Extra Credit

Freaky Note

After Mark parked the truck he sent a text to Bill telling him we were going to wait in the parking lot for them. I rolled down my window and then fixed my make-up in the mirror. I could feel Mark watching me closely from his seat with a smirk on his face. I wasn't too sure what he was thinking but something told me he wanted something.

"So…tell me more about this stalker." He said.

I put away my eyeliner and pulled out my lip gloss. "I'm not sure what to say really. First he leaves a bouquet of roses in my living room with a poem on the back of a card, and then…he buys me a black dress with some jewelry."

"That's pretty creepy." He said.

"Yeah but that's not the worst of it," I said as I shut the overhead mirror. "He filled my bathtub up and left red rose petals on top of the bubbles that spelled the word MINE…"

His eyes widened, "Damn…sounds like he's got quite the obsession."

"Tell me about it, but I don't know who could actually do something like that. I had to call Bill to come over to spend the night because I was so freaked out."

Mark chuckled, "And what did he make of the situation?"

"He seemed to shake it off a little. He took me to my room and got my stuff ready for me to go to bed and basically told me to sleep it off."

"Some godfather…I would have at least checked your place for you so you could feel safer." He said. "Do you think you know who your stalker is?"

"I mean I have issues with Alberto but he hasn't even looked in my direction since Sami stopped talking to me."

"Sami stopped talking to you?" he asked.

I dropped my gaze remembering that I didn't really tell him what happened between me and my friends. "Yes. She basically told Ally and I that she was tired of us thinking we were better than her."

"Was she right?" he asked.

I shook my head, "Not at all. We did all we could to make her feel part of our little clique but…that wasn't good enough."

He nodded, "And where is she now?"

I glanced towards the windshield and sighed heavily as tears tried to fill my eyes. "Her brother and my uncle caught us working at the club one night and…"

I stopped for a moment as my voice began to crack. He sat up straight in his seat and gently reached over and took my hand. I smiled at him before tears began to fall from my eyes.

"You know…Sami and I have been friends for a real long time. We did everything together including cheerleading and learning how to drive." I said. "But the day after they caught us…She looked me in my face and told me that we had to completely stop speaking and that she was moving to another school."

"Are you serious?" he asked.

I nodded as I wiped my eyes with my free hand. "Shawn blames me for her working in that place…she tried to defend me but he just shut her down…I've never felt so angry in my entire life."

"Well I'm sorry to hear that Aria but you have to understand that there are consequences that come with the place you work. No matter if it's a club or even a shop like mine…there is always some type of trouble that will find it's way to you."