it took me a while to gather some strength to walk home, but I managed to get there, the boy left as I got to my neighborhood, I made him, because this isn't a normal neighborhood, my whole family lives here_ my so called family at least, it's only for looks_the big house is the middle is Nana's, it's where we normally celebrate happy occasions, parties, ect...
And the only place I was allowed to go to before on our Year celebration of Nana's wedding anniversary.... I know it's weird.
The house on each side next to it is my uncles, the old twins, they literally lived the same life, even they're wives look the same, not to mention the house decor and the children, James is the oldest, David is the second child of Nana, then comes aunt hazel who is two years younger then them, she's successful at her job as a lawyer, not in her marriage though, she caught her husband cheating so she's divorced, she doesn't have kids so she spoisl me a lot, she lives in the house next to uncle David, next to it, our house, Leo aka my father was born a year after aunt hazel, and I think that's why we're closer with her than my other relatives, also she studied with my mom in college, then comes uncle Theo's house, his wife left him, but his kids loves him, he has a triplet , he's two years younger then my father, finally uncle mike, a year after, he's a widower, with a baby boy, the baby is almost a year old, uncle's house is the last house to the right, it's the second biggest one maybe because he owns the company that the old twins work in, the last house is for the youngest daughter of Nana, aunt Sarah, she gave birth to her when she was 39, she build a house next to uncle James's, it's the only house with flowers that bloom every season, showing the whole neighborhood the beautiful gift of nature, auntie was living abroad, she came with her daughter 5 years ago, and stayed here with the hopes that she'll find her one day, there's a few houses across from us, but I don't know them, I just got out . I can feel my hands shaking a bit, but i'm fine, I have to be, I went in the house , I greeted my parents then I went straight to my room, I was so exhausted that I slept immediately, I opened my eyes to see my self walking outside my neighborhood, I went around the corner and started walking faster and faster, I took two turns after that then begin running, I don't know why but I ended up back in that forest, I finally stopped and looked behind me as I shouted," Could you stop following me around like a lost puppy?"
" i don't want lose you, let's go home please, I'm scared " it's amazing that her voice could make me feel disgusted after all these years, Layla, this is a nightmare, I don't remember this happening before, I must wake up , I don't want to see this anymore I thought closing my eyes, I woke up in my bed, I looked at the clock to find out that I woke up earlier than my schedule, I have to go back to sleep if I didn't want to faint later today, I went to go back to sleep but I couldn't, I was looking at the ceiling when I heard noises outside of my room, probably my parents
it's annoying hearing them all sugary from the morning, today must be the worst, I got up and went to the window, I opened it looking at the sky, it's relaxing to watch the light blue and hints of purple in the sky I could still see some stars, although I don't seem to find the moon,
" where's it?" i mumbled,
" where's what?" a voice shocked me , it was the creep from yesterday, I got scared I was about to close the window when he held it saying," before you get any weird ideas, I live around here, I was running when I saw your pretty face, I couldn't help but come to say good morning,"
" .... You can't help with a lot of things apparently, y'know it's okay to see a good looking girl and not tell her especially 6 o'clock when she's alone in her room maybe? And just to let you know it's is still creeping meeting you now because of what happened earlier, but I guess it's not weird to find out you're a morning person, you're pretty energetic," " one of us has to be, you look tired, what were you doing this early?" he asked ignoring my sarcasm. Does he actually like me? i thought as i leaned over the window, " I can't go back to sleep, do I look exhausted?" i mumbled puting my hair into a bun, " not really," he said getting a little too close, I pushed him away as I rested my head on the windowsill . " I didn't feel like sleeping," I said, I've known him for less than a day and every time I met him he has scared the shit out of me with his actions, I should have known better.
I liked his voice , it was calming , maybe it was the sweet words he was whispering to me, I wanted to sleep hearing him every night, in a really big fluffy and cozy bed probably in his arms... what!
What was I thinking about just now? Wake up Aisha, he's the creep who followed me through the forest, and now he at my window this early in the morning,".. your voice is incredibly comforting, but I need to get ready for school, i can't handle the guard shouting at me once again today for being late, it's annoying," I said getting away expecting him to leave, he held my wrist pulling us closer than ever, saying," you know, i didn't catch your name, I'm Rogers, Timothy Rogers, you could call me Tim," my eyes widened ,my cheeks flushed as I felt his lips caressed mine lightly as he talked, I turned my head and mumbled.
" Aisha,"
He looks suprised as he heard me, his grip tighten on my arms, he looked deeply into my soul like he could see right through me , like he had access to my deepest secrets that even I don't know about. It chilled me but I just pushed him away, closed the window and pulled down the curtains in the matter of seconds as I heard my mom calling to wake me up from the kitchen.