Sticky Note Friend

Chapter Sixteen

    I freaked out. Like any normal person. Panic settled in and I backed up against the walls, the pictures being sent showed me that. Watcher was spamming me and making me uncomfortable and want to cry.

    He was hiding somewhere near by, but when I looked around I saw no one. Nina! Cops! Scream! Anything! My throat suddenly dried and I slid down the wall watching my phone with wide eyes. I had read a book once, a girl in a similar situation, only with out the whole June and Julian thing. She got out of her stalker problem by visiting a beach, I couldn't see that helping me.

    "Nina dear!"

    I tensed, expecting to look up and see Watcher, gladly it wasn't he. The pictures stopped, sort of ominously, the last picture was from down the same hall the person who approached me came from. It was Brandon looking worried and slightly distressed.

    "Goodness! You're shaking like a leaf!" It was funny how I never noticed Brandon sometimes talked like a grandmother.

    I looked at my hands, I hadn't noticed them shaking, and I was holding my phone in front of my face. A finger hooked under my chin and pulled it up, I met Brandon's pretty green eyes, my stomach churned. Is this what they call a moment!?

    "Are you okay?" Brandon spoke softly and slowly, a soothing voice I didn't know he had.

    "Uh..." My brain had forgotten English, maybe those few seconds of terror had made my brain all mushy. Maybe it was the fact if some unsuspecting person were to enter the hall they would see Brandon kneeled all prince-like and me looking confused.

    Brandon chuckled and stood up reaching a hand out for me to grab, I did so hesitantly though. We stared at each other for a few more seconds before I snapped out of this movie cliché trance I was in. The only problem was Brandon hadn't.

    "Um...th-" I cleared my throat, "Thanks I guess."

    He shook his head suddenly and smiled brightly, I saw his prince attitude fade away. "I don't know what I did, but yeah! You're welcome!"

    I wrung my wrists, shifting my weight from one foot to the other."You kinda saved me in a way."

    Brandon blinked in confusion before a serious expression crossed his face. "Do you...have anxiety?"

    "What?" It sank in. "No! I was just...uh...getting a text from my mom that um her long lost er brothers cousin died!" I laughed nervously, Brandon was nodding with sympathy.

    "My condolences."

    "You talk like a grandmother."

    "You talk like a mom."

     I smiled, "Touché~"

    Brandon laughed but quieted soon after, I got this uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. It sometimes felt like Brandon was never suppose to be serious, or quiet.

    "I'm gonna head to class...yeah." I turned to leave, but was halted by Brandon's hand grabbing my own.

    "B-Brandon?" That familiar panic settled in and I was expecting my phone to start blowing up with photo's of the scene.

    An eerie silence hovered over us, Brandon looked right at me, a small smile forming.

    "I scared you didn't I~"

    Relief washed over me, I almost collapsed at the dread being taken away. Brandon was just being Brandon. I laughed with him, he sure did scare me though.

    "You did scare me! Gosh!" I held a hand over my heart to add more affect.

    Brandon grinned with pride, "Good! I'll see you in math!"

    I nodded, my mood brightening, I walked away. No one grabbed my hand and no vibrating phone. It was official though, I'd spill the whole stalker thing to my mom and get the police right after school.

    I wish it was as simple as visiting a beach.

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    Who is on a roll!? Me! Updating both stories in one night?!?!?!? Sorry for no June, Julian, and Willow but I think I need to start diving deep into characters now. Also I seriously noticed how much Brandon-when he's acting all "princely"-speaks like an old lady. As always! Thanks for reading!!! ^v^

~YoursTruly