Into A Lovely Woman (on-hold)

Chapter 11: Paranoid

Chapter 11

Paranoid.

Two weeks? Three?

I can't remember how long since I've been here.

But I know a week passed now after the audition for the Romiette and Julio play. Things are going very well with the practice and stuff. Leading man would be Neil, directed by Alex. Aly has been really supportive of me. Maybe because she gets to sit with Alex every practice time. My academics are also doing better than usual, even with my Calculus, surprisingly. (I've been working so hard to understand the chain rule and yes, finally, I got it.) Beatriz and I are starting to create intimate and very fun conversations. It felt like she really was my mother after all.

But if there are good things that's happened lately, there are also the bad.

Bad, because Christian is still out of sight.

Worse, Jerry still not talking to me like the way we did before.

Worst, because we've got a new classmate from a country I've never heard. Her name is Angeline De Jesus and she's a loner in our class. I dunno if it's just because she is new or is it because she is unsociably a loner. Also don't know if it's just me but she's giving me goosebumps! She's quite giving me this weird feeling that she's like watching my every move, my every step, my every breath. Creepy, right?? I know. But today was the only day I got to confirm what she is like.

We were about to go home when I noticed the bushes move. Freaky.

"Did you hear that!?" I asked Aly. We were walking down the pathway going home and this feeling is giving me shit. Another feeling of someone possibly spying on us. Or on me. I don't know. What I know is that this is not a feeling of being a paranoid. No.

I turned my head to see Aly's reaction, for she wasn't responding to my question. And no wonder why she didn't answer, she was wearing her earphones and that only means she wants a world with only her and her music in it. I wouldn't interfere.

But the bushes kept on shaking like crazy.

Is it just me? Or is it really windy? No. The wind is not that strong to cause these bushes to shake like that. Maybe some teenagers felt like having sex on a hot afternoon under the bushes? If that is the case, then I'd rather stop feeling weird. Stupid teen couples.

Aly and I kept on walking until we landed on their couch and sipped a cup of good tea.

"Thanks, Aly." I put down my cup.

"Yeah sure. I'm just happy we were invited to Rebecca's party! Aren't you excited? It's like were so privileged to be even recoognized by her! You know what? I'm gonna go shopping right away after the exams. Can't wait! Totally!"

My mind is blank. My brain is like working offline and it can't register any information right now.

"Uh yeah. Uhmm look Aly. Sorry but I think I got to go. Will you be okay?"

"Yah. I'm cool. Don't worry I'm good."

We both stood up and kissed cheeks. 

I'm really affected with this feeling. She may not have felt it, but I really had this feeling of being under surveillance. After having the shortest conversation ever, maybe a half an hour stay in their house, I stepped out of their gates and walked the road going to Kylie's house.

As I was walking, I think I heard footsteps behind me. What the hell.

I stopped walking for a second. The footsteps also stopped. I did not dare turn my head around, because if ever there really was a person following me, I don't want him or her or whoever that person is to think I already knew that I was being followed.