Christina munched down a quickly prepared bowl of macaroni and cheese. She was too tired to put more effort into her meal choice, she just wanted to eat and go to bed. She sat silently on her couch, staring blankly at a black tv screen. She finished her 'meal' and strode to the sink to rinse off the bowl. Thoughtlessly she dried it while turning around. Only a meter or 2 behind her she saw him standing.
"Oh my God!" she shrieked in a rather high voice, and dropped the bowl. Luckily the figure caught it. It was Jack. She stood breathing loudly as he handed the bowl back to her. "You should lock your door." he stated plainly, completely disregarding the fright he gave Christina. She only stared at him in disbelief.
"You could have knocked" she said rather irritably. "Would a rapist have knocked, hmmm?" he asked sharply. Her heart was still beating in her throat.
"What are you doing here at 11 at night?" she asked ignoring his question.
He sighed "I was coming home from my walk and decided to check up on you. That guy from the street could've followed you home, ya know" he stated matter'o factly. "And imagine his luck when he found your door unlocked" his eyes widened in mock.
She stared at him.
"Oh come on. Don't look at me like that. It could've been worse...you could've broke the bowl" he said in a attempt to lighten her spirit.
She didn't want to, but she started laughing. It was the worst feeling, trying to remain serious and fight back her amusement. He smiled at her fruitless attempt to hide her smile. She pursed her lips together in attempt to stop her breathy laugh but ended up making a fool of herself.
"Your not funny" she tried saying with a serious expression, but failed horribly. "I can see that" he said mocking her and turned to leave. Just as he was about to pull the door shut, he stuck his head back in.
"Lock your door!" he said with fake anger, closing the door. She smiled when she saw the shadow of his feet linger under her door, waiting to hear the klick of the lock. She walk forward extra slow, so he'd have to wait. The lock klicked and there was a faint 'thank you' from the other side as the shadows disappeared.
Notes:
Very short chapter, i know... I need reviews, come on...you know you want to!