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Chapter 6

Levi's POV

(1 month later, and the night before graduation)

I found myself skipping the classes, during the last few weeks, or jamming to a song on on my headphones while in class, ignoring the last minute lectures from the teachers, much to my parents displeasure. What was the point of listening anymore, I had already passed the whole year. However, this last month, while exciting for all us graduates, it had tragedy within it as well. Our valedictorian had be killed during the second week of the month. Bonnie Haggard, was my best friend and the smartest person in our senior class. We went out partying every weekend. She was found bludgeoned to death, one weekend, on her way home. The two weeks after, another one of my friend was murdered, Fred Miller. He was on the football team, not a star or anything, but he had the passion for it. He was also Bonnie's boyfriend. Those two were joined to the hip. I always teased them saying they would be married before they even started college. He had slipped into depression after Bonnie's death. He couldn't sand being alone, he could be found at my house all day and all night, just about it. He was on his way over the night he was murdered. My two only friends were taken from me, before we even began our real life adventure, called college.

Instead of drowning in my sorrows, I knew they would come haunt my ass if I so much as put my life on hold. They would want me to live life, not let it pass me by. So, tonight, I found my self jamming to some awesome songs from YouTube, my headphone speakers up to the loudest. While, listening to some cool song a YouTuber created, I started messing around on clever-bot. It was the night before graduation and with nothing to do really, I had decided to stay in. Clever-bot was a site I usually got on when I just wanted to pass the time. Besides, clever-bot was really just a bunch of people talking to one another, thinking they were really talking to an A.I..

Me: hi

Clever-bot: you shouldn't have done that.

I blinked. Wasn't that a saying from a fictional character. I stared at the phrase a bit longer, before responding.

Me: shouldn't have done what?

Clever-bot: you've met with a terrible fate haven't you.

Me: ok who is this?

Clever-bot: Ben Drowned

Me: Ok, weird name, dude.

Clever-bot: why don't you look behind you. There's a message outside your window.

I stared and the sentence, debating whether or not to look at my window. It was crazy, for one. After all this was some stranger thinking they were talking to a bot. They could just be fooling around, like I was. At least that's what I thought till, Clever-bot responded, without me typing anything first.

Clever-bot: Seriously go to your window Levi, you've got a message.

Okay, now I was freaked. I quickly shutdown my laptop. It knew my name. Whoever was on the other end knew my name I eyed my window, from where I sat. No way was I going to the window, it was too freaky. This had horror movie vibes all over it. Nope, definitely not going to the window. I don't care if there's anything there or not. Nope.

After a minute or two of calming down, I dared to turn my laptop back on. I mean they could have meant a different Levi, right? My laptop booted back up, and as soon as it finished loading my screen static out on me before going straight back to Clever-bot. I hadn't even touched it yet. This was not possible.

Clever-bot: That was not nice Levi.

What is going on? I tried to click out of clever-bot.

Clever-bot: Try all you want kid. I'm not going anywhere.

I wasn't even responding back!

Clever-bot: You were more at ease when you were listening to music. Here

The song I was listening too before I was first freaked out started playing. I felt myself go pale.

Clever-bot: Your not looking too good, you feeling ok?

Me: who is this? How do you know my name?

Clever-bot: I already told you…

Clever-bot: Ben Drowned

Clever-bot: I know your name because I have been watching you for a month now.

This was more than just a clever-bot. More than a random person. My laptop had been hacked, and they were spying on my through my desktop camera. It was the only thing I could think of. I placed my hand on the camera blocking its view to my room, as I tore a piece of camouflage duct-tape to put over it. With that done I felt a little better knowing they couldn't see me anymore.

Clever-bot: lol Nice try kid, but I can still see you.

Clever-bot: I see you didn't take the hint and learn about us.

That did it. I slammed my laptop closed and placed it in the desk drawer. Nope, never again. Never going to touch that laptop ever again. Though the last words it had sent me had my mind rolling from confusion. 'Take the hint and learn about us', what the hell was it talking about. What, damn hint?! I scratched my head and looked at my window again. It was closed, so were the curtains.

Man, there's go my sleep. No way was I going to be able to sleep now. And I had to be up early for graduation tomorrow. Then a graduation party later that night. I shivered slightly, that horror movie vibe still lingering around me. Nope definitely not sleeping tonight. And I definitely wasn't going to get back on my laptop. Hacked or possessed, I didn't care what anyone called it. I hated spooky stuff, and my laptop was now a spooky item. I would need to get a new one, memory and back ups be damned.

I grabbed my MP3 and found some buds on there to chat to, I walked over to my bed, staying away from the window, and for extra measure, I kept my lights on, moved my chair so it jammed the closet door shut, and duct-taped some bubble wrap I had been saving around the edge of my bed and my bedroom door, then grabbed my bee-bee- gun, on my way to bed, jumping so I didn't step the bubble wrap. Just let some stalker hacker try and get the jump on me. I settled down as my MP3 connected with one of my buddies, looking at the window. My curiosity was gnawing at me to go look, but my instincts held me back.

But still do I dare look?

TBC

A/N: So all you awesome people out there, how is the story so far? Good I hope. I know this is a short chapter, but I hope you still liked it. So, Does Levi dare to look out the window? We will see