Chapter 4 (Alice's view)

The next day was also very stormy- thunder and rain made it very loud outside. I was suprised that I slept through all of it! I walked downstairs to find Emily at the door. "Hi Alice! Sorry, but I have to go to a meeting this morning, and I can't get you a ride to school. Try to walk, and if it is too stormy, try to catch a bus."
"It's fine. Have fun at work!" I replied as she left.
Usually when I'm home alone, I like to sing to myself. I used to talk to the cat, but before my parents were killed, she died. I loved that cat...
Anyways, when I started walking to school, I started to hum "You found me" by The Fray. Unfortunately, that's when I found Ricky walking a distance behind me. I sighed, and the started to run to school. I just couldn't get a break from this guy!
Once I got to school, I put my stuff in my locker immediatly and then started looking for Nathan. Then I ran into Katelyn. "Hi Alice!" She said cheerfully.
"Hi Katelyn! Listen-I can't talk to you right now. I HAVE to find Nathan."
Katelyn smiled. "You gonna ask him out?"
I blushed. "No! Stop that!" I said as I ran. The last thing I saw from Katie that day was her frowning.
I ran right into Nathan, and almost fell over. "Woah there Alice! Too close..." He said as he smiled and started laughing.
"Sorry Nathan..." I apologized.
"It's fine. Why you in such a hurry, curry?" He asked with a big grin on his face.
"To find you...And what's with the whole 'curry' thing?" I asked.
"Because you're fast like one, and your skin is warm, and-" He started to list as I cut him off.
"Nathan don't you dare..." I warned him.
"Okay..." He said. There was an awkward silence between us for a minute.
"And you're hawt like one!" He said, then started to laugh.
"Oh my gosh Nathan... Really with the whole hawt thing?" I said with a smile on my face.
"Yep. Now, what did you need to tell me that was so important?' He asked, still smiling. 'Service with a smile' was his policy. He was pretty much always smiling.
"Yes, well, a boy has been stalking me..." I said, now with a frown on my face.
Nathan frowned. "Really? Who? What's he been doing?"
"He looks at me weirdly whenever I have a class with him or when I'm near him...His name is Ricky..."
Nathan got a serious look on his face, which hardly ever happens. "I know that kid! He's in art with us right?"
"Yep."
"Now why would he be stalking you? He hardly knows you!" Nathan said, with a suprised tone in his voice.
"I have no idea! He's been following me home and to school! I've had to run to and from school for...two days now?"
"Maybe he likes you and thinks you're...hawt." Nathan said, getting another smile when he said 'hawt'.
I shuddered. "EW NO!" I said. I just couldn't stand the idea of him staring at me like that... Gross...
Nathan smiled. "I'm not sure if that's the case, but be careful..."
I nodded. "Nathan, do you think you could walk home with me today? I'm tired of having to be alone with that guy following me everyday!"
Nathan got a bigger smile. "Sure! Oh and I think I'm about to move to the same neighborhood you live in, so we can walk home everyday together. That way, you wouldn't have to be alone with your stalker everyday!"
I smiled. "Really? That's great! I think you just solved my problem Nathan! Thanks!" I said.
"Did I? Well, you're welcome!" He said.