I was done with my household chores, it was past eleven in the evening. I'm lying in the bed stretching my legs, feeling tired for what I've done throughout the day.
Then my phone beep. I stand up to get it from the table, maybe it was my friend who'll message me for the assignment which we are about to be done by a group. As soon as I have it on my hand, I open it and saw a message from an unknown number.
"Hello," the number isn't familiar to me. I was hesitant to reply nevertheless I did.
I just reply with a "Hi" and then turned my phone to silent mode then headed to my bed to sleep.
I woke up by the sound of my alarm on my phone, it was four-thirty in the morning. Time to start my day.
I saw that there was a message from the same number who texted me last night.
It says "I got your number from a friend", "Are you asleep already?" and a "goodnight".
I ignored the message and go to wash my face to start my day.
This house owns by my aunt, a sister of my biological father, yet this aunt of mine was so strict and had an unbearable attitude that I would feel like she didn't treat me as her nephew. His husband is a good person, a total opposite on her.
The house was not that big, it only has three rooms but it needs a caretaker, and now I am here to do those tasks because every caretaker they hired quits because of my aunt.
I remember my aunt calls my father telling him that she's going to let me study in college and pay my fees only if I will stay at their house. As a girl with a dream, I agree cause I knew for a fact that my parents can't afford to send me to college for we are struggling with some finances.
It's past four in the afternoon and I need to prepare, for my class will start at five o'clock in the afternoon.
I am now in the room for my second subject for this day since I was late for my first subject so I didn't attend it and waited for this subject. I'm always excited about this subject which is logic. Not just because of the subject itself but also for a reason that my crush was my classmate.
He is so cute, and he paid much attention to the instructor. And I was kind of listening to the teacher while glancing at him from time to time.
When the instructor exits the room, he was behind the teacher and stop at the door while my other classmates go their way out. I was about to exit but he stopped me.
I was looking at him then he snatched the phone in my hands and dialled a number.
"I have your number, I'll call you later"
He then gave it back to me and walked away, I was left standing.
Yes, on that night I did expect a call from him and I was not disappointed. My phone rings "Yes, hello?" I answered.
"Hey, it's me Harry" he then responded.
"Oh? Why you're calling me this late night?" my alibi as I can't help my heart beat fast.
"I was just thinking about you, that's why I call, by the way why aren't you sleeping it's almost midnight," he said.
"I was about to, but you call" my excuse. "Oh, I'm sorry I disturbed, you know you should sleep now, I'll see you at school tomorrow, okay? Goodnight" and the call ends. Hmm, I wasn't able to tell him goodnight too in my mind. Nevertheless, I am happy that he calls.
As the call ends, there was a text so decided to read it thinking it was from Harry, but it was from the unknown number. "Hi, it's me Dreck, would you mind if I call?" and the other message "Are you busy?". Maybe he called when I am on phone with Harry. I'm not familiar with the name, not even met this guy so why would take time.
As usual on how my day starts, it was one o'clock in the afternoon and I'm done with my lunch. Usually, I eat lunch at my aunt convenience store. My uncle was the one who looks after the store and I take over in the afternoon until four-thirty.
Three men entered the store, I know this guy the tall, white, charming and confident is one of our neighbours Tristan, the other guy which had a brownish colour and had a funny look is Reggie one of my companion in the tricycle who picks us in school, but I'm not familiar with the other one.
They went to my area to pay for a pack of Marlboro cigarette and a candy bar, it was Tristan who pays it. The other guy stood standing looking at me. His penetrating eyes looked at me like he knew me, and the other guys looked at him then they went away.
"Take care" the message I saw in my phone while I'm on my way to school, it was from the unknown the number Dreck, I felt goosebumps as if he was looking at me that he knew where I am or what am I doing.
