Irene was sitting quietly on her, light off as she staring at nothing in particular then her phone buzzed indicating a message from mia, her bestfriend
Mia:"open the door before i started climbimg your window like a monkey"
She moved quickly from her bed door and she slowed before she opened the door
Mia carter stood behind the door with two iced coffee and her usual dramatic expression
"Hi", mia said as she stepped inside
" Hi to you too", she replied
Irene closed the the door carefully and locked it
"You have been acting weird lately", irene said dropping onto the bed"and don't tell me you are tired becausei'm not gonna believe you"Irene leaned against her reading desk as she crossed her arm, "i just have alot going on", she said
Irene looked away, the window reflectee her faintly before mia asked again" Rene. . What's actually going on"
Silence fell beteeen them and irene could hear her heartbeat
"Do you remember that night", she started " The night i didn't pick your call"
"The one that you said that you got tired walking home? ",mia straightened
Irene nodded"that was not what happened"
"Okay.. ", mia said
Irene moved to sit beside her, her hand cold as she tucked them inside her legs"that night there was a person following me, i thought i was imagining things, but i wasn't"
"The streetlight were flickering, i could hear footsteps behind me, but when i turned around there is no one there", irene added as mia listened carefully, her eyes wide
"Then before i knew it i felt a cold hand ony shoulders and i couldn't remember anything", she stopped
The room was in silence for a coulpe of minute before mia broke the cold silence
"Did he hurt you? ", mia said as she grabbed her hand
Irene's memory flashed
" I didn't remember anything"irene admitted"just that i woke up tired and bleeding,and after that... ", she stopped"after that i was'nt the same"
Mia searched her face
"You should have told me", mia said
"I did'nt want you to be worried", irene replied
Irene looked down at their hands and the could feel and hear hpw mia's blood is running in her vien, warm and inviting
She pulled her hand away from her immediately and stood up
" I'm fine now", she said trying to sound calm
Then a car passed outside, it headlight swept across the room, briefly illumination her eyes and mia didn't noticed
"You are still you",mia motivated"whatever happened that night, it doesn't get to take you away"
Irene wanted believe her
Mia stood up and higged irene tightly"you're not alone"
Outside, a figure stood in the dark, watching the house