If I Could Run

Chapter 3 Watched (Btw my chapters are really short)

I continued feeling watched so I pulled up my phone and texted Amilia and asked if she wanted to go to the beach. Of course she quickly replied yes. I grabbed my clothes and put it all in a bag wanting to get out as soon as possible. I walked halfway out the door and remembered I forgot my phone in my bedroom when I grabbed my swimsuit. I dropped my bag and walked back in and climbed my stairs. I grabbed my phone and walked down stairs. I heard a noise and nearly jumped in the air. I turned around to see the bathroom light on. "Mom?" I called but no reply I backed out side and closed my door but my bag was gone. I couldn't go swimming with out my swimsuit so I texted Amilia to pack one for me and I'd explain at the beach. I ran down my street still feeling watched and texted my mom telling her where I was going. She said she had been at the store the whole time. So I got even more uneasy. I told myself it was just my mind and I should relax. I felt a river of relief when I saw Amilia at the beach with an extra swimsuit and towel.

"Here you go..now why did I need to do this?"

"Thanks Amilia and someone stole my bag when I set in it on the porch."

She gasped and I told her the rest about my dad, the bathroom light, how my mom wasn't home, and about my bag again.

She looked a little scared so I got off topic as we walked to the restrooms to change. There were three empty stalls so we took two and we changed but as I was I still felt weird. I walked out the bathroom door and washed my hands as I waited for her I realized that an extra stall had been taken all I could see was black dress shoes that guys wear which was weird. Amilia walked out and we walked out side to the beach we laid down our towels and dived right into the water. We swam and talked about non important things like school and other things. All the sudden my phone rang I swam to shore dried my hands and answered it.

"Hello" I said

"Is this Katie Carter?" Said a serious voice

"Ummm" I hesitated, "um who is this?"

"Well that's for me to know and for you to find out."

"Huh" I said "who is this?"

(Beep) they hung up. I stared for a minute and really felt weird.

I told Amilia and she told me to call the police.

I held up my phone and started dialing when someone threw a shoe at my phone and knocked it outa my hand and into the water.

I screamed a bad word and jumped in the ocean after it I located the floating phone and grabbed it. I walked back to shore and picked up the shoe it was rather large and the same shoe I saw in the stalls.

"It's broken" I said really mad referring back to my phone

"Put it in a bowl of rice tonight and it might come back to life." Amilia said

"Ok I should probably go home." I said

"Can I walk with you?" She asked. I nodded.

We picked up our things and walked to my house.