The next day, Thursday the van was being serviced so Dylan drove me to school. I didn't realize I was shaking until he pulled over and tried to calm me.
"What's going on?" He asked half scared, half concerned.
"Dylan I don't know what's going on, I can't help feeling like someone is watching me. I don't want it to be Dean, and I don't think it is, but that little thread of possibility hangs in the back of my head."
"Dean?" was all he said.
"I know, crazy huh? What would he be following me for? He knows I'll press charges, I threatened to before."
"You know how those guys are," he said starting to drive again, "They think they can keep coming back ruining girls' lives, they just think it's all in good fun."
"I know Dyl, I just...I can't help feeling..."
"Talk to someone, Ms. Souvez, Mom, me, anyone...just talk." He said as we got out of the car.
Half way through media immersion I got an email from an address I didn't recognizethe subject was blank and the address said
"Hello Paige." Was all it read, and when I tried to reply it told me that user didn't exist.
"Hazel," I whispered "check this out" I said showing her the email.
"Un perfect Sicko?" She asked "Who could that be?"
"Dean." I said almost certain that's who it was following me.
"Dean?" Spinner asked at lunch "I hate that guy, If he's after you, I'll kill him."
"No, Spin...it's between me and him."
"But..."
"No Spin, let me handle it," I said starting to get angry.
"Paige, I want to help."
"NO SPINNER!! I don't want to be the damsel in distress, for the last time let me handle it!!!" I left in a rage.
"That was harsh, don't ya think?" Hazel asked.
"No, Spinner needs to mind his own business."
"Come on Paige he was only trying to help." She said, walking to class.
It finally hit me towards the end of the day what I had done. I immediately started bawling.
"ARE YOU HAPPY??" I asked the sky "MY LIFE IS OFFICIALLY RUINED!"
I knew Dylan was right, if I didn't talk to someone I would just keep letting this stupid little feeling ruin my life. So, I had Dylan drop me off at Spinner's house. When he answered the door I started bawling again.
"Hun," I said throwing my arms around him. "I'm sorry I was a jerk, I was so scared someone was coming to get me, and I didn't realize until after I yelled at you, that you were only trying to help because you care about me."
"I'm sorry too. I should've known that you would want to handle it yourself. You're a big girl, I shouldn't have treated you like such a little kid. I love you." He said giving me a kiss on the cheek.
"I love you too." I said.
Maybe all wasn't lost, I could still find Dean and give him a piece of my mind, and my life would still be partially intact.
That's the way it looked until Friday's spirit squad practice. I could see the outline of a figure standing at the edge of the gym. He was all in shadows so I couldn't see who it was. It unnerved me a little so I didn't hear Manny start to ask me a question.
"Paige...Paige....HELLO, EARTH TO PAIGE!" She said, losing patiencce.
"Calm down Manny, jeez...do you have to be so annoying, you know NOT everybody's as easy as Craig, not EVERYBODY is going to like you! Could you just for ONCE try to be a little less annoying?"
When I was finished I heard applause from the other end of the Gym.
"I have to go, practice is over." I said bolting to the other end of the gym.
I got outside just in time to see the gray car drive away. While outside I found a piece of paper that consisted of words made up of magazine clippings. It read: I'm back... It was signed: Psycho.
"What's going on?" He asked half scared, half concerned.
"Dylan I don't know what's going on, I can't help feeling like someone is watching me. I don't want it to be Dean, and I don't think it is, but that little thread of possibility hangs in the back of my head."
"Dean?" was all he said.
"I know, crazy huh? What would he be following me for? He knows I'll press charges, I threatened to before."
"You know how those guys are," he said starting to drive again, "They think they can keep coming back ruining girls' lives, they just think it's all in good fun."
"I know Dyl, I just...I can't help feeling..."
"Talk to someone, Ms. Souvez, Mom, me, anyone...just talk." He said as we got out of the car.
Half way through media immersion I got an email from an address I didn't recognizethe subject was blank and the address said
"Hello Paige." Was all it read, and when I tried to reply it told me that user didn't exist.
"Hazel," I whispered "check this out" I said showing her the email.
"Un perfect Sicko?" She asked "Who could that be?"
"Dean." I said almost certain that's who it was following me.
"Dean?" Spinner asked at lunch "I hate that guy, If he's after you, I'll kill him."
"No, Spin...it's between me and him."
"But..."
"No Spin, let me handle it," I said starting to get angry.
"Paige, I want to help."
"NO SPINNER!! I don't want to be the damsel in distress, for the last time let me handle it!!!" I left in a rage.
"That was harsh, don't ya think?" Hazel asked.
"No, Spinner needs to mind his own business."
"Come on Paige he was only trying to help." She said, walking to class.
It finally hit me towards the end of the day what I had done. I immediately started bawling.
"ARE YOU HAPPY??" I asked the sky "MY LIFE IS OFFICIALLY RUINED!"
I knew Dylan was right, if I didn't talk to someone I would just keep letting this stupid little feeling ruin my life. So, I had Dylan drop me off at Spinner's house. When he answered the door I started bawling again.
"Hun," I said throwing my arms around him. "I'm sorry I was a jerk, I was so scared someone was coming to get me, and I didn't realize until after I yelled at you, that you were only trying to help because you care about me."
"I'm sorry too. I should've known that you would want to handle it yourself. You're a big girl, I shouldn't have treated you like such a little kid. I love you." He said giving me a kiss on the cheek.
"I love you too." I said.
Maybe all wasn't lost, I could still find Dean and give him a piece of my mind, and my life would still be partially intact.
That's the way it looked until Friday's spirit squad practice. I could see the outline of a figure standing at the edge of the gym. He was all in shadows so I couldn't see who it was. It unnerved me a little so I didn't hear Manny start to ask me a question.
"Paige...Paige....HELLO, EARTH TO PAIGE!" She said, losing patiencce.
"Calm down Manny, jeez...do you have to be so annoying, you know NOT everybody's as easy as Craig, not EVERYBODY is going to like you! Could you just for ONCE try to be a little less annoying?"
When I was finished I heard applause from the other end of the Gym.
"I have to go, practice is over." I said bolting to the other end of the gym.
I got outside just in time to see the gray car drive away. While outside I found a piece of paper that consisted of words made up of magazine clippings. It read: I'm back... It was signed: Psycho.