The Neighbor

3.

Ally and the boys had gotten their escalade back, and began the drive back to Lake George. It was nine at night so they'd be home by midnight.

"I just don't understand why you can't use the airport here, it's a shorter drive." Normani, Ally's manager and bestfriend complains to her. "Well I want to make it home safe and sound with all my belongings, and my sons so the drive is worth it."

"Just be careful, I'll be invading your snacks and wine till you get here."

Ally laughs, "Okay boo, I'll see you in three hours." She hangs up and continues the long drive. "Mommy can I sleep?" Danielle mumbles and Ally looks back at him, "Yes baby, your pillow and blanket are right behind you, let me have your glasses."

Danielle gets his stuff and then hands Ally his glasses so he didn't break them when he slept. Aaron thankfully fell asleep, he didn't like his car seat too much.

Ally hummed to her radio, and notices car lights behind her. She was on a one way road in the country side that not a lot of people took so she was surprised to see another car behind her.

"Maybe they'll get off on the next exit."

Ally continues to listen to her music, then she realizes the car get super close to her.

It began to get super closer to her car, "Oh thankfully Normani isn't here to break check this car, ugh people are impatient." Ally doesn't speed up, and she sees the red sports car drive past her. "How unsafe."

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Ally gets to a gas station, she only had an 30
Minutes left of driving left. It was eleven and she was exhausted. "Hey Ally, back so soon?" The nice store owner, Richard Riehle, was always open to greet Ally when she was coming back from New York.

"Hmm I don't know, I enjoyed Miami but I definitely missed the quiet here."

"Definitely wasn't too quiet in here earlier, I have a very interesting and loud woman in my restroom right now." "Really now? She wake you up?" Ally jokes. He laughs at her, "Haha yep, anyway the misses and I surely missed you! Here takes these for the boys, nice to have you back."

He hands Ally two candy bars, "Oh thank you, will see you soon!" She waves goodbye to him and goes to her car to fill it up. She notices the red sports car from earlier parked. "Guess they didn't take the exit."

Ally gets in her car, and drives away.

Ten minutes in, she's relieved to see more familiar surroundings. "I missed this." Ally says to herself.

She notices a pair of headlights behind her again. The same sports car. Ally feels her anxiety pick up, and drives faster. "Okay car what are you doing..." Ally lived in a gated community on a lake, so there was no way that the car would follow her in there.

Ally drives to her neighborhood and enters the password. The sports car was right behind her waiting. Ally felt her anxiety rising fast and once the gate opened she sped to her house. Ally only had one close neighbor it it was a vacation home to a couple.

Ally gets her phone out and dials Normani's number. After it rings and no answer Ally realizes the car isn't behind her. She pulls into her driveway and calms herself down. "They did not follow me...they did not follow me...they did not follow me."

"Mommy what's wrong?"

Ally turns around and sees Daniel waking up. "Nothing baby we are home, I'm gonna get your brother down." Ally gets out of the car, and goes to Aaron's side. He was still in deep sleep.

Ally was about to reach for his buckle but she felt a hand on her shoulder, "Excuse me-."

Ally turns around and swings her arm. Her hit connected to the person's jaw, she didn't think twice. Ally sees the person holding their face but as soon as she sees the hair, she realize it's, "Dinah?!"

Dinah whips her hair outta her face, realizing that it's Ally and attempts to smile, "Oh uh...hey neighbor?"