TORN

Stalker

"Thank you for telling me I deserve the moon|k.julka"

[11]

ELLENA has been telling about this stalker on her page. Sweet talking her everyday and taking up most of her time. Eventually they exchanged numbers and started talking more.

"Hey Amber? Do you still remember that Daren guy I told you about ?" Ellena questions delightedly as we sat down at my house completing our assignments.

"Yeah, what about him?"

"He asked to take me out for dinner on saturday but I said I could do lunch"

Every information on Ellena's profile was wrong, and she lied about literally everything including her age. I still wonder why she's doing all this at her age but who am I to judge anyone.

"Well are you gonna go?" I asked returning my focus back to Ellena.

"Yeah, I don't see why not" She chuckles.

"W-what? Are you crazy?" I rolled my eyes into a puffy look and staired blankly at her.

"Please just let me do this one okay. It's the first time that I met someone who actually adores me"

"B-but you're not really Ann Marie, are you ?"

"I know but there's just a tiny difference, the edits . We like the same things, he seem really nice"

I just rolled my eyes and got back to my assignment. While ignoring her naive behavior.

"Well are you not gonna talk to me now?" She questions making puppy dog eyes.

"Just stop it! I need to focus on my work" I yelled giving her a deadly look.

I was really concerned about her and I was not about to support her silly idea of meeting up with online strangers.

Growing up, I've heard young girls being murdered and yet alone raped by goons they met online and I was not about to let my friend walk into the same pit. But of course Ellena was very stubborn, being denied the ability to fit into a world far from hers changed her.

"Please Amber, will you help me?" She begged. "You have no idea how much this will make me feel. You're my bestfriend"

"I said NO, there's no way I'm sending you over on a suicide mission" I rolled my eyes yet again trying to focus on the subject matter.

"Please Amber, Darian looks too innocent for that." After I kept silent for yet another two, three minutes, Ellena back fired again with the only weapon that makes me think deep.

"Amber, I always say this but I'm gonna say it again, until you understand. You have no idea how it feels like to feel ugly all the time, to feel like nobody really cares about you or no body will even remember you if you die. You have no idea how hard my life is at only Seventeen, and how painful it is to hear people call you names such as, FAT, DISGUSTING, UGLY, LOSER. And just in the middle of all that storm, the universe throws you another boat to start afresh and Darian might just be my boat."

"You've got to be kidding me! You're only Seventeen. You have your whole life ahead of you. Why do you care so much about what the world thinks anyway?"

"Because each painful word, leaves a scar in me. A hole that Can't be fixed if I let it dig in deeper"

"Okay, I'll help you. But on one Condition?"

"Whatever you ask" She jumps up in excitement, placing her two hands together closely.

"I'll come with you, and no sharing of private information just yet"

"Perfect!" Ellena jumped off her two heels and squeals to hug me tightly. "Thank You!"

"Don't be too excited." After second thoughts I made sure of one last thing. "Wait, maybe we should tell your brother to drive us?"

"Not a good idea. Adrian is too overprotective of me"

We now started to make fun of Saturday, how Darian would take Ellena and his reactions. We cracked to the thoughts of him probably running away or hiding away. I mean who would ever expect Mrs Anna Marie to be as Fat as Ellena.

But something kept bugging me, I'm not sure what it is but something tells me, Darian is bad news.

The Final exams are slowly approaching and after parting ways with Ellena. I started to dig in deeper in the Darian guy. His profile was empty, he followed only three creepy accounts and then Ellena.

"That's creepy!" I said to myself.

I zoomed in and out his picture, to see if he looked any familiar or basically just observe his character.

"How can Ellena be fascinated by such a creepy guy?" I shaked my head taking in sips of water from my clear glass.

"Well maybe I'm being too judgemental" I bit my lip and closed my computer after I heard Mom come in.

"Hey Mom?"

"Hi hun, what are you working on?"

"Just some assignment for Economics"

Mom petted my back and turns back around to her room. " I'm glad you're putting so much of your time on school work" She yelled down the hallway.

I can't believe it's been a year since we moved to this new town and I'm already in grade twelve waiting to go to college next year. It's been a rough road, dealing with crazy popular girls and a naive insecure Besfriend but we have pulled it off.

"A mail came in for you today" Mom smiled handing me a white envelop with PLT University's stamp on it. "Come on, open it"

"Dear Miss Amber Smith,

We're glad to inform you that, you are one of the best students who have been accepted to join us for a journey of a lifetime next year. With the full sponsorship from the University, covering all your studies, accommodation and meals. Your grades are quite impressive.

Once again, Congratulations! Looking forward to having you!"

₩₩
DEAN of Students
PTL University

PTL is the Top best University in the country. I worked my butt off during my August Term to make sure I get admitted into the best Universities. And now a full Sponsorship was a dream.

A tear fell down on my cheek as I folded the letter back into the envelope with Mom killing me with hugs and Kisses.

I had to break the exceptional news to my bestfriends and so I took my phone off and Ps on the group. " Did anybody else get a response yet from any University?" I queried.

"Got mine today from PTL, with a full Sponsorship" Ellena jumped in excitedly.

"Ashanty, what about you ?"

There was silence on the other line but eventually it was broken. "Well I didn't get any response yet" She said sadly.

Ashanty hasn't been the type to go crazy over books, she was smart but lazy. Although we made sure to push her to the limits, her August results weren't that good.

"Well I got mine too" I said with a low voice not wanting to make her feel bad. "Ash, don't worry, you've applied to so many Universities, even abroad, I'm sure you'll get in somewhere"

"Well I hope so. Goodnight guys, Love You!"

The line was cut eventually and I started to fall asleep slowly, fantasizing about College life, but eventually I dozed off too.