In the Shadows

Chapter Two

"Wait!" I screamed pleadingly. The words escaped my mouth desperately. Out of options, I followed behind the mysterious figure running. At the moment, it seemed like the best idea. To be honest, I didn't know why I was chasing him. Part of me thought it was to yell at him for hurting Danny, the other part, however, wanted to see who he was. What he wanted, and why he cared.

Turning the corner, I lost track of his shadow. Left to right, I searched down the empty alleyway for a sight of him. But nothing was there, except for slience. Gasping, walked over to the nearest wall and carefully slid down, until I sat flat on the ground. My eyes stared off into the distance, playing back everything that happened. Danny, did he-? But, he loves me, and where did the boy come from? Millions of questions ran through my mind, all in search of answers. I desperately waited for an idea of what to do, when my eye caught sight of something on the floor.

My mind went blank as I stared at the shadowed object. The darkness blurred the object on the floor, making it hard to identify what it was. Getting my courage back, I slowly got up and began walking towards the object. Time seemed to slow down as I took step, by step. What seemed like loud breaths escaped my mouth as I made my way over to it. Anxiously I carefully approached and the shadows began to make shape. Closer and closer I stepped until I stood directly in front on it. Hesistating, I reached for. I wanted to value this moment, for it could change my future forever. In my hand I could be holding the answer to everything.

I stepped into the dim light the moon shone off, and held my hand to the light. The light made full shape of the object and I could clearly see it. I was stunned to find it was a regular piece of ripped notebook paper. Frustration quickly hit me. What did I even think I'd find? As I was about to throw it, I noticed writing on the back. I urgently uncrubled the paper. It had writing for sure, but not words, numbers. A phone number to be exact.

My eyes stared at it, as my mind raced and wandered. Did he drop it? Or was it here before. Thought to call popped into my mind but why? I reached for my phone when I heard faint noises from beyond the corner. I sliently passed the corner when I saw Danny move slightly. I didn't know what to do, I didn't know what to say. Danny would be furious once he awoke. I decided to do the unexcpected. Taking off my heels, I took a deep breath, obsorbed the moment, and ran.