The Boy Next Door – Episode 21

THE BOY NEXT DOOR
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🐯 RUBY🐯

Today is definitely not one of my greatest day.
First, it was the hangover. Next was my meeting with the principal after which I met with Oliver and Hunter.

For a moment I almost thought Oliver was calling to tell me we could start dating again but who am I kidding?
I know how much he likes Alexa so I buried that silly thought immediately.

I’ve never felt so emotional like the way I was when I saw my sex tape on Hunter’s phone.
I don’t want to know how he came to be in possession of it, but I sure as hell don’t want it leaked.

I groaned for the umpteenth time as I think of ways of breaking the news to my dad that the principal wants to see him on Monday.

I can’t just seem to think of any good way to break the news to him.

Think.
There’s got to be a way.

” Ruby, dinner is served” mom called from the doorway.

I have to break the news to them over dinner.
It’s now or never!

I got out of bed and padded barefoot to the dining room.
My dad was already eating and he glared at me as I took a seat beside mom.
Sometimes I wonder if he’s my real dad.

Mom made Chinese rice and fried chicken, which on a good day is one of my favourite meals, but at the moment I don’t have any appetite so I picked at my food.

” Is something wrong with the food?” Mom asked and dad looked up.

” Hmm, nothing is wrong with it” I stuttered and I forced a spoonful of rice down my throat.
I choked and I quickly spat the rice into a napkin. I drank a cup of water and mom was giving me the ‘are-you-sure-you-are-okay’ look while my dad acted as if I didn’t exist.

” Mom, dad, the principal said he wants to see you guys on Monday” I said looking at the tiled floor.

” What have you done this time?” dad asked in his most bored tone.

” I don’t know, he just said he wants to see you guys” I lied.

I can’t count the number of lies that has come out of my mouth today, but I can’t seem to help it.

I quickly left the dining room so as to avoid unnecessary questions.

❤️ OLIVER❤️

I got home from school feeling depressed.
I don’t know why I’m having such a bad feeling about this Alabama trip.

” What happened to you? You’re not looking cheery” mom observed and I shrugged.

” Nothing, mom. I’m just tired” I said.

” Okay. I made dinner already, do you want to eat in your room or the dining room?” She asked.

” I’d like to eat in my room” I said.
I’m tired of eating alone in the dining room.
A dining room is meant for more than one person so it doesn’t make sense for me to eat alone there.

I went to the kitchen to carry my food and I made my way back to my room.

I finished eating and I took the plate to the kitchen.
I met mom washing the dishes but I took over from her.

I went back to my room after, thinking of the journey Hunter and I are embarking on tomorrow.

I went to dad’s room where he was sleeping soundly and the machines were beeping steadily.
Fortunately for me, mom wasn’t in the room at the time so I can say what I want to say to dad without interruption.

” Dad, I’m going somewhere tomorrow and I don’t know what I’m up against but I promise to come home safely. Do not panic, please.
I want you to stay safe for me till I return. I love you, dad.”

I bumped into mom when I left dad’s room.
I’m sorry, mom. I won’t be around by the time you wake up tomorrow.

🌅 SATURDAY🌅

❣️ ALEXA❣️

I turned to switch off the stupid alarm clock. Today is Saturday so I’m supposed to enjoy my sleep.
That was only a wishful thinking though as my brain and body did not agree with each other.

My body was screaming “I need some rest” but my dumb brain did not process that, instead it had listened to that alarm clock.

I went to take a real cold shower so I could at least be at alert for the rest of the day, else I’d just be walking around like a freaking Zombie.

I wore a black A-shaped gown and I let my hair down from the bondage of the hairband.
I chose a pair of black Italian made sandals and I sat down on my bed.

I watched some movies on Netflix until hours later when I started to feel hungry.

” Good morning, Aunt” I said to Aunt Kate.

” Good morning dear. How was your night?”

” It was tranquil, yours?” I asked.

” Mine was serene” she said.

” Okay, where is uncle Evan?” I asked.

” He has gone to work. By the way, I’ve not seen Hunter today, please help me call him from his room” Aunt Kate said.

” Okay ” I replied as I head to Hunter’s room.

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I knocked on Hunter’s door for some minutes but there was no response.
I tried knocking harder but still there was no response.
I wonder what he’s doing that he can’t come out to open the door for me.

He can’t tell me he didn’t hear the knocks because I’m sure even a deaf person could hear those knocks perfectly.

I turned his doorknob and peep in.
There was no one in the room and I was confused.

Had he gone to play football this early morning?
I don’t think so because his room look quite organized which is a massive improvement to how everything was in disarray the last time I was here.

I was very curious so I stepped into Hunter’s room and I didn’t hear any sound of running tap so that eliminated the prospect of him being in the bathroom.

I quickly eye scanned the room, trying to find clues of where he could be.

I saw a lone piece of paper on his bed and I bend to pick it up.
It was a note left by Hunter himself before his sudden trip.

I froze for some seconds after I read the content of the note.

I ran out of his room with the note in my hand.
I was panting bt the time I got to the dining room.

” Alexa, what happen? ” Aunt Kate asked.
I gave her the note in my hand as the response to her question.

The colour drained out of her face as she finished reading what Hunter had written.

” I need to stoo them. Where is my phone?” She said to herself.
She sprinted to her room and came out minutes later looking frustrated.

” He’s not picking my calls” Aunt Kate said.
I went to my room to call Oliver’s number but all I was getting was his damn answering machine.

No wonder Oliver didn’t come to my room last night.
I didn’t know he was busy sneaking out of town with my cousin.

💓 HUNTER💓

Oliver and I have been travelling for hours. Each person is drowned in his own thoughts that we haven’t had a decent conversation since we left Arkansas just few hours before dawn.

I know Oliver must be thinking about his dad right now.
God knows I didn’t want him to come to Alabama with me because I can’t bear the guilt if something bad happens to him.

I didn’t want my mom worrying about me so I left a note on my bed.
I’m also very sure that Oliver didn’t inform his parents about this journey so I want our parents to know where to look for us in case things go wrong, that was why I had written that note.

I’ve been driving for seven hours before I saw the signboard signifying that we had arrived at Alabama.

I manoeuvre the car in the direction of Huntsville.
Oliver was checking the Google map for me and we finally got to the street we are looking for.

” Let’s park the car here so we can track the house on foot” I said my first word in hours.
Oliver nodded and I found a nice spot to park the car in.

I pat my trouser at the back and I sigh in relief as I felt the bulge of the pistol in my back pocket.

Oliver and I tried to act casual as if this was something we do everyday.
We didn’t want to arouse suspicion so we were not walking side by side.

I was walking in front while he was following me closely behind.

We were checking the house numbers as we walked past them.

At last, we finally saw the house number we are looking for.
It looked deserted and it’s a one storey building.

I saw an entrance on the east wing of the house and I brought out my gun. I tiptoed cautiously around the house and Oliver was also doing the same.

We checked the ground floor of the house but there was no one in sight.

I took the stairs two at a time and I stepped into an ancient room.
Suddenly, the door shut behind us and before I could turn back to see the intruder, we had been shot.

I was expecting pain but oddly no part of my anatomy was paining me.
All I could think of at the moment was sleep.
Odd, right?
The motherfvcker tranquilized us.

I caught a glimpse of the Jezebel who is behind all this and I gave a faint gasp.
So, it was her all along.

I’d definitely make her pay… that was the last thought I had before I tumbled into a deep slumber.

TBC.

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