Dangerously Unusual novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5

That night when I finally got home, I went straight to my room. Kloe was sleeping out.

I cried and cried. Never had I been so afraid. I couldn't find sleep because of the paranoia.

When Kloe had called earlier, I had to lie to her, saying the interview had gone well. I'd succeeded in passing my article to the professor but still, I wasn't at peace. How could I be?

Unable to find sleep, at 3 AM, I climbed out of my bed and headed towards the room's window to look down at the empty campus roads.

"What the hell?" I gasped in fear after looking out the window. I could've sworn there was someone standing out there, staring at me.

The person was tall, very tall, and huge. He wore a black hat that covered his face and a long black jacket or coat that reached his feet. He raised his head and looked at me. I couldn't make out his face.

"Jesus!" I gasped and immediately stepped away in fear. It had to be one of them! One of Antonio's people!

"This can't be happening..." I stated in shock. This means he had ordered for me to be spied on. Or worse, Killed!

Swallowing hard, I approached the window again. But the person had vanished!

I stayed up all night until the next day. I freshened up and made sure to attend my last class as a university student.

After that, I left school and took a cab to Central prison. This time I went as a visitor, making sure my uncle nor some familiar guards did not know I was around.

I asked to meet Anthonio Caruso and the officer in charge stared at me like I was crazy.

"Do you know him?" he asked.

"Uh, yeah."

"Who is he to you?"

"A friend."

"Friend??" the officer asked in clear surprise.

"Um, yeah."

"Are you on his list of visitors?"

"List??"

"Yes."

"Uh, I don't know."

"Hold on."

My eyes widened.

"Are you serious??"

"Yes."

"Omg! I'm out!" I said happily. I was just so happy to never see him again. My life was back to normal!

I got my bag and immediately left the visiting room.

I walked down the halls with a smile I couldn't contain. Being in one room with him was like being alone with the devil. Or rather, facing death.

I kinda felt stupid though, I should have never chosen him for that assignment in the first place. It was too dangerous and with some miracle, I'd made it. I'd made it out alive!

'I should never, never, ever! Do something so dangerous ever again. I just want to forget everything...' I thought.

That afternoon I met with Kloe. We went shopping for our graduation outfits And shoes. I was so happy. I was alive again. A normal girl with a normal life! Yes!

That night I slept so well. I saw no strange human being lurking around. Anthonio Caruso had been a nightmare. Meeting him was the first thing I was going to erase from my memory.

All I had to do now was think about graduating, finding a good job, or working with my parents, and with time, find a suitable hubby for myself. What had happened a few days ago was officially part of the past now. It'd never even happened.