Charmaine

Chapter 8

I'm pacing back and forth in my room trying to remember where I've heard that voice. I've been at it for the past thirty minutes but I still can't remember where I know that voice.

I walk back to the door and take another look

The door wasn't even locked so why didn't he just come in? Did he not know it wasn't unlocked? no, that's unlikely. Maybe he just wanted to scare me, to make me know that he exists and is coming after me.

I take out my phone and look at the time. s**t, they'll be back soon.

I sprint downstairs and start preparing dinner contemplating whether or not I should tell my aunt what happened today

I finished making dinner and laying the table and exactly one minute later, they came home

No one spoke to me so I just hung my head waiting to be dismissed so I could go eat

"So, did you find any good job today?" my aunt asked

Shit, I totally forgot about that. I guess I'll have to tell her what happened today to save my neck

"U-umm a-actually I-"

"Spit it out already" My aunt snapped

And that's what I did. I told her everything. From what happened down to my theories. For a second, there was a look of recognition on her face but she masked so quickly. I think I'm seeing things now

"Do you think I'm stupid?!"

"N-no ma'am"

"I asked you to get a job today and you didn't, now you're telling me a bogus story? You really thought we would believe such a stupid story? "

"N-no, I mean I'm not telling lies I swear,, it really happened I pro-"

"Shut up and get out!" My uncle yelled

I was frozen in shock because my uncle had never yelled at me before. He's never even said those words to me and at that point, I knew something was wrong and they were in on it.

I turned away and scurried upstairs as fast as I could and flung myself on my bed.

They know who that man is and why he's after me, I'm sure of it. But why are they keeping it a secret? Who was that man and why did they seem pretty shaken up?

My thoughts were interrupted by my stomach growling then I remembered I didn't have dinner. I looked over at my clock and it read 1:00 am

"How time flies" I murmured

I got up from my bed and began tiptoeing downstairs on a quest to find something to eat

On my way, I heard voices from the living room

They're still up? what could they be doing?

I went down and took a peak. My aunt had her back to me while my uncle sat across from her

Not wanting a repeat of what happened with Mr Black, I took a few steps back and tried listening but I could only make out the words 'take' and 'Charmaine'. My eyes widened

I need to find out what they're saying

I went down a few more steps and took another peak. I don't know why, but my uncle decided that was the best time to raise his head up and I quickly hid myself behind the wall

Did he see me? My breathing is getting really fast and shallow at this point

"I think someone's there" I hear my uncle whisper

Shit, he saw me, he saw me

I ran up the stairs and into my room, throwing the covers over my head and trying to calm my breathing so it's like I'm asleep and not like I just ran a freaking hundred meter race

I hear my door open and I stiffen. He walks to my bed and I can see him waving his hands over my face through the covers. After a few seconds, he walks back out and closes the door, leaving it slightly ajar

"Maybe it was the lights or I'm just seeing things cuz I'm tired" I hear my uncle say. My aunt hummed in response and they both retired to their room

What just happened? and why were they acting weird? I shrug and turn to sleep but freeze when I remember to two words I heard from their conversation

Take...me? why would he want to take me?

The questions in my head were endless. I tried shutting them out so I can sleep but I spent the entire night tossing and turning because of the hunger pangs and loud growling of my tummy

I really should've gotten something to eat and I would have if my uncle and aunt weren't acting all weird

I considered going down again but decided against it. I really don't want to hear anything else that'll up my anxiety radar

I guess you'll just have to suck it up and go to bed hungry. A voice in my head said

I guess I will. I replied