They walked quietly and when Regan arrived home, she sighed relieved. Not because she was alone, but because the whole walk, she felt perilous, like someone was following her.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5D09jeL0Lv
She kept turning behind but it didn't seem as anyone was following her. Vesper noticed her unease but didn't show complaints or suspicion. Regan thought that her mind was playing tricks on her.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtg5p7EpHh
She was tired and bored and hoped that Vesper wasn't a fake friend.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlao6nQJrA
Monica wasn't home at this time. Regan wasn't hungry, and even though she felt bored, she started to do her homework. She'd rather lose her mind in studies, then to overthink of what she felt when going home.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxlX31wkGN
But it started to creep up again on her. She started to feel it again, maybe because she was paranoid. It should be said that she was doing her homework in her room. The door was closed and only a window was opened.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0PgZdkF7r
As she continued to write, the pen wasn't writing. Regan cursed under her breath for not having other pens and the need to go and buy. Monica would come late, and Regan couldn't wait to do her homework so late.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrF6ddYWypv
"Why the hell did you end? Fill up again!" she said and put her face on the table, frustrated, that now she was talking to a pen.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO7aORwwY9
Regan checked the pen once more and then suddenly it started writing just like before.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VXtpS7Nle
The pen looked to write briefly, and Regan smiled at herself weirdly. She didn't question it a lot. It was the last thing to think that the pen worked because she wanted it to do so.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1JxYtZ8Zy
***
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyE1YtaNwW
"So how was the first day?" the aunt asked her niece excitedly and tiredly at the same time.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAJHYNim1V
Regan didn't want to tell her about confronting someone on the first day. Monica wouldn't be happy to hear that.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdLK1YAbtF
"It was okay." she said with a low voice.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQ055up5IV
"Did you got any friends?"
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI24C7JzeA0
"Yes, I kind of got a new friend...how about you, how was your day?" the niece said, shifting the attention from her.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZy7PfUIhG
"It was really good. I'm going to take a shower." Monica said and went upstairs.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSh6EhcjHu
Regan thanked God that her aunt didn't ask more.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TAVKhfwjS
After they both ate, Monica went to her room to do her work assignments and Regan watched a boring movie in her laptop. She stopped it without even reaching its quarter and then read some fictional book. Then, she was hungry and went to the kitchen to eat.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDuuuwCGfZ
Monica had told her about a surprise in the morning, and Regan was curious about it.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1PRZyFoX9
She turned back to her room and laid down to sleep, trying to not remind herself of her pre-sleep feeling.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AWco6Zf0X
When she realized that she couldn't sleep like this, she grabbed her phone and decided to scroll on the internet. Then another feeling appeared.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdlLjUSaaN
The feeling of being watched.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6mMoSrrJS
"Another one now. That one is new," she muttered to herself, her voice sarcastic.
She sat a bit higher and looked around the dark room. The only light source was from a bedside dim light. The suspicious sense, like someone would come and get her, rose on her and crept chills through her body.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxn4MWIYCV4
She kept overthinking about it and let the lights on. Then, she fell again on the bed, rolling and tossing until she finally fell into a deep slumber, full of intrusive dreams.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPg7WWrfMg
The next morning, she woke up from the sunlight resting on her face brightly. She hadn't slept that bad and was thankful for that.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9AX5c9STc
The surprise that her aunt mentioned last night came into her mind and she was wondering what surprise could it be.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2BFaVU2rA
Getting up from bed, she went to the bathroom and then got dressed with oversized, but preppy clothes.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaqt5qbxDs
She walked out of the room and saw Monica downstairs.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfgNRIkHRv
"Come and see the surprise," Monica said, smiling, as she was stepping outside the main door.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZeBwB9C2w
Regan followed her cluelessly.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Fb9CfqB19
Monica walked near a white Range Rover and gestured at it.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5A3XX1P0r
"That's my new car, Regan!"
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hfBFdGaKo
"It's very beautiful," Regan said and cracked a smile. She wasn't surprised, her aunt was a car's lover.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2xhsV9KyX
"I'm going to give you my old car and you can use it to go to school."
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KVBY9SSJB
She wasn't expecting that, she thought that Monica was going to sell her old car but Regan was grateful and happy that she was going to drive.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDsPbgL5Cm
"Thank you aunt, that's so amazing of you." she said sincerely, and pulled her in a strong hug.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm84b6ANHeG
"Everything for my little niece." Monica said.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uyp92V0ql
"Are you driving to school?" The aunt asked.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82hx7dzL0R
"Hmm... I don't know... I don't know if I will drive well," Regan replied uncertainly.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyih0rGOCIY
"Of course you do. You've been driving my car as long." She reassured, putting a hand in her shoulder.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQePfYthtgU
That was true.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrWWC1rvP4
"Okay, I'll try."
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGDYHtYVhJ
She went back inside to get her backpack, and tied her hair in a ponytail, which showed her ear piercings.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeRhq9M7z0
"Ain't you coming?" Regan asked her as she was entering inside.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEonccCAirC
"I would love to, but I have some work to finish on my laptop."
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeVhEtWfJp
"Okay... Goodbye."
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcNM5UZW15
"Goodbye."
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqKIV5erVe
Regan walked away and got inside her aunt's old car. It was a white Audi. She liked it and was happy that her aunt gave it to her, when she could have just sold it.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2412IyqRvi
She put some music on and drove off to school.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsEvsdaIlZ
When she arrived, she stepped out and could feel people looking at her but she only looked forward and buried her head in her phone.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlsJtmVaUy
Only to see Vesper's missed calls and messages at 3am.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzwoaicYgD
"Hey girl, you're awake?"
"Are you there?"
"Ya told me you stayed up till late..."
"Regannnn!"
Regan had told her that she stayed late, but not until 3am.
She didn't expect Vesper to stay up until that hour, either.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGinrl1h3o
The girl didn't reply, she didn't want to be late again to the class.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Au8dP8hbr
Her first class was literature. As she entered the classroom, she noticed the idiots that were staring but she didn't look at them and sat on the backseat.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkw4DhIXoKG
Yesterday no one said anything to her except Vesper. And she was glad about this.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP85kywbqz4
When mentioning Vesper, she was seated in the front desk, with an annoyed expression.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8U2C8DTNzw
"I texted you at night, why didn't you answer?" She asked, quite irritated.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NY9VHPXXs
Regan's eyebrows furrowed, "I was sleeping at that time, what did you text for?"
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbAismLIhP
"But you told me you stayed awake late at night."
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsfyQ2o5Ke
"Yes, but not up 3am." Well, she stayed up that hour, if her mind decided to play the sleepless state a little longer. So, it was something she couldn't really control. She wanted to sleep earlier but her mind had other plans.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vzuZlaWpN
Anna Spencer, the literature teacher, entered in and Vesper turned away.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrFNtex833
Regan sighed, annoyed at Vesper's reaction.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Tnc3Nfjk6
She followed the lesson and did the assignment. On the class breaks, only a few of classmates would glance at the girl. And the boy that stared at her from the day before, well, he was seated somewhere else and was minding his own business.That made her feel better. It was good when they minded their own business and no one messed with her.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlSKLkHbPB
She looked at the phone and only five minutes were left for the bell to ring.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfv8M8fGRnV
Vesper didn't talk to Regan at all. She also skipped the following classes. The girl had no idea where she was but didn't worry a lot.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBUa9xteIP
The bell rang.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNROwLUppM
All the students of class rushed like wild bulls, but Regan remained at her same place.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpt1xy0sw2
At the same time, Vesper entered the class, and searched something in her bag.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkFOHM86X3
Regan couldn't help but ask.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk9iNsEKGt
"Why did you skip math?"
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGPfwYdTWJ
"I had something to do," she replied coldly.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKTJCdZnym
Regan didn't ask more, it wasn't her thing to pry into other's businesses.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7mM5p9lfb
"Are you coming with me to the cafeteria?" Vesper suddenly asked.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXv6QvGsL3f
"I...yes, I was going."
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xNyx0fIyT
"Come then," her tone drastically changed.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzv6M80leio
"Is she bipolar or what?" Regan said to herself.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsaKDJBb2V
She hadn't noticed yet, but Vesper grabbed her wrist and practically took her off out of the classroom.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOBB9rd3AK
"Come on!! I'm so hungry!!"
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR8keaq3SC
Regan followed her, halting on her steps, and causing the other girl to huff frustrated.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiGDWEI6jM
"What's the problem?"
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdNVYRovAW
"I'm not starving. Why don't you go to the cafeteria yourself?" Regan said with an embarrassing voice.
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2MZi3eOpZ
"Starving or not, you're my friend. Now come!"
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21AzDwysPr
