Count on Me

Chapter 9

Black hoodie guy?

Before he could react I puched him up against the wall holding him in position with my arm. I could have killed him easily with just a twist of my arm,  and by his shocked expression it seemed like he knew it all to well.  His face was still half covered by his hoodie,  so his expression did seem a bit odd since I couldn't see his eyes.

"Who are you and why are you following me? " I said threateningly ,my arm just tightening a little around his neck to show him I'm serious.

He slowly lifted his hands,  carefully,  as he removed his hood. Finally I could identify my stalker. When his hood was down I was met by a face I was not expecting.

What the. .....?

"Calan?" I said, my grip loosening just a bit,  because of my shock,  I definitely didn't expect it to be him,  maybe a clown serial killer or something,  but definately not Calan.  My grip imediatly tightened again when I got over the shock.

"What are you doing here and why were you following me " I asked him that smirk that I knew all too well plastered on his face.

"It's kinda hard to talk with you holding me like this " he said his voice strained.

I took a step back,  but still ready to launch at him if he were to get any funny ideas.

"Ok I'm listening " I said impatiently.

"All in good time Sunshine " he said and smirked.

I just crossed my arms and glared at him.

"Alright,  alright "he said, "jeesh! " .

"I wasn't following you at first..."

"Yeah right " I said.

He shot me a glare,  but continued "Anyway,  I was just going for a walk since it is such a beautiful evening,  and so I decided to stop by the supermarket since I didn't want to go home yet,  my uncle is a bit moody and he kind of takes his anger out on me. " he said looking away a bit.

"Ok but back to my story,  I saw you at the supermarket,  so I pulled my hoodie up not really wanting you to notice me,  I 'm not sure why so don't ask " he said when I opened my mouth to ask exactly just that.  So I just nodded.

"But when you left the supermarket I decided to follow you to make sure you got home safely  , because this isn't the best neibourhood to be around at this time of the evening " he said and gestured to the bodies around us (note they are still alive,  I'm not a brutal killer people ) .

"And it's a good thing I did otherwise you would have been a puddle by now " he said with a chuckle.

"If you weren't following me I would never even have gotten into this situation" I exclaimed angrilly,  causing his eyes to widen.

"Look Calan,  as much as I appreciate you caring about my safety,  I don't need you to look after me I'm a big girl and can handle myself, Ok?"I said.

"So would you please just leave me alone " I said , and with that I sprinted off.

I sprinted all the way home,  it was not that far,  but for someone who is sprinting it can be quite a chalenge.  Luckily my training came in handy,  so I was fit enough not to collaps because of the lack of air.

When I got home I collapsed on the couch,  trying to catch my breath.

Once my breathing was even,  my stomache gave out another unearthly growl.  Shit!  I forgot to pick up my groceries after my encounter with Calan.