Chapter 5

I couldn't sleep well last night with all the questions popping one after the other in my head.

And the history class isn't helping either. It's making me more sleepy.

I push myself a little forward.

"Hey! Noah" I whisper and tug his arm. He turns to me and furrows his brows.

When a seat scrapes from behind me and I turn to look at Ace shooting daggers at me through his ocean blue eyes. His eyes are daring me to speak another word about last night. I think he thinks I'm going to tell everyone about him... He's wrong.

"Did you have fun last night?" I continue turning back.

"Yeah!" Noah smiles and I gulp hard as I break Ace's intense stare.

"I enjoyed too" I chuckle awkwardly as Noah gives me a bewildered look and gets back to the class.

I surely look stupid...

But what's with him now.

Is he stalking me or something?

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*After the class*

Noah slides his arm around my shoulder pulling me close to him.

"Accompany me to the library" he says taking me to the library.

"What!" I said manipulating my steps at his pace.

//

We walked through rows of neatly lines up books with their spines facing outwards, colour coded with dots.

"What are we here for?" I ask looking around.

"For taking materials to complete the assignment" he spoke looking through long piled up line of publications.

"What assignment?" I ask completely confused.

"History... By the way are you ok?" he says now facing me?

"Oh... Yeah!!" I replied smiling.

How should I ask him about Ace? Should I tell him?

"Then Help me find the books" he spoke turning back again.

"Fine" I murmured turning around to look for the book he told.

"Did you find it?" he asks

This is the moment, no one's around I should ask him.

"No ... But Noah about last night" I spoke pulling out a book and I'm cut off mid-sentence when my eyes meet the dark, icing gaze of Ace Greyson through the space in the self I just created.

"We need to talk" Ace's deep, thick voice Grumbles.

Shit!!

I block the space between me and him by placing the book back.

He is everywhere!

What should I do!!

"Yeah! What about last night!!" Noah speaks still busy with the books.

"Nothing" I grab Noah's arm dragging him outside while he follows me with confusion written all over his face.

"Anna" Noah narrows his eyes at me after we came out of the library.

"I was hungry" I spoke quickly

*Chuckle* "what's gotten into you! ...ok fine, let's grab something to eat first" he spoke as we head towards the cafeteria.

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I have always preferred a walk than a ride as you all know. Although Noah and others offer to drop me home, I always decline because I don't want to be a burden on them. I know we are friends but still, there is something inside me that tells me no.

But considering my situation, I think I should've taken the ride Noah offered me today because a creepy feeling was seeping within me like someone was watching me.

I heard a crunch of gravel behind me, not the kind of continuous noise you'd get from a rolling car, but the defined short crunch of a footstep. The darkness pressed in on me as I fought the urge to turn around. Then there comes another crunch, this time lighter and slower as if marker of the noise was trying to be quieter, to sneak up on me perhaps.

I gulped hard slowly increasing my pace. Cause running is not in the option.

The crunch behind me increased slowly and now I could hear clear reverberating footsteps coming really fast towards me.

And suddenly a strong hand clamped over my mouth from behind pulling me into a narrow alley. The person dragged me deep into the dark alley and I could only get out a muffled scream as my feet scraped along the concrete ground. I have to get out. Using all my strength I pushed him backwards with my back as I kicked his shin and made a move to sprint.

The person cussed out loud from behind me and before I could run away he snaked his heavy arm around my waist pulling me against the wall. When I looked up at him, my eyes met those cold and dangerous blue eyes which were now sternly staring at me.

What. The. actual. ****. could. go. wrong.

I struggled to move but I noticed he had me trapped against the wall with his strong built. The darkness wasn't helping either.

"Napravlyayas'kuda-libo ( going somewhere?)" he grumbles in my face as I glare at him.

To be continued...

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