Elijah's POV

11:07 PM

"Hello El."The man speaks calmly and I look over at Veah who deciphers the same expression as me.

Since the last five years,we had a ritual of calling a random number and pranking them.Never have i ever experienced a thing as such.

This man knew my name.I was beyond scared.I was terrified.My throat felt dry.I tried but couldn't form words. After a minute or two,he spoke again,"I was waiting for your call."

Veah shifted uncomfortably in her seat,her gaze fixed on the phone with horror.My voice came out shaky as he waited for me to speak."H-how do you know my name? How'd you know I will call?" 

The man let out a small laugh,"I know many things El. Your parents aren't at home right? You and your sister prank call people,don't you?"

A chill ran down my spine. Prank calls were something I and Veah had never told anyone about. No one knew we did prank calls. Who could this man possibly be?

"For years,I have waited for the perfect opportunity to talk to you. I know where you live El.I was thinking about calling you. But you did that for me.Now that you know it, I will visit you soon.Very soon." The man speaks in a spine chilling low voice.

"Who are you?"I almost screamed as Veah walked up to me and started anxiously drumming at the table.

No response.

"Hello?"I heaved.

Still no response. He had hung up.

I looked up at Veah who ran towards the front door and locked it.She then turned to me in an alarming tone."We are in deep shit.Close all the doors and windows.Hurry!"I did as instructed.

11:54 PM

After shutting all doors and drawing the blinds, I drop myself on Veah's bed. One thought constantly hovering in my mind.Who could that man be and what does he wants from us, precisely me ?

A sudden thought crossed over my mind and I thought about the possibility of it being them. Were they the same people who threatened me the other day?

No they don't know where I live, it can't be.  I am clouded with my thoughts when I feel a sudden jerk which pulls me out of it.

"Are you even listening El? Mom-dad shouldn't know about this. We'd be in trouble if they do."Veah said waving a hand in front of my face.

I start working on my MacBook to distract myself and Veah lays on the bed fiddling her fingers and staring at the ceiling. A gesture she does when she is afraid or thinking.

Suddenly amidst the silence,a scary laughter rings in my ear.Veah jumps off at the sound and screams at the top of her lungs.

She pulls out my phone from under the comforter and looks at the caller ID.

"It's mom."She says before answering the call.

"What'd she say? When are they coming back?"I ask eagerly as soon as she hangs up.

"They are staying the night there."She pauses "Why the fuck would you set such a scary laugh as your ring tone? I almost had a heart attack."She yells at me.

I shrug and laugh at her horrified expression as she pushes me off the bed and i fall on the floor with a thud.
I pick myself up and throw a pillow at her face,tackling her down.

"Ow.Stop."

Hit

"Hitting.Me."

Hit

"You.Idiot."She yells as I hit her continuously.

12:29 PM

I and Veah lay on the bed,exhausted from the pillow fight.

All of a sudden,the doorbell rings.

I can hear my heart thudding loudly against my chest thinking about the possibility of who it could be at this hour.

"Do you think.." Veah trails off in a  panicked tone.

"I-i don't know"I speak out my voice shaky.

I follow Veah downstairs as the doorbell rings again. She picks up the baseball bat and takes slow steps towards the door.

With each step I could feel my head pounding and my breath uncanny. I walk ahead and peep through the eyehole.

No one.

"No one's there." I whisper.

"Should I open the door?" I ask.

"Yeah."Veah says,her voice determined as she tightens her grip on the bat.

As soon as I unlock the door,it is thrown open to reveal..

"Parker?!" Veah voices my thoughts.

"Yeah. Are you okay?" Parker directs the question to Veah as his 14 year old brother Ace follows him inside.

"Yeah,why?"Veah asks surprised.

"I was trying to sleep when I heard you squeal." Ace explains.

"Oh." Veah sighs as she lowers the baseball bat.

"What happened?" Ace questions his brown eyes staring curiously at the bat she was holding.

"Oh nothing,I was alarmed by El's horrifying ringtone."She points a accusing finger towards me.

Ace starts laughing as Veah shoots him a dirty look.

"I see you love to carry the baseball bat whenever I am around."Parker remarks.

"How many times did you hit him?"Ace asks laughing harder.

"Didn't get a chance."Veah smirks.

"Okay then,We must go now."Parker sighs pulling Ace away.

"Wait. Are you guys sleepy?" Ace asks us releasing himself from his grip.

After the phone call,sleep has been wiped off far away from me.

"No" I and Veah answer in unison.

"Let's watch a movie then? Please Parker."Ace looks up at his brother hopefully.

"But-" Parker tries to speak but i cut him off."Don't be such a bore."

"Yeah. It'd be like old times. We haven't had a movie night after you went off to university."Veah states.

"Okay."Parker sighs and finally gives in. Ace runs off to the basement as I run after him,Parker follows closely behind.

"I will bring the popcorn and ice cream"Veah yells running into the kitchen after locking the door.

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Neveah's POV

I wake up to see Ace and El dozing off on the couch. I let out a loud yawn as I sink deeper into the bean bag I slept on.I sit there momentarily,my eyes closed.

 As the happenings of last night strike my head.I quickly get up and start wandering in the house examining everything.

After hovering around the house twice I stop in front of Parker who was sitting at the counter.

"Good morning." He smiles as he sees me

"Morning."I lazily reply.I wonder how he is so happy in the morning.

I hate morning people.And morning And people.

I glanced over at the clock and my eyes widen in disbelief.

"Holy shit.We're late." I yell as I run back and shake El out of his sleep.

The rest of the morning was chaos.Me and El shouting at each other,stuffing breakfast in our mouths and Ace laughing at us.

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I cough voilently as soon as I enter the old library.Several heads turn towards the door at the noise.

Thanks to my allergy.

I mutter a quick apology and greet Lauren.She smiles at me from behind her desk.I sit my books on the table and rush outside to the nearby coffee shop.

I return to the table plopping down and indulging myself in my homework.After I scribbled the last bit and closed the notebook.I let out a relieved sigh.

I looked at the time and realised I had adequate to read a new book.I look over the racks of the library searching for a book to read.

I have a strong urge for coffee.How I wish I didn't have to walk out to the coffee shop everytime I wanted a cup.

I skim through the shelves as I wander around the shelf facing the window.This side of the library was rather quiet.No one really visited this side.I search all over the racks but couldn't find the book I was looking for. I saw it here last time.

Amidst the gaps in the shelf,i see a figure crouching against the window.I walk up to the window to find Davien sitting by the window,a book in his hand. Not just any book,the book I had been looking for,"In search of lost time."

A stray hair falls out his hood as he pushes it back and perks his reading glasses higher.His nose scrunched up as he reads,his eyes focused and I smiled at how cute he looked.

Did i just call him cute? Wh

He involuntarily looks up and catches me smiling at him.His face holds a shocked expression and then he smirks."See anything you like,Eve?"

"I didn't knew you were the type to read classics."The words come out before I can ponder over it.

He raises an eyebrow at me."What did you think was my type then?"

"I don't know."I shrug.

I honestly don't know. He was so different,mysterious and closed in a way. But sometimes when his eyes light up with happiness,one could see that there was dépaysement for him which turned him to who he is now.

"Earth to Eve."He jolts me out of my thoughts. He puts his hand out and pulls me towards the window to sit with him.

We sit there in silence. As I stare out of the window,I could feel his eyes on me.

I turn to him with a questioning look. "Do you come here often?"He asks me.

"Yeah.It is peaceful and I can concentrate properly.I just wish Lauren put a coffee machine in here so I don't have to walk to the coffee shop everytime." I say and he smiles at my words.

"What about you?"I ask him curiousty taking the best of me.

"Sometimes."He says looking out the window.

Suddenly he jolts up pulling me up with him."Come with me."His green eyes light up with excitement.

"Where?"I ask him as he take my hands in his intertwining them.

"Somewhere."He pulls me out the door and walks up to his car signaling me to get in.

"How far is somewhere?"I ask him for the upmteeth time.

"Just a few minutes."He replies his eyes fixed to the road.

"How long is few minutes?"I ask him

"How many questions do you have?"He counter back with another question and I pout at him.

After a hell lot of time,he stops in front of a small place. The board on the top labelled "The Book Café."

A strong aroma of coffee beans and chocolate hit my senses as Davien pushes the door open.

He leads me inside the cafe and we sit at one of the many colourful couches placed there with a tiny table in the front.

Attached to the tables was a huge shelf filled with books of all genres. A movable ladder rested on one side of the shelf to reach the upper racks of the shelf.

At the other end was a counter where various coffee and chocolate products were sold.

I look around at the small yet mesmerizing place.It had a old yet familiar vibe.

"Wow."I mutter as I look around.

"You like this place?"Davien asks me expectantly.

"Yes,this is such a.."I trail off failing to describe how this place felt.

"Kalopsia?"He completes the sentence.

"Yes.It is."I say and he smiles at me.

After an hour or so, I sigh putting a bookmark in the book as I look over Davien who was sipping his coffee indulged in his book.

He notices me looking at him and turns his head to me. He gives me a questioning look and I point towards my empty cup of milk chocolate.

"No I am not bringing you a fifth cup.Make an effort and walk over there."He huffs pushing his messy curly locks out of his eyes.

"Please."I give him an innocent look.

"Don't give those puppy eyes to me."He sighs as I pout pulling my lips out.

"Fine.Hot chocolate right?"He finally gives in.

"Yes and one of those muffins."I grin like a child and he rolls his eyes.

He returns with two hot chocolate and a muffin for me.He pulls one side of my headphones out and places it in his continuing to read his book.

I bit into my muffin as my eyes fall on the green eyes boy who seemed lost in his thoughts as he stared out of onethe large windows,the sky changing it's hue to a purple and orange shade.

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