Sundown

006

"Jacob?", I asked while I saw him standing with there with his hands in his pockets.
His cheeks had a little bit of a red tone and he covered his hair with the hood of his hoodie.

He smiled a bit and took a few steps in my direction.
"Do you want this one?", he asked and helped me pulling out the book of the shelf.
"Yeah, what are you doing here?", I looked surprised
in his eyes but he scanned the book instead.

A small smile escaped his lips and he looked at me.
We stood very close together, so close that a piece of paper would fit between us.

"You know that this book is about my ancestors.", he said and grin.
Oh, I didn't know. Is that a good thing?
"Well, know I want to read it even more.", I played it off and smiled.

He placed his hand above me on the bookshelf and looked down at me.
"Is everything okay? You seem a little bit off...", he said after scanning my face.
"Well, I had a dumb fight with Paul and he just dropped me off the road.", I admit and he sighed angry.
"What was the fight about?"

Should I tell him?
It's obvious that Paul and him don't really like each other and I don't really want to put another reason for that in but there was that warm and good feeling of trust in Jacob I had with no one else.

"We saw almost crashed into a wolf on the street and I was very concerned about the well being of that wolf..."

I explained the whole situation he understood.
"He's just a hothead and gets angry easily."

What he said was right but no excuse for Paul's actions.
"You work here?", he said while looking around.
"It's my first day, what are you doing here?", I asked and suddenly he looked back into my eyes. He was so near right now I could feel his warm breath on my skin.
My eyes wandered to his lips and back to his eyes.

"I'm often here."
"In an Antique shop?", I asked curious because I knew he lied.
Suddenly the doorbell rang and we moved away from each other.
An old lady came inside the shop and was searching for something.

"I can pick you up after work, if you want to.", he whispered and I nod.
"Only if you don't throw me out in the middle of the street.", I joked around and he laughed a bit.

"No worries I'm not a dick called Paul."
"I know, you're the opposite.", I admit and he had to smile.
"We can also eat dinner together?"

"Jacob, are you asking me out for a Date?", I askes curious and smiling but he couldn't answer because the old Lady asked if someone was there.

I wanted to turn around but Jacob grabbed my hand.
"Dinner after work.", he just said and I laughed after going to the Lady.

After arriving at the counter I could hear how Jacob left the shop.
I couldn't explain how happy he made me somehow.
He was very charming and caring, I really liked that about him.

After the lady bought some candles she also left the store and I sat at a chair behind the counter.
I slowly put out my phone out of my pocket and suddenly a new Unknown number texted me.

Unknown
We are talking to shapeshifters now? You really want me to kill you I see...

What the hell? This is for sure the other Unknown number I blocked before.
What does he or she even mean?

Unknown
Dinner? Not before you meet your killer.:)

How does that person know about my dinner with Jacob?

I decided to stand up and quickly close up the store earlier today.
I was very terrified and this wasn't a normal situation.
I don't have Jacobs number so I called my Mom.

"Hey Mads, everything alright?", she asked me.
I could feel the panic spread inside my body and also cold sweat on my back.
"Mom, can you call Jacob to pick me up already? There is a strange number threatening me already since we arrived here and somehow he knows about me and Jacob meeting up later and..."

"Meadow! Why didn't you tell me before?", she asked almost screaming at me.
"Mom, please. We don't have time for this right now! I think that person might be here somewhere.", I said and walked out of the shop.
With shaking hands I tried to close the doors with the keys the old man gave me.

"Stay wherever you are, I'll call Jacob immediately!", she said and hung up on me.
It was already dark and the weather was a bit cold.
Suddenly the street lamp turned on two buildings next to me and a man stood under the light.
It was the same man, pale and with dark clothes. His hair was a little longer and with every step he got closer to me.

I know Mom said I should stay at where I was but suddenly he was only one building away from me which isn't really far.
I decided to ru and did that fast that my heart was racing.
With great fear, I tried to turn around while running to see how far the distance was from me and the man.

He was gone.

"What the..."

But when I turned around again, he stood right in front of me. His blood red eyes shone in the light and he grinned...