ThatNicholas stayed quiet, listening.
The wind moved quietly through the empty street as they walked beneath the glow of the streetlights.
"So if you're thinking about playing around with her feelings," Ralph added, glancing sideways at him, "don't."
Nicholas exhaled softly through his nose, almost amused. "You really think I'm that kind of person?"
Ralph gave him a look. "I know you." Nicholas laughed quietly at that. "Fair.
Lucian's pov
The room was dark except for the faint city lights slipping through the curtains.
Lucian sat near the window silently, one arm resting against the chair while the untouched cigarette burned slowly between his fingers.
Lucian exhaled slowly, crushing the cigarette into the ashtray before leaning back.
"You look terrible.", a voice said
Lucian glanced toward the door lazily.
A girl stood there holding a juice can in her hand.
Dark curly hair. Oversized hoodie. Annoying expression.
it's his sister, layla
You've been staring out that window for like an hour," she added before walking into the room.
Lucian looked away. "Don't you have homework or something?"
"Finished it.", she replied
"Friends?", lucian asked her
"No, my friends are not arround", layla said before she sat on his bed
Lucian sighed softly. "Then go bother someone else."
Layla ignored him completely sipped her drink,her small legs swinging slightly from the edge of the bed.
Even though layla was ten years old , she still handled everything like an adult
Lucian rubbed his forehead slowing, "why are you not sleeping by now"
"Because i don't feel like", layla said
"Is she pretty? ", layla asked
" Who? ", lucian asked witha bit confusion
" That girl, that mum and dad are talking about that day", layla replied
"What is mom and dad says about her", lucian asked sitting up probably
Layla narrowed her eyes slightly. "Tell me what's bothering you first… before I tell you anything."
Lucian leaned back again, exhaling slowly.
There was a brief silence before he finally spoke."It's nothing serious.",
Layla raised an eyebrow.
"That means it's serious," she said immediately.
Lucian didn't answer.
Layla swung her legs again, watching him carefully. "i'll not tell daddy and mummy"
His eyes shifted toward her slowly. "What did you just say?"
Layla shrugged like it was nothing. "I said I won't tell them."
Lucian turned fully now, studying her face. "Tell them what?",
"About her," she said simply
"I heard them talking," Layla added, voice lowering slightly. "They said she's not normal, that they will have to step in at some point ",
" Step in what", lucian asked
"I don't know that's what i heard", layla said
Layla crossed her arms. "If they step in… will she be okay?"
" Layla, you know what? ", he said, walking toward the window
" What? ", she replied
" Just go to your room please", he said softly hiding his fraustrated
"Okay", she said before she stepped out of his room
Irene's pov
Mia had left to her house,only irene walking in the dark and silent street, her footsteps fading down the street ,She walked slowly, hugging her bag tighter than normal, her eyes scanning the road ahead and where she has passed maybe there someone following her or something
"Why is the street so silent and dark like this?, is something wrong with the street light or something? ", she asked herself as she turned her phone touch
She heard a sound, she ignored at first, then she heard she heard it again she stooped walking maybe is her footsteps or something
She didn't noticed anything then she continued walking in a fast mode then she heared another sound again, she froze before she looked back and realized that the sound come from the house two buldings away from thier house
Irene swallowed slightly.
"No…" she muttered under her breath as she sees a shadow in the house
Her fingers tightened around the strap of her bag.
She saw the shadow moving from the inside the house coming closer the entrance door
"Ahhh", irene screamed as she runs as far as she could to the direction of her house, Irene ran without looking back.
Her footsteps echoed loudly against the empty street , Her breathing became uneven almost immediately
The image of the shadow stuck in her head.
She finally reached her house and pushed the door open quickly, nearly stumbling inside.
Her hands shook as she shut it behind her
Fortunately for her her parent was not yet inside the house
"At least no question", irene said in her mind as she goes straight to her room
As she enteres her room she took a deep breathe , then she locked her room door then her window incase the thing is coming to her room
She then lies on her bed tired of crying , instead she watch ceiling and the fan rotating
From her room, she heard a faint sound of the television
"Irene", Her mother's voice suddenly came from the living room, startling her badly.
Irene flinched instantly.
" Are you home", Erica willaim
Then she went to her bed as lies on it looking up at her ceiling,and as the fan rrotatFrom upstairs, she heard the faint sounds from the television before bebe"Why is this street silent and dark tonight, is something wrong with the street light or what? She asked herself before she turned her phone light on
She continued walking until she stopped when she heard a sound from behind her
She ignored it at first and keep on walking then she heard it again and again
Her blood boil inside inside her as she look back and realized that the sound is coming from the the house two buildings away from her house and one building away from where she is
She tried to stay calm and find what's wrong until she saw a shadow moving from inside the house moving toward the entrance door of the house
She ran as fast as she could toward the direction of her house,with her legs and whole body trembling in fear.