Sticky Note Friend

Chapter Twenty Five

The trip back home was agonizing, both in the silence and the time it took. My fingers continuously drummed on my lap as I stared out the window. My mom hasn't even turned music on, which was a must for her, this was serious and scary.

Hasn't this gone too far? I honestly don't know what to do anymore...I'm putting everyone through so much stress, and not to mention myself, but it's not even something I can control. I sighed helplessly and closed my eyes.

"Nina...you know...I wish you had told me when this all had started." My mom spoke quietly, entering our neighborhood. "I could have taken action sooner."

I felt my heart drop, she was blaming me, wasn't she? This while thing is definitely my fault, I have total control over some disturbed guy who finds it fun to harass me. Yeah. My fault.

"I didn't think it would go this far, I thought it was a prank or something..."

My mom shook her head and pulled into our driveway and into the garage. "Alright, were home."

I booked it out of the car and towards the door, I didn't hesitate to barge in despite my mom's protests to stay by her side. The first thing I did was run to my room, my mom had said something had happened. I swung the door open...but it was normal.

I didn't have any immediate thoughts, I was struck dumb. This was how I'd left it right? It did look neater than usual, but maybe that was because Willow? I didn't understand.

My mom came up behind me, "Nina, you're room-"

"It looks normal...what are you taking about?" I turned to her with accusing eyes.

"Are you kidding me? It's so clean and organized! This is unlike you and Willow, both of you are slobs." She gripped my shoulder with unease, "Don't you think this is scarier than having a messy room?"

I face palmed and shook my head, "Mom, you need to calm down."

"Ok, so maybe I'm over reacting about your room. However, your phone is actually gone, I've looked everywhere I could have put it!" My mom hugged me close to her.

I was starting to doubt this was the work of Watcher, "Are you sure you didn't leave it on the couch and it got stuck inbetween the cushions?" I'm pretty sure my mom was just being paranoid.

"I did look there! I was going to bring it to the police with you but...now I can't." She sighed and ran a hand through her hair.

I pressed my fingers to my temples and sighed, "Mom...you genuinely might be over-reacting."

She, at first, looked offended. "Nina-" Then she paused and looked defeated, "You think I might be?"

"Yeah."

"I'm sorry," My mom slumped against the wall and sighed. "I guess I'm really paranoid..."

I smiled and patted her arm, feeling myself calm down. "It's moderately ok, I would've freaked too." I looked into my room and shook my head. "My phone is probably on a counter or under papers."

My mom nodded and straightened her posture, "I'll clean the house and find it that way!"

I laughed and shrugged, "If you think that'll help go ahead."

My mom looked determined and scurried down the stairs and out of my sight. I cautiously walked into my room and glamced around, it did feel off, but I just wasn't used to having a neat room.

The front door opened and there was a loud scrambling along with Willow's voice calling a greeting to my mom. I turned to my open doorway and caught sight of Willow barreling up the stairs and panting.

"Nina! Ohmygosh! Nina!" She screeched collapsing on my carpet.

"Willow? Is something wrong?" I furrowed my eyebrows with concern.

She looked up at me and pointed at my face, "Why are you here before me!? Why weren't you on the bus!? June was so mad that you weren't at your locker-"

I laughed nervously and rubbed my arm, "My mom wanted me home because she got paranoid is all."

Willow frowned and sat up, crossing her arms, "I get that, but I should have come home too! Riding the bus alone is scary!"

I patted her head and chuckled, "Sorry, sorry."

There was a few continuous rings of our doorbell and that got will and mines attention real quick. My mom must've answered it because her voice shouted up to me.

"Nina! Two visitors! A boy and a girl~!"

I froze, me and Willow made eye contact, we knew who it was, because only one boy would visit me with another girl...but why?
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