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Auntie?...

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"Who are you? What do you want from me?"

"That necklace. You don't need it do you? Let me have it!"

"No!"

I wake up, panting. I had a stupid nightmare again. I look over to my phone, seeing it's still on, lit up, Alex still on the line.

"Alex?" I call out to him. I hear someone pick up the phone, and shift around.

"Took you long enough." He giggles. I groan and roll my eyes.

"Well sorry, it's not like I was going to wake up sooner or later."

"True. By the way, I'm coming over, just to check on you, if tha-," I cut him off and holler at him.

"Right now?!" I put my hand on my chest, and my anxiety kicks in.

"I just left my house. Should I not come?" I stutter.

"I-I never said you couldn't, but, I still have to get ready."

"You have 15 minutes." I throw my phone on my bed, and run to the bathroom. I didn't take a shower at all last night, and smell like I haven't in days.

I take off my clothes, and then throw them in the laundry basket, in the corner of the sink. I turn on the shower, and stick my hand in there, making sure the water is warm enough. I stick one foot in, then my whole body. I just stand there, pulling my hair back, feeling the water on my body making my eyelids droopy. Then I decide to just stand there.

Minutes later, probably hours, I hear the bathroom door open, then close shut, hearing someone turn the lock on the door. I stay there, confused as hell, to what just happened. I take my hand and grip the shower curtain and pull it back, just a tiny bit to let my head stick out. Alex is standing right in front of the bathroom door, staring right at me. I let out a squeal, that let's Alex groan to the sound of it. How long have I been in here, zoning off?

"Get the fuck out!" I holler at him, and close the curtain back up furiously.

"How was I supposed to know you were in here? "He chuckles, bringing his hand up to his face to hide that smile of his from my sight.

"Just get out!" I cover my cleavage so he doesn't see through the curtain.

"I had to use the bathroom..."

"Oh, and, so you didn't hear the water running and see the light on?" He doesn't say anything, and stays quiet. It's like he's not even in the room with me anymore.

I whisper,"Pervert," and sigh.

"I'm not a pervert." He says. I peek my head out of the curtain and stare at his clothes. He's wearing a jean sweatshirt connected, with some black pants and his hightop converse. He really knows how to get dressed, doesn't he? He stares at me, his hands crossed in front of his chest.

"I just wanted to stay with you here. I'm not a pervert." His eyes stare deeply into mine. I sigh and reach out for my towel. I wrap it around my body, open the curtain, and step out. He's just staring at my body, then averts his eyes to my neck.

"It's in my room. I don't take a shower with it." I look down at the ground then back up at him. He stares up and down at my body. I feel awkward, but I ignore him, and walk up to the door to unlock it, I gesture for him to finally move out of the way as I finally open it. He moans, then groans. I widen my eyes and turn around to stop him from walking behind me.

"What was that?" I say while spinning my head around to stare at him, my body staying at the same position.

"Nothing..." He looks at me then looks away.

Did I make him angry, or what? I continue walking to my room, and close the door. He sits on my bed, then lays down. I stare at him while I walk into my closet, close it, and change myself into a white T-shirt, and some gray adida sweatpants. I put my towel on my desk chair, take my necklace, put it on, then sit right next to Alex.

He rolls his eyes, then turns his head away from my sight. I scoul at him, and slap his thigh. He ignores me. I poke him on his stomach. Ignores.

"Talk to me. What the hell did I do?" I say and he turns his head looking at me. He opens his mouth and doesn't say anything. I sigh and fiddle around with my index fingers together, intwinning them.

"Why didn't you want me in there?" I turn my head to Alex staring at me.

"I've never had a boy with me in a bathroom before, so I freaked." He nods and smirks.

"Glad to know," He sighs and closes his eyes,"My grandma said I can stay here overnight till tomorrow morning." It's currently Saturday, thankful that it is, and not the beginning of next week, cause I am not ready to start another week of school.

"Oh...I need to tell my Aunt, just in case she doesn't freak out, seeing a boy in my room." He nods and gets up. We both walk down the hallway, down the stairs, and see my Aunt dancing with the liquor bottle in her hand, raised up, and her other one, swaying around to the rythm of the music.

"Auntie, what are you doing?" She turns to me, her eyes, blood red, while smiling at me, a big smile.

"Sienna! You wanna join me?" She says, extending her arm, offering the liquor bottle. I feel Alex lean into me, his breath on my neck, whispering into my ear,"She's drunk."

"Are you drunk?" I say to her while she stops dancing and walks towards me.

"Just a little. Who's this hottie standing in front of me, huh?"

She brings the liquor bottle out, pointing at Alex with it.

"Alex," I glare at her, and roll my eyes.

"Ah, ok, but please when I'm in the house, I don't want to hear moaning and groaning. Just do it when I'm not here." I open my mouth, wide, and sigh. She looks at me and takes her hand, touching my chin, pushing it up,"You don't want flies in your mouth now do you?"

She walks away, and throws herself onto the couch, while screaming,"Wooo!" And then passes out. I sigh and shake my head. I whisper,"sorry," to Alex as he draws circles on my back with his hand.

"I don't blame you. But, I think that last part made me gag a little." He brings his hand up to his mouth and turns away from me.

"If your going to throw up, don't aim at me, or even the living room floor. There's a bathroom here for a reason, use it." He turns to me and flinches closer, thinking he was going to puke all over me. I roll my eyes, and grin at him.

I watch him glare at me, as he sighs and sits on the bottom of the stairs. I scoul, and start walking back up the stairs to my room.

"I'm going to crash," I say as I plop myself onto the bed, cover myself with my blanket, and feel my eyes get droopy, then finally fall once again, into darkness.

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