The Monitor Masquerade

Level 25

READandyWRITE's POV

Monday rolled around and when I finally got home Kelli texted me that something with her computer was messed up. I looked over to Anya's scarf that was still on my desk chair from when we last hung out. 

ME: yeah ill be rite over. give me 2min

KELLI: cool thank you!!1!

With a couple of taps I heard Anya's beautiful voice. "Hello handsome."

"Hey beautiful." I could see her smile in my head. "Are you going to be home today? I'm going to Kelli's for a bit and I wanted to know if I could come drop your scarf off."

"Yeah I'm-I'm on the phone mom- hold on two seconds- Andy...really? No no I do. I'll ask. Andy do you want to come over for dinner tonight?"

"Uhhh sure yeah I don't have anything going on. Should I like bring something?"

"Just your funny self."

"Are you flirting?"

"Maybe. But at this point who can tell." She laughed.

"So today is the day right?"

"What?"

"Felix the terrible is going to spill the beans on you?"

"Yeah I guess so. Nothing has happened yet so I'm pretty sure he's just lying."

"I wouldn't put it past him."

"Hey I have to get started on some homework before dinner. I'll see you later though okay?"

"For sure. Bye."

"Bye!" She hung up first. My heart sunk a little knowing I like her way to much. You aren't even her boyfriend calm down. I grabbed my keys and started heading to Kelli's. In the middle of the drive I turned into the store and bought some flowers for Anya, that way I wasn't going empty handed. There were three cars in Kelli's drive way. I parked in the street between Anya and Kelli's house just to be safe. I knocked and waited for an answer. I couldn't help but think about the flowers in my car and if they would be okay. Finally Jason answer the door, or who I assumed to be Jason. He looked nothing like Kelli or her mother. He had dark dark brown hair and dark eyes. "Hello?"

"JAY." The kid yelled. A blond kid ran up and looked at me.

"Andy?"

"Jason?"

"What's up my man?" He shook my hand. "This is Eric."

"Sup." Eric nodded his head. 

"Hello...is that who the other car belongs too?"

Jason rolled his eyes. "That's my dad's. He's here talking about insurance with my mom. Kelli's in her room." Him and Eric went into the house. I slowly walked in and saw two adults sitting at a table both looking at a laptop. The woman looked over. She looked a lot like Jason. Blond hair and brown eyes.

 "Hello Ms. Lindsey. I'm Andy I-"

"Oh hi! It's so nice to meet you! Sorry the house is a little out of order. Oh, this is Kelli's dad, Jacob." I said hello and shook his hand. "Kelli should in her room. It's down the hall to the left. If you need anything I'll be out here."

"Okay thanks." I started walking away and she called after me.

"Taylor should be coming over later to study with Kelli, you know each other right?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Alright good. Have fun!"

"Thank you!" I followed the hallway to the left and knocked on the door. Kelli answered me in sweatpants and a Bendy and the Ink Machine T-shirt. "Classic."

"Always."

"So what's up?"

"It just keeps turning off and I'm freaking out."

"Is it a virus?"

"No I don't think so." 

"Alright let's look under the hood then." I pulled out the computer and took off one of the sides. "Fuck Kelli how has this thing not caught fire yet???"

"What's wrong?"

"Your fan isn't working." I just let it sit for a moment while everything cooled off. "So Taylor is coming over?"

"Yeah we are going to study for this english test."

"Okay cool. I'll try to be out by then. Do you happen to have an extra computer fan?"

"Actually I might. Let me ask my mom." She darted out of the room and I couldn't help but look around. Her room was small and cramped but it was very Kelli. The walls were covered but in a put together way. Nothing looked messy, she was more neat then I would have imagined. She came back in holding a box. "Bingo!"

The next couple minutes was me raving and ranting about how she needed to clean her computer and do checkups to make sure it didn't catch on fire. The knock on the bedroom door was the only thing that stopped me from talking. Kelli hopped off her bed and went straight to door. She swung it open and Taylor was waiting with his backpack on. "Is there a party going on here I don't know about? Your driveway and street are jammed." He pulled her into a hug and kissed the top of her head...then he saw me. "Oh hey Andy I didn't know you were here."

"Yeah I'm just keeping Kelli's computer from catching fire. I just have to put it all back together and then I should be on my way."

"No rush. Anything to keep me from this homework."

"Wait who is in the road other than Andy?" Kelli looked worried.

"I don't know. Andy and I are in the street so your dad can get out if he leaves first and then there is another car by Anya's house that pulled up when I was knocking on your door."

"I didn't know anyone was going over to Anya's today."

"Don't worry about it. Her mom invited me to dinner tonight so maybe they are just having some people over." I did feel a little bad since I wasn't the only one going over there but it made more sense. Once everything was put back together I said my goodbyes and headed out. I walked through the living room waving to Ms. Lindsey and Mr. Jacob, but when I got outside my mood changed. I wasn't thinking about the flowers in my car or who was going to be at dinner. My eyes focused on Anya, who was standing in her driveway. Her eyes were focused on a guy who looked around her age. He was talking and tears were running down her face. She wasn't moving but you could tell she was scared. Something about him made my stomach flip. He looked familiar but I was certain I hadn't met him before. My heart acted before my head caught up and before I knew what I was doing, I was walking towards Anya.