Fate's Play

Stranger Danger

I spotted a departmental store named, Barley, just a few streets down from my house. I went in after parking my Harley in the valet. I skimmed the place for my favorite, Burger and some fries for lunch. I ordered two of them each and made my way to the veggie section. Gathering some of those vegetables in my cart, I moved to the counter. A small board caught my attention and it read, 'Free door delivery'. I think I zoned out a bit because the lady behind the counter waved her hand in front of my face. "Eric" I said as he was the one to do this to annoy me. "Whose Eric?" came the question. I mentally slapped myself as I replied her, "Sorry, it was my friend" I smiled sheepishly.
                     That was the time I took notice of her. She wasn't a lady but a girl of my age whose face was caked with make up. "Typical teenagers!" I thought. "Is it true?" I asked her while I  pointed my finger at the board. "Yes! Yes of course!" She replied enthusiastically as her brown eyes twinkled. "I guess she's so happy to get relieved" I thought and smiled as her smile was contagious. "Please write your details here, ma'am" she said while she handed a clipboard. "Call me Quinn" I corrected her and she beamed at me. After writing those details, I handed back the clipboard and left for the Blossom store which I saw while I rode my bike.
                      I parked my bike near the store and entered it. The ringing of the bell and the sweet aroma of the flowers invited me in. Just then a lady, probably mid age around 40 years or so came towards me. "Hello dear, how may I help you?" She asked me tenderly. "Ma'am, I saw the board which you placed outside the window and understood that you needed my help" I told her and smiled. "Oh, thank goodness! These days have been tough without an assistant here" she sighed. "So, what's your name?" She asked me. "It's Quinn, Ma'am" I replied politely. "Call me Camila, please" she said. "Okay, Camila, when should I start my job?" I questioned her. "Hmm.., when does your college get over?" "Umm, I'm 17 so I go to high school Camila" I chuckled. "It'll be over at 2" "Okay, it's settled then. Be here at 3:30 pm" I squealed in delight as I went on to hug her and she was surprised.Then she melted into my hug and patted my head. " See you soon, Camila" I called out before exiting her store.
                       I checked my watch and immediately regretted it. I was terrified cause I was way too late. "Mum would definitely go mad!" I thought. I searched for my phone and realized that it's still sleeping on my table. "Curse my name" I muttered and roared my Harley back to life. I bought coffee on the way and reached my house in record time. Wasting no time, I soon parked my motorcycle in the garage and slammed the door. Then I checked the bag whether I had spilled coffee in it but thank God I didn't, and that's when I heard it. Just then, a voice from behind, startled me as I trembled with fear. "Oh my God, Jesus!" I shrieked at the sight of a guy standing close to me. I took a step back and calmed myself by taking deep breaths. He spoke again, "Umm, I'm sorry for creating a havoc here" he smiled and that's when I took good look at his face.
He had an ash hair, tinted with silver but it looked a bit bluish. The majority of his face was covered by thick black shades. His skin was incredibly pale and totally he looked cute. Did I mention the word 'cute'? Shit, yes!! I mentally slapped myself for connecting that word to the stranger. So, I quickly asked him before my mind  could think of something stupid. "Yes, how can I help you?" I asked him very doubtfully. "Actually, I went to Barley store and bought some stuff. The staffs told me to deliver this to you" he gestured to the bag he was holding and continued "cause I live two houses from yours" I was surprised that he's my neighbor but was embarrassed too cause they had to trouble him to get the work done for me. "So here I am delivering your bag" he said as he handed me, my bag. "Thank you so much and so sorry for the trouble" I sincerely apologized to him. "No, pleasure is mine" he replied to me and I turned to walk away. "Why am I talking to him? Anyway he's a stranger, who brings you danger! Such a rhyme" I thought to myself as I smiled.
                  "By the way," he suddenly called out and I made a halt to turn towards him. "Are you new here cause I haven't seen you in my neighborhood?" he questioned me. "Okay he's asking questions!! Please turn and run! Please turn and run!" I begged myself but I found myself answering his question, "Yes indeed I am new here" I trailed off not knowing what to do to escape from him. So, I did the most stupidest thing I could ever do. "I.... I got to go inside. Probably, my mum would be insane right now thinking her daughter would have been kidnapped by someone" I forced a laugh at my lame joke. He smiled at me and nodded. "He would think I'm an idiot!" I thought. "See you later" he called out and started reversing his car from the driveway. "Are you happy now?" I scolded myself. "I'm totally stupid, why didn't I come up with another excuse?" I mumbled all the way through my living room. My senses rushed in and I ran all the way back to see whether I had closed the damned door. Yep, it was closed. "Phew, Thank God!" I muttered as I went inside the living room to find my mum peacefully sleeping in the couch. So I decided to surprise her by arranging my things on my own as I was an independent lady.
                 I took a bite of my burger as I started to admire my new maison. It had a color theme of white, with all of the bricks being white and the doors were chocolate brown. It had a garden which was perfectly lawned and had flowers in the middle and some in the front of the house. There were five steps that lead to the double doors with two statues of Angels standing in the front. If you ask me, it looks like I'm walking into a millionaire's house. Inside the house, there's a staircase with the living room to my right and to the left we had the dining room. The kitchen was right after the corridor that passed the basement door and the laundry room. These rooms were plus grande for three people- for four people in case he tries to stay with us.
                  Out of the blue my mum asked me, "Why don't you go and choose your room? I believe, there are 3 to choose from, excluding our room.." my mum drawled from sleep. I clutched my burger and the other hand went to my heart, "Geez, mum! Stop scaring me... Okay sure, mum" I stopped to see her yawn. "Burger, fries and coffee is on the kitchen counter" I called out as I ascended the stairs. The first room, that I passed doesn't really fit my type. It was tiny so we would either use it as guest room or my library. The second is a bit bigger but still it doesn't really take my liking. The last room was my favorite and it's gonna be my room. No, it is my room.
                It has a double sized bed with two windows situated on either both side leading to a balcony that looks out over the massive garden and the pool. There is a walk-in wardrobe to the left that has a room for shoe section, a dress section and a normal clothes section. It also had a mini desk inside, in which my jewels would peacefully sleep. On the right, there is an en-suite, with a bath, shower and a tap with mirror. It looks plain modern and fancy. To the left of the door when you enter, there is a massive desk that has a notice board over the wall. Draws are also put against the wall for some of my photos. Over all, I fell in love with my new room but it doesn't change the distaste of my town.

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