Flashback

Chapter 5 -Taylor-

-Taylor's POV-

What's he doing here? Who is he? And why in the world is he staring at me like this? I stand frozen and stare at him, trying to figure out where I saw him before. He looks older than the image in my head, but it's him! I know that from the faint scar on his neck.

"Taylor! Let's go!" Harper says, pulling my arm and forcing me to leave behind him. He leads me to the car and once we're both inside it, he drives away.

"Who's that guy?" I ask after a while.

"No one important." He answers.

"Why did we leave then?"

"Because he's bad news! If you see him again stay away from him!"

"Why? Who is he?"

"He's a criminal! My father is responsible for one of the cases he was accused of!"

"So he's after you?

"No, he's after you!" He says.

"Why? And how do you know that? Who is he?"

"Taylor, I promise to tell you everything but not right now OK?" He says. I agree but not because he promised. I agreed because I'm too shocked to argue. Why would a criminal be after me? What did I ever do?

I don't hear from Harper all weekend and I'm worried. Actually I was terrified. There's a guy out there who's after me. Why is he after me? I thought maybe he's after me because I'm with Harper and Harper's father is the one who's responsible for his case, but that still doesn't explain why his face is stuck in my memory. I clearly saw him before somewhere before I even met Harper. A knock sounds on my door and I instantly grab the nearest thing to me that could protect me, which happened to be a shoe. How that'll protect me, I have no idea but I grab it anyway. Whoever it is opens anyway without waiting for my reply and I freeze in my place waiting for the right moment to throw my shoe at him.

"Woah Taylor! What's wrong with you?" Jason says as he enters and dodges the shoe.

"Just messing with you!" I say.

"Are you trying to get me back for last week's prank?"

"No, I didn't even know it was you out here."

"So you're just bored and thought to entertain yourself by throwing shoes at the first person to enter your room?"

"Pretty much!"

"Only you!"

"What did you want Jason?"

"Well instead of sitting here boring yourself I was gonna suggest you come and play some COD with me, what do you think? Ready to get your ass kicked?"

"Are you joking? When have I ever lost to you?"

"Well, I've been practicing and I just beat pretty much everyone in the house! It's your turn now!"

"Hand me my controller!" I say jumping up from my bed and following him to the games room.

To be honest I only agreed because I wanted something to distract me from everything that's going on. I actually hate the game and I'm only good at it because my cousins force me to play it all the time.

An hour later, I had already beat Jason four times and we were in our fifth game. Zack, Harry, Larry, Adam, Finn and even Hayley were cheering for me. Apparently Jason got all cocky when he beat them all so we all agreed that I'll avenge them. How do I do that? Well I'll beat Jason in a game for each one of them.

"I win again Jason! Are you ready for the final game?"

"How do you do it? How come a girl who hates the game can be so good at it?!"