Silverton North High

Chapter 13: Tail

(Playlist: Michelle Branch - Creep)

I feel like somebody's watching me...

I know that somebody is supposed to be watching me, but I can actually feel it: The prickling sensation on my skin, the pins and needles trailing along my spine. That cold, knowing chill.

"Somebody's watching me," I softly whisper into the busy air of the mall.

I dare to glance over my shoulder and to the side and see a masculine body walking almost parallel to me, behind I see another guy who seems to be looking at me.

I walk around some more and sit at some random bench and pretend to look for someone. After that I find a pretzel cart and buy myself one and a can of Fuze Ice Tea to merrily drink around the mall while trying to spot my bud from SNH.
Let's find out who my stalker is.

I quickly pop into the nearest store and browse through the racks all the while inconspicuously watching the door.
I see him.

Stupid bastard walks in and talks to some people as if he knows them, which would've worked had those poorly dressed moms not seemed uncomfortable.

Masculine Body quickly looks around and spots me. He smirks and winks.

I know that wink, I know that smirk: James.

I try to pretend to not have seen him and hide my smile. I quickly 'check' my phone and dash out as if I'm late for meeting someone. The dashing isn't for Jame's benefit; he already knows who I am so there's no point in that, it's more for wandering eyes who seem to have taken an interest in me.

Once outside of the store I pop into the restrooms and spot him walking into the guyz' room. I spend some few minutes in there (hopefully enough for him to get bored and start slacking) doing my hair. I quickly pop out and go into Mr Price to buy myself a hair clip, dress and sneakers.

I quickly change into my new wardrobe and use some testers for makeup. I spot some girls dressed similarly and make some small talk and smiling as if I know them. I must say, for not knowing me they sure did play along nicely. I like them: they seem cool; too bad I'll have to ditch them soon.

I spot James looking around.

He seems me and starts making a beeline towards me. OH SWEET HAPPY DAYS (note the sarcasm). I'm starting to make the same mistakes as the others. James is probably coming over here to latch (#song reference. WHADDUP?) onto me so I have no way of escaping before we are called in. Hours and hours of watching the same mistakes being made and I decide to fall into their same pattern of stupidity. No way. Me no like *sad face*

Change of plans...

I smile brightly and make my way over to him. The look on his face right now is priceless, I'll have to hack into the mall's security to see that face again.

I close the distance between us and kiss him long an hard. The mall is so busy that nobody sees my sexual assault on him. And as he moves his hand to the small of my back I pull out the dirtiest trick in my bag.

"RAPE!!!" I shriek in my most terrified, girly voice. Everybody starts to look at us and I wink at him before turning and running off like some traumatized little girl, poor me. By that time some really misinformed muscled guyz start making their way over to James and I have to fight a huge smile that'd surely blow my cover. Screw "poor me", I say poor James!
That should keep him busy. I pop into another store for a change of wardrobe: busy, just got out of work mom here to buy clothes for her children.

I then walk around and pretend as if I've lost my little devils. Dear me. I even manage to spot my friends and wink at them before resuming my cover. I glance at some random person's phone and see that it's been an hour since I've started.