Tempetation Of Shadows |18+

CHAPTER11: The elvatorII

I woke up in the morning, feeling the soft warmth of a blanket covering me. Blinking my eyes open, I realized I was still on the couch. Confusion swept over me; I distinctly remembered falling asleep without any blanket. Who had put this on me? My mind raced, trying to piece together the mystery. Shaking off the bewildering thoughts, I decided to get up and start getting ready for the day.

As I stood up from the couch, my eyes caught sight of the plushie and I remembered the voice recording. I hugged the plushie again, feeling a mix of emotions. Deciding to confront my stalker, I picked up my phone and opened the contact saved as "Fuckface."I texted him: "

ME: Thank you for the gifts, they are awesome. How do you manage to get the recordings of my parents? How do you know about them? If you know, please do tell me."

I sent the message and got into the bathroom to freshen up. After getting ready, I checked my phone and saw that he had seen my message but hadn't replied. So, I decided to just go on with my day. I went to Sophie's and we both together went college and started to work on the project as my professor had told me to be prepared from the beginning. Not sure if I am selected or not, but my professor told me I should start my preparation. So, I started doing that.

During lunch, Sophie and I were at the cafeteria, talking. Suddenly, I got a call from an unknown number. I picked up the call and heard the voice of a man saying, "Your aunt is in the hospital."

I got worried, so I rushed towards the hospital. As I entered, I asked for the room number, and the receptionist provided it. My heart was racing; I couldn't bear the thought of losing my aunt. She's the only family I have left. I hurried to her room and saw her lying there, a nurse dressing her arms and antiseptic cream covering her neck.

"Aunty, what happened?" I asked, my voice trembling with worry.

"Nothing, dear, just a minor accident at the bakery. I was so busy, I didn't notice the oven was overheating. It caused a small blast. But don't worry, it's nothing serious," she reassured me.

"No, Aunty, what are you saying? I have to worry about you," I insisted, tears welling up in my eyes and spilling over

"Elena darling, I'm okay. Don't cry now."

"I'll go get your medicines, Aunty. You rest here," I said, stepping out of the room. I walked towards the elevator and pressed the button. As soon as the door opened, I got inside. I scrolled through my phone, noticing Sofi had sent me some important notes. My whole concentration was on the notes, and I didn't notice someone had already entered the lift. He leaned closer to press the lift button, and that's when I noticed it was Enzo Moritti.

I was shocked to see him here with me in the elevator. I smiled at him and greeted him.

"Hi, pretty girl," he replied, a smirk on his lips.

We went quiet after that.
Suddenly, the elevator stopped working. I looked towards the door, but it didn't open. Realization hit me: the elevator had stopped working. It was stuck, and we were stuck in it.

Enzo pressed the buttons repeatedly.

"Why is it not working?" I started panicking. "What happened? Why is this not moving?" Tears started falling down my eyes.

I placed a hand on my chest as I felt I wasn't breathing properly. "I can't breathe," I panicked.

He came to me and held my hand, seeing my situation. "Hey, Elena, I'm here. Shhh, baby, calm down. I'm here with you. Try to take long breaths," he said, cupping my cheeks.

"I can't breathe," I said, choking on air.

"Baby, look at me," he made me look directly in his eyes. "Try to breathe with me, okay, Elena?" he said, hugging me.