Why Me? (Discontinued)

Chapter 7: Who are you?

Sorry for the late update. I spent the day with my mom. There are still some edits that need to be made but I think for now I'm satisfied with this chapter:)

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It's around 1 am and I bolt awake due to the thunder and lightning outside. I look around for Jacob, but he isn't behind me anymore.

"Jacob! Jacob, where are you?" I call out for him. A crack of thunder goes off and I scream, covering my ears in the process.

I hear footsteps coming towards me and I begin to hyperventilate and shake. The game room door opens and in steps a guy around my age. I scramble away from him and push myself into the wall.

"Who ar-are y-you and h-how did y-you g-get in m-my house?" I stutter out due to my quick breathing and shaking.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. I'm not here to hurt you. That's the last thing I want to do. My name's Dustin. We graduated together. Nice to meet you. What is your name?"

I huddle farther away from him into the wall before I answer his question.

"My name is Ca-Callista, but my fr-friends call me Cali. How d-did you get in my h-house?"

He contemplates for a second before he comes up with an answer. "Jacob, the wolf you were calling for earlier, well he's a friend of mine and he had somewhere important to be, so he sent me to watch over you. I know you trust him and you can do the same with me."

I look at him and squint. I stand up and walk towards him to get a better look at him. Our eyes lock and the world seems to stop at this moment. He has black hair and hazel eyes. I have to stand on my tippy toes to actually look at him.

He notices and kneels down in front of me. "Mine..." He whispers. It sends chills down my spine. I stare into his eyes and memorize every individual color. As I travel to the top of his eyes, I notice that he has a cut above his right eye.

"Oh no, you're hurt. I'm sorry. Let me get my first aid kit and I'll fix it for you."

I leave for my room and head to the bathroom. I look at myself in the mirror and question what just happened. Why did I feel like there was a connection between the two of us when our eyes met? Why did he call me his? Why did I like it and my body respond like that? As all these questions enter my mind I realize I've been away too long, grab the first aid kit, and leave the bathroom. 

I guess all these questions will be answered with time. I enter the game room and notice that Dustin is still standing by the door.

"Here, sit on the couch and I will fix that for you."

He walks over to the couch and sits down. I begin working on his cut above his eye and feel an electric shock shoot through my hand.

"I'm sorry, did I shock you?" I say taking my head away.

"No, it's alright. You didn't shock me."

I take that as my cue to finish what I started and put a band-aid over it. The whole time I am doing this he's staring at me.

"There. You are all fixed. I'm really sorry if I caused that with my scream from earlier. I'm just really terrified of thunderstorms and lightning."

As soon as I finish my sentence a crack of thunder and lightning go off. I scream and sink to the floor covering my ears. I begin to rock myself back and forth and cry.

I feel Dustin pick me up and hold me in his arms while he sits on the floor. Electric sparks flow through my whole body and it sends a calming sensation through me.