I slammed the door shut and bolted it twice before running around the house and checking all the windows. Virginnia my old golden retriever lay asleep at the foot of the stairs, unperturbed by my panic. Slowly I drew back the red velvet curtains in my living room and peered out of the window. Just as I had left it, the black Lexus was still humming outside the house. I let the curtains fall back into place before sliding to the floor and taking a deep breath. What do I do? I slowly moved towards the phone and clutched it to my chest as three sharp bangs sounded throughout the house. Someone was knocking on the door. Carefully I inched forward, my eyes were trained upon the phone in my grasp as more bangs erupted.
" Leave me alone or I'll, I'll, I'll..." I yelled before searching around for a weapon and coming across the spray paint that we had bought to paint the door. Oh yeah, leave me alone of I'll spray your face yellow? Good thinking Ally I muttered.
" Ally? What are you doing!" a voice sounded from behind the door. I could recognise that voice anywhere.
" Austin?"
" Yes!"
" What are you doing here?"
" Maybe if you opened the door and let me in I could tell you!"
" Oops, sorry." I shouted before unbolting and opening the door to reveal a very wet Austin.
" Geeze, what was that all about?"
" There was a Lexus, black, the one that, that, that, hit me or nearly hit me! Then the wing mirror and oh my gosh the pictures and I, I, I."
" You do realise I can't understand a word of what your saying. Slow down."
" That black Lexus that we saw at the hardware store, it was outside the house and I had more pictures!" I cried hysterically before producing the glossy prints. Instantly he snatched them out of my hands.
" Why didn't you call me or do something? If you hadn't left your coat in my car I wouldn't have come back and then who knows what would have happened!"
" I didn't have much time to call between freaking out about a car staking my house and then you scaring the living day lights out of me by banging on the door like that."
" Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you but I was really cold and wanted to come inside."
" Did you see anything when you arrived?"
" I think I scared whoever it was off." he said as a loud crash emanated from the front garden. A frown crossed his perfectly chiseled face. Carefully he moved towards the door before opening it slightly. Wind whistled into the house setting my teeth on edge. " Ally! You might want to see this!"
" What?" I yelped before hopping towards the door.
" What are you doing?" he raised an eyebrow.
" The floor is cold okay!" I replied as he sighed in exasperation. I peered over his shoulder to see mounds of rubbish littering my small front garden.
"I think the stalker went through your bins."
" Just now?"
" Yes."
" That means he could still be out here."
" Watching us." he whispered as I slammed the door shut.
" This is freaking me out."
" Alls, I think we need to call the police."
" There hasn't even been a crime committed that we can call them for."
" We should report things anyway in case this escalates."
" Escalates?" I whined before flopping onto the couch. " Why me? I could understand if someone wanted to stalk a celebrity like, I don't know, Beyonce! But the highlight of my life is volunteering at the nursing home every Friday!"
" Ally, calm down. I'm sure this will blow over. Possibly."
" Possibly?" I choked as another crash was heard, this time louder. Our eyes darted towards the door.
" Stay here, I'm going to check it out."
" Be careful." I hugged him before handing him the spray paint for defence. He gave me an amused look that to some extent masked the worry. He edged towards the door before pulling it open. The wind howled violently. Trees creaked as droplets of water assaulted him from above. He gave me one last smile before stepping outside with the spray paint in hand. That is when with a loud groan the wind blew the door shut. Suddenly the power cut out, butterflies filled my stomach as for once I knew this was not a coincidence. Darkness surrounded me in the empty house.
This chapter was dedicated to Immy B xxx
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