[18] Unexpected

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A few days later
"Bzzzzz..." my phone vibrated on the desk, causing a few students to glance in my way. Rob stared at my phone screen, and mouthed 'Adam'. I exited the library and picked up the call.

"Hey Adam. Sup?"

"I got it!" He sounded like he won a jackpot.

"What did you get? A new girlfriend?" I joked. Papers rustled at the background.

"Even better than that."

"A wife?!" I exclaimed, trying to sound as bitchy as possible.

"Mitch..."

"A son?!" My voice went even higher.

"No..."

"A daught-" I was interrupted by Adam.

"Jerome's address."

My voice cracked from squealing too high-pitched.

"My ears," he mumbled. I laughed.

"Thanks, Adam sweetheart," I tried to be as cringey as possible. It worked, because Adam hung up immediately.

Suddenly a force came from behind my head, causing me to trip and land on my face. Rob's laughter echoed the hallway.

"You're gonna get it back," I mumbled.

"Oh no, sweetie, I'm too cute for you," he mimicked my voice. I stood up and chased after him, totally forgetting that we're in school.

***
"Where is it at?" Rob leaned forward towards Adam's computer, if his face wasn't on the screen already. Adam pushed him out of his face. He typed 'Google maps' in the search bar, and instantly thousands of search results popped up. I pushed the cursor (because I was stubborn and wanted the mouse) towards the first one and clicked on it.

Adam typed in Jerome's house address, and the location popped up. We dragged the mini person to the desired place. The image started to load, and I felt shivers down my spine, as if someone was watching me. I turned back, and my eyes darted around as I calmed myself down.

The image looked familiar.

I started to hyperventilate, but then the noise calmed me down for once. It meant that I was safe with the noisy clangs and clutters of pots and pans.

We put Jerome's address at the 'To' box, and put our current address in the 'From' box. Our eyes widened as the result came out.

We were near him after all.

We were just beside Jerome's house.

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