Watched
The next morning I got up bright and early so I could study a little more on my exam. I tossed on my robe before placing my hair up into a messy bun. I then went downstairs and started making my coffee. I shook my head when I saw Allison sleeping on my couch with the remote in her hand. That girl always ended up falling asleep there at least three times a week. Luckily she had all afternoon classes.
I opened my front door so I could check my mailbox. As usual the mailman was just leaving my front porch. I waved to him and then grabbed my mail out of the box before going inside.
"Ally, getting up is an option!" I yelled as I walked back to the kitchen.
She jumped up, her blonde hair waving all over the place. I giggled as I sat the mail on the table and went to check the coffee pot.
"What time is it?" she asked.
"Nine O'clock, don't worry you have plenty of time to make it to class." I said.
She nodded and stretched out her arms. "How long have you been up early bird?"
"Just a few minutes, I need some extra study time for this exam." I said as I began to go through the mail. Most of it was junk mail so I just ignored it…but the last envelope somewhat startled me. It was all black with my name written in red letters.
"This is weird…" I said as I looked at it.
"What?" Allison asked as she put on her shoes and then raked her hands through her hair.
I lifted the envelope for her to see and she came over to get a better look.
"This is weird…an all black envelope with only your name written on it?" she said as she looked at it. She suddenly gasped, "Oh my Gosh…"
"What?" I asked.
She turned the envelope over to where she was looking and pointed to something engraved in the paper. It looked like a little letter t with an x underneath it.
"Carmen do you know what this is?" she asked.
I shook my head, "No…"
"This is The Undertaker's symbol silly…it looks like he sent you a letter." She said as she began to open it.
"Hold on! Don't open that!" I said.
She giggled, "Why not?"
"Well for one…why would he send me a letter? I don't even know him!" I said. "I really hope you aren't messing with me…"
She laughed, "You know me so well…" she said as she opened the envelope and pulled out a piece of paper that said April Fools.
"You are such a bitch!" I yelled as she laughed. "How did I know you were going to try something like this?"
"I'm sorry I had to, you seemed really scared last night when you saw him on TV so…I ran to my place when you fell asleep and I made this and placed it in your mailbox."
"Bitch…I'm so going to get you back." I told her. "Anyways, I hear there's a costume dance coming up soon, are you going to go?"
"of course, I love dressing up as something other than who I am." She said.
I smiled and went to pour myself some coffee. "I'm not sure if I'm going or not."
"Awe, come on! It's on the last day of school! You should definitely go." She said.
I sighed, "yea but every time I go to somewhere with you, I live to regret it."
She giggled, "Don't worry Carmen; I'm not going to let anything happen to you…you're going to that party."
"Yea but I don't have a costume," I told her.
"True…hey…why don't you borrow my red dress? I'll dress you up to be a super model."
I laughed, "Are you serious?"
"Yes! It's a perfect dress and you have all the beauty in the world."
I blushed, "Thanks…I'll think about it ok?"
"There is no thinking about it Carmen…you're going."
I shook my head and then headed upstairs to start studying. Later that day, I got dressed in a light blue jean skirt, a black beater, and some black flip flops. I let my hair down and brushed it out so it could swing in the wind. I always loved that feeling.
I grabbed my books and left my apartment so I could go take my exam. As I got into my car, I noticed a large black pick-up truck parked down the street from me. I really didn't think much of it, but I had never seen this truck before in our area. I sighed and quickly got into my car and started it. As I drove by the truck I tried hard not to look into its windows and see who was inside but of course…I couldn't help myself. When I glanced into the window, I saw someone sitting in the driver's seat wearing an all black robe with a hood covering his face. The sight disturbed me but I quickly shook off the thought.
I made it to the school almost five minutes later ready to take my exam. When I walked into the exam room and sat down by the window. Before the exam started I glanced out the window and noticed three men standing by a tree out in the school yard. They all had blondish hair that stretched all the way down to the middle of their backs. They stood with their arms crossed over their chest, smiling up at me. I figured maybe they were advertising for the costume party since they were wearing ring attire…so I shook the thought off and got ready for my exam.
Almost thirty minutes later I had walked out of there completely confident that I passed the exam. I decided to head downtown for lunch. I went into my favorite restaurant and got some soup while I looked over some notes for my next class. The entire time I was eating, I felt like someone was watching me.
I turned around in my chair looking at everyone who was in there and I spotted one of the blonde haired guys sitting at a table reading a newspaper. Odd…who in the hell is this guy?
I finished eating quickly and then left the restaurant so I could go to my next class. On my way back, I spotted that same black pick-up truck in the parking lot of the school. Cautiously I made my way into a parking spot that was near the truck and slowly got out. When I shut my car door, I was startled by this guy name Jake who always snuck up on me.
"Hey Carmen," he said as he laughed.
"Jake! How many times do I need to tell you to stop sneaking up on me?" I said.
He shrugged, "Only a million more times."
I laughed and shook my head, "You heading to class?"
"Yes ma'am…are you ok?" he asked, noticing my worried expression.
"Yea, I'm alright, let's go on to class shall we?" I said.
He nodded and hooked my arm with his own. As we headed out of the parking lot, I couldn't help but feel someone's eyes on me. I looked back for a second making sure no one was there. That black pick-up truck was starting up and leaving the parking lot.
"Carmen come on, you're going to be late," Jake said.
I nodded and followed him inside the building, feeling so paranoid.
