LAYLA:
“Oh geez, Caleb, thank goodness you’re here,” I say as I turn around to look at my best friend while trying to settle the rate of my heartbeat.
The crazy thing is that I cannot see his face which is the first reason I suddenly feel like there is something off about what is going on. It felt rather strange that Caleb was hiding in the shadows, as so I thought until I realize he is not who I think he is.
He steps into the light, closing the door behind him. And unexpectedly, it is nothing close to being Caleb. What in the world is going on here?
Whoever this person is, I don’t want to know. The impression I have been given now is that I am face to face with a creep and this is scaring the hell out of me now.
My first instinct is to move back slowly to keep my distance from him. I
