Head Over Heels✔️

Chapter 10: Talking

I finally made the decision to call Jake and tell him what happened. It kept ringing and right before it went to voicemail, he answered.
"Hello?"
"Jake...Its me. I'm sorry for last night."
"It's ok. I get it. Although, you could've at least called and said you weren't interested."
"No, I am. I was literally right down the street. I was walking and all of a sudden, I got attacked."
"Really, are you ok?"
"Yeah, but, this man...he held me against the wall with a gun to my head. He said he knew everything about me. He called me by name. Then he said your name, Jake."
"Me? Why my name?"
"I don't know. He kept trying to convince me that you were a bad person."
"How?"
"He just kept saying, "he's not the person you think he is", and that your going to hurt me."
"Maybe this guy is just some weird stalker whose making things up. Why didn't you call me when it happened?"
"Because, the last thing I remember is him grabbing my throat and throwing me against the wall. I blacked out, I guess. I woke up this morning."
"It's ok. I'm sure he won't bother you again."
"I hope not. But I just wanted to call you and tell you that I was on my way to meet you, but that happened. I didn't blow you off."
"Its fine. I get it now. Look, just take a few days to recover, then we can get a coffee or tea for you, or lunch. How's that sound?"
"Great. And thank you, you know, for listening."
"No problem. Ok, got to go, bye."
"Bye." I heard a weird sound before he hung up. I couldn't grasp what the sound might have been. I continued thinking and realized what is was.
Once he thought I blew him off last night, he found someone else. Or he already had someone else. That noise was kissing. He had someone with him. I was upset but I didn't want to think the worst of him, so I put that opinion on the back burner.
My plan was to take a few days to recover like he said. Then call him and arrange to meet up. Then, I will ask him what he decided to do that night. Maybe he just tells me, I mean, we aren't dating. Then the topic of dating gets brought up. If he says yes, then it will be easier for me to find out if he has girlfriend already. Or I could just ask Jack, but I really don't want it to come to that. I just hope that this stalker isn't right about Jake. He's such a nice and kind person. I really hope he is different and not just playing me.
After relaxing for a few hours, I was going to eat something. It was nice, considering I hadn't had anything since yesterday afternoon. It was still morning however. 10:30a.m. to be exact, so I made myself a big breakfast and enjoyed it. I spent the next couple of hours looking through pictures and uploading them to the website. I ended up taking a nap after that. I pretty much never take naps. I guess the events from last night just took a lot out of me.
I woke up around 3:00p.m., and was just bored in my thoughts and decided to go out for a little bit. Honestly, I was scared. I didn't want that guy to attack me again. But, I did feel better about it because it was daytime, and there would be a bunch of people around.
I wasn't really sure on what I wanted to do. I guess I could take a walk, maybe get a tea and take some photos. I got dressed, did my hair, grabbed my phone and bag, and left. Even though it was daytime and people were around, I was still very hesitant on leaving.
I walked about a mile down the street to a nice place on the beach. I was enjoying the sun and taking photos.
"Taking pictures?" someone asked. I quickly turned around, startle by the action. He didn't look familiar to me, nor did his voice sound familiar.
"I'm sorry, do I know you?"
"Oh, no sorry." he said, reaching his hand out to shake mine, "I'm Thomas. I'm a friend of Jack."
Great. I thought. Why is he bothering me. And what did Jack tell him? I dread knowing...