Secrets I keep

watcher

I got home later than expected, me and calebs dinners usally went that way. I was exhausted by the time I got home. As I got out of my car the same sensation of being watched I had felt at the fountain overcame me. I scanned around to see where it was coming from. All I could see was shadows, but no movements. I walked quickly inside said a quick hello and goodnight to my parents and went to my room. The next morning I got up late since I didn't have class again till Wednesday. I took a long hot shower using a lavender soap to further un knot the anxiety I had begun feeling since sunday, the day he came into the picture. I hopped out into the lavender scented steam looking a bit redder and feeling more relaxed than before. I put on some comfy grey sweats and a distressed white tee shirt on, slipped on some fluffy socks and went to the kitchen for food.

I looked over to the stove the time read 12:42. just in time for brunch. I took out some eggs popped an English muffin in the toaster and grabbed some milk and hot coco mix, it just seemed like one of those days. After I had devoured my breakfast sandwich and drank all my coco I decided to start on my new project. I sat on my bed staring at the assignment paper racking my brain on how I could possibly photograph the alphabet using the same 3d objects. I must of tired myself out and dozed off because I was awoken by my phone ringing. I turned it over and looked at the screen it was Caleb, "Hey what's up"? I said, still having not shaken the drousy feeling after my nap. "So I was thinking...". on no, I hated when Caleb started a sentence with those words, scheming was not his strong suit. "What! What! can you possibly be thinking Caleb"? I said slightly raising my voice in agitation, now fully awake. " why do you sound angry? I just wanted to know if you wanted to go to a gallery opening today at 10:00", he said innocently. "Yeah sure that sounds safe" I said sounding relieved. "Hey! Not all of my ideas are unsafe!" He said defensively. "Oh really", I countered, "remember that Halloween party you took me to held in an abandoned condemned house"? "Hey! how was I supposed to know that wall would crumble"? He said. "I don't know caleb I mean that condemned sign on the door saying "no trespassing" could of been for anything right"? He stayed quiet for a bit, I could tell he was coming up with a way to convince me. "Emery I can promise you this gallery opening will not be in a delapitated building". He said convincingly. "Fine! Alright! I'll go. I better start getting ready I need to tame my hair". I said defeated. "Em you know you can't tame the beast"! He said teasingly. "I've conquered it before I must do it again! I'll see you at 9:00 at your place". We hung up. I had four hours to get ready, that ment I had only two hours to fix my hair.

It took two and a half hours, but I did it. My golden brown hair once bushy was now perfectly polished, and at this point water proof with the amount of hair spray I had used. I next moved on to makeup I added some black eyeshadow to my lids and smoked it out with a bronzey brown. It really brought out my brown eyes. And lastly my outfit, I knew exactly which dress I wanted it was a black trench coat type of dress that I paired with some blushy pink velvet stilettos. I looked myself in the mirror one last time, I looked so mysterious so sultry just the look I was going for. I grabbed my pink clutch and headed for the door. I arrived at calebs house with minutes to spare. I opened the door and he was still in his boxers playing a video game. He turned to look at me and said "wanna play a round"? "No caleb you know I don't now get ur butt up and go get ready"! I said in an authoritative voice. "OK. Ok. Chill I won't be long" he said. He walked to his room and five minutes later he came out dressed in a casual blue suit complete with a bow tie and black leather sneakers. His hair was styled in a neat tousle.

We got in his car and headed downtown for the gallery opening. "We're here"! He said enthusiastically. "No we're not we're at an old warehouse... why are we at an old warehouse"? I turned to him giving him the stink eye. "When I said gallery opening I kinda ment we'd be lookouts for my friend who's painting a mural, but he promised us a free meal at his friends fancy restaurant " he said sheepishly. "Well that's just great now we can add going to jail to your list of schemes" I said annoyed. "I promise we won't go to jail Em he'll be painting the back of the building and he's scoped the place out the cops never come here". "Fine lets go, but this restaurant he's taking us to better be five star and I'm taking leftovers home and getting extra dessert"! I said raising my voice. "