Time Stands Still

CHAPTER 2

2018 - View from Anastasia  

Time passed by and after several hours of suffering. I could now get out of this hell hole. Thank god.

"Hey, girls?"

"What Lou?" I replied.

"Can you guys maybe walk home? I'm sorry, but I really need to get my brother from school and I don't want you to wait the whole time, also you know how annoying  he can be."

"Yeah, we get it.  No problem." Aria answers. 

"And I still don't know how you can survive with him." *all three laugh*

"I don't know either gurl. He is a pain in the ass." *start to laugh again*

"We will see each other in some hours anyways. Maybe we won't miss you that much.", I considered. 

"Hey don't be rude you love me.", she snaps back.

"Keep telling yourself that, my love.", Aria says in sarcasm.

"Okay, whatever we will see each other later." and with that, she got into the car and drove out of the parking lot.

Aria and I walked five minutes together and because she just lives down the street we say goodbye to each other and then go home. Because I hate to walk alone I always listen to music on the way. So I took my headphones out of my backpack and listen to some songs. While I was listening I didn't notice that I started to sing along to the song that was playing. One of my headphones fell out and I wanted to put it back (the struggle is real) when a stranger behind my back said:

"Your voice is very beautiful."

Because I was kinda zoned out I turned around in shock and bumped into the stranger. I had a folder in my hand which now fell to the ground. I wanted to grab it when the man did the exact same thing which is why our heads collided. Our eyes met for some seconds and I almost fell into those beautiful green eyes. Almost. I found my posture again. Now I stood in front of him and started to get angry because I hate when people scare the shit out of me. 

"You scared the hell out of me!", I shout at him.

"Oh well sorry that you were the one who sang so loudly and got me interested.", he replied in sarcasm.

"Than you shouldn't have listened!", I said and turned around to leave but he already stood in front of me again. 

"But how could I not. Such a beautiful woman and with an even more beautiful voice.", the man winked at me but because I don't really like those fuck boy type of guys I pushed him aside and started walking again. 

"Hey wait. Why are you leaving?", he asked with a hint of sadness in his voice. Like I hurt his ego or something. 

"Why should I not? It's not like I know you or it's not like I want to know you.", I reply. Now he was walking next to me.

"Ouch, that hurt." 

"As you would care", I laugh at him. Don't get me wrong I'm not rude normally or anything. It's just like he is trying to make me one of his "dolls" that do anything for him. I'm my own person and not a puppet. 

2018 - View from Stranger  

"As you would care", well she is a feisty one, isn't she?