April Rose- Night Shifter

The Mysterious Vince Rowley

    "Hello, I am Vince Rowley I'm your new neighbor, so cliche, I know, but nice to meet you." He sticks out his pale slender hand.

        Jason retrieves the mysterious mans hand, "Great to meet you too, I'm Jason Blair and this-" he motions toward me-"is my guest April, my father isn't home at the moment, in case you wanted to meet the man of the house." Jason informs Vince and adds, "May I ask what apartment you've moved into? I didn't realize there were any available apartments." He looks curious and as suspicious as I am right now.

    Who is this mystery man, this Vince Rowley? Where did he show up from and what can he possibly want? I think it's very peculiar that he decided to move in today in this building and visit the Blair's residence at this time. It's inappropriate, why couldn't he wait until the morning like any normal person?

    He's looking at me now since Jason mentioned my presence, something flicked in his eyes, but what? Recognition? Impossible! I've never seen this man in my life. I must have mistaken because what ever look was there is gone now. He reaches out toward my hand. "You have such a beautiful name. I never here a good unique name like that now-a-days." he shakes my hand and I shake back, man does he have a strong grip, "it's a pleasure to meet you", he continues after letting go of my hand and answers Jay's question seeming to remember it was even asked. "I live in an apartment that was just released yesterday due to a very tragic death of a Mr.Robinson. So sad. Died in his bed the other morning and just discovered, they cleared out his apartment pretty fast though, they had a taker for the apartment so early. What a shame." His blue eyes were sincere.

    Jason and I have mimicked expressions. Our jaws reached the floor after hearing that impossible news. Jason shakes his new shock before I can "Well as horrible that is, me and my father were good friends with old Robinson" he swallows hard "it is nice to have someone new there instead of it being all eery and empty. " Vince frowns, was he faking? Yet he says "I am sorry for your loss" and he nods at Jay and strangely Silence Of The Lambs starts up in the background. Jay jumps and runs to go pause it, I want to plead for him to come back but stop myself. I don't know why i feel so uneasy around this man I've never met, even if he did show up too "conveniently" if that's what you'd like to call it. Vince takes a step over the threshold picks up my hand from my side, which automatically goes clammy, he kisses the back of it  "Nice to finally meet you in person Ms.Mayhall" he winks and glides out and opens the door of the late Mr. Robinson.

    I am stuck there when Jay rests his hand on my shoulder, blinked once I realize the door is open and I probably look like I just saw a ghost. But it's so much worse than that, how did he know my last name? Who is Vince Rowley? I force myself to close the door. Jay asks "Hey where'd he go?" I could tell him what just happened, since we just had a discussion about me needing to tell him things but I don't say a word about it.

    I give a weak smile "Something about  a lot  of unpacking to do and a late dinner"

    I walk past Jason with a million thoughts wracking my brain and I sit stiffly on the brown suede recliner away from Jay because I am cold and shaking. All jay does is shrug, before he gets back to the couch the door is knocked on again. My heart speeds up afraid it is Vince the mystery man. It is only the pizza guy in his little red cap and glasses. Jay hands him the money and grabs the two boxes closing the door swiftly with his foot, smiling a smile as cheesy as the pizza. His smile that normally I couldn't help but giggle from, yet I wasn't hungry and I didn't laugh. 

    I ask Jay to give me a ride home, tell him i am not feeling to well and even fake a good sick look. Of course being the kind of boy he is, Jason insists on driving to the local mini mart to get me medicine and somehow walks out with a new blue snuggie, ginger ale and a bag of my most prefered chips, salt and vinegar. Even though I couldn't stomach them I take them, rest my head on the window using my "sickness" as a reason to be silent the entire ride home.

    We arrive in my wrap around drive way, I look up to my monster of a house, Jay gets as close to the front as he can,  grabs my door and the things he got me and walks me inside. I knew my parents would be awake still, I  sure was hoping to avoid them but they were in the kitchen each with a glass of red wine leaning over some papers. Dad greats me "Hey kitten, what are ya' doing home thought you were staying at Jason's tonight?"

    Mom takes off her glasses because she thinks they make her look to serious. Thank god Jay answers for me "Oh Memi, poor Rose over here caught a bug" and yes he called my mother Memi, its his twisted way of a nickname between Mom and her name Remi.

    Mom looks generally concerned "Oh crap we don't have anything for tummy aches if that's what you've got dear, I can run to the mini mart?"

    I cut in as mom is grabbing her keys already  "Jay already got that taken care of mom, I think I'm just gonna go upstairs and catch some Z's, I'm pretty tired it was a long day at work and maybe I'll feel better in the morning." I can only think that there is no way in hell I am getting sleep tonight.

    Jay takes my things upstairs, kisses my forhead after feeding me the medicine and ginger ale, clumsily tucks me in and turns off my light. I slide the covers down crack the window and feel the cool breeze hit my lungs as I stare at the ceiling, thinking about creatures chasing me and taking me with them, and I am still suspicious about Vince. It all haunts me right now, I curl up into a ball and become a little white kitten and let my eyelids finally close.

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-MissTrips

-LisaMarie

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