in a hidden dense forest. The enchanting summer feels with the perfect sunset shining throughout the tree branches peeking through. I finally felt like I was alone at last.
I could never be too sure I wouldn't be found again by that stalker. I decided to try and get some sleep.At 11:47 a.m. I was woken up. Sophia was calling me. She said there had been a knock on the door that the knocking had moved to the windows. She was wondering if I had been locked out or if it was someone else. She seemed surprisingly calm for this kind of situation.
I heard a loud shatter like broken glass in the background of the call. I told her to call the police immediately, that wasn't me. I heard panic in her voice when she asked me back, confused about what the noise was. I asked her back what she meant. She told me there was a loud shatter in the background of the call. I thought it came from her end of the call.
A cold shiver went down my spine, and I looked over at the bathroom door. The lights were off. I could make out a shadow of someone. The outlining of a tall man.
I froze in panic as Sophia asked me what was going on and if I was alright. I just stared into the abyss, not sure if I was looking at someone or just an illusion of the darkness.
I turned on my lamp on beside me, and my anxiety was relieved. It was just my imagination it was a towel reflected in the mirror. I told Sophia, and she asked me again what the loud noise was. I told her to call the cops and not to investigate stay hidden. She told me she would update me after, and then she hung up.I didn't want to be spooked again, so I got up and went to close the bathroom door when I turned on the lights and saw the glass on the floor. The bathroom window was shattered. On the glass fragment covered floor was another rose. I didn't know what to do at this point. Ignore it and have something happen while I sleep. What about Sophia. I tried calling her, but she didn't answer. So I texted her, and I told her what I found. Nothing, no answer. I decided to just go and tell the front desk some animal had tried to break in and broke the window. That must happen a lot because I wasn't charged for any extra fees for the broken window. They offered me a new room, to which I declined. I just needed to get out of there. I asked them to order me a taxi and figured that a hotel would be safer, so I asked where the closest hotel was.
Finally, at 1 a.m. I arrived. Thankfully, there was 1 available room. I went to my room and tried to get some sleep, but I couldn't even turn off the lights because of paranoia.
I tried time and time again calling Sophia. I called 911 and told them there was an attempted break-in and to check on her. Finally, about 10 minutes later, I got a text from Sophia saying there was no problem and it was a misunderstanding. She had forgotten to call me back and had her phone on silent. She apologized and told me she was already asleep by then. I told her about the broken window and the rose. She just stayed silent for a minute. She finally spoke and asked why I hadn't thought of calling the police at this point. I didn't see the point, really. I'll call them tomorrow, I told her and hung up.
I didn't sleep all throughout the night and early into the morning. I did fall asleep at some point because I was woken up when the housekeeper opened the door to clean my room and quickly realized I was sleeping with the lights on and left.
I didn't know what to do at this point. Fleeing didn't seem to work. It just followed. I decided to pack up and leave. When I was returning the hotel key, they told me I was left a gift by an anonymous. A red rose with that black ribbon bow tied around it's neck.
I looked at the receptionist in disbelief and asked if they could tell me what they looked like. Nope, it was sent through mail. I hadn't even stayed there for that long. I asked what time it arrived. Only shortly after I checked in. I told them to keep it and finally left.After a long day of traveling home, I wanted nothing more but peace and to be alone. When I got closer to the house, I could see cop cars surrounding the house.
The house was taped up with do not pass police tape. I ran towards the house, ducking under the police tape.
I screamed for Sophia, hoping everything was ok. A police officer restrained me and pulled me aside. He informed me that there had been a break-in. The robberer had been waiting in hiding for some time. Sophia was attacked and killed. I didn't hear anything past that point. I didn't know how to feel. Was I angry, disappointed... guilty.What happened? Where did my life go in just a short few days. How could this have happened. The officer noticed my distance and suggested that I sit down and take some breathing exercises to calm down.
I heard him, I just couldn't move like I wanted to. Instead, I walked away. I walked into the graveyard. My footsteps delayed as I got closer to the graveyard gates. I took notice of the bundle of red roses left by the gate. I picked them up and walked to fathers grave.When I got to his grave, I simply laid down beside him and placed the roses between us. I couldn't feel anything for a moment. I just stared up at the empty sky.
The graveyard was usually empty. But today, it felt even emptier. I felt so alone. I was so sleep deprived and tired that I had to rest my eyes for a moment.
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Mistério / Suspense[REWRITTEN VERSION ON MY PAGE] Jade finds a rose whilst on her daily stroll. Unbeknownst to her, that was just the beginning of a road of roses she would aquire after someone from the past comes back for her. Jade lives a simple and peaceful life, b...