Aria pov
As we walked into the apartnt, Jaxon turned on the light. I couldn’t help but recall my father’s face telling he would find , and I could not escape him.
It sent shivers down my spine as Mary stared at with concern. She had been asking right from the car.
What was wrong? I did not have the right words to express what had just happened. She escorted to a seat as I sat down, taking off my coat, which revealed all the scars that were still healing. Jaxon rushed to turn off the AC and turn on the heater instead, but I was not concentrating on anything.
The only thing on my mind was the image from a few minutes ago.
Mary still wasn’t ready to give up on yet, and quickly sat beside as she tapped my shoulder gently. "You still haven’t told what happened to you. You have been in a state of shock for so minutes now," she asked.
I decided to stop acting so strange so they would not continue asking the sa question, so I smiled awkwardly at Mary before turning my attention to her.
"Nothing is wrong with ; I am just happy to be back ho, and I guess nothing more". I lied to her while trying to sound convincing, She did not believe but decided to end the matter that way.
"It is fine if you do not want to tell , but just know I am your only best friend, and you can always confide in ," she assured .
I nodded, with my smile being even wider.
"I have no one else, after all," I assured her as she hugged tightly, and Jaxon joined us on the sofa.
"So, what do you want to have for dinner? After all? You are back ho, so no side dishes like before," Jaxon said. Just as I was about to reply to him positively, the bell rang loudly and suddenly, making my heart beat so loudly. I feared it was my father who had found our location.
Jaxon noticed the shock on my face and wanted to question but ran off to answer the door.
Even Mary noticed but kept silent as I stood up and watched the doorway, waiting for the person to enter. But as the person entered, I saw it was a plumber, and I felt so relieved. It was not my father, after all; it was a plumber; how relieved I felt.
The man stared at awkwardly as he greeted all of us. I didn’t even have the strength to answer him and just nodded.
Jaxon rushed towards and sat beside .
"What is wrong? Aria, you are not telling everything yet. I need to know everything" Jaxon said to . I was scared of telling him, but then I recalled if I had told him about the other incident earlier, there would not have been the little clashes we had. Then, I finally mustered up the courage.
"When We were coming back from the hospital at the mall, not too far from here. I saw a figure." I began, and that shook Mary, and she seed a bit scared.
"What do you an? Please explain to us very well." Mary said to , as I noted, that is what I am trying to do.
"I’m trying to explain to you fully that I saw soone I was not ant to encounter," I said to Jaxon who understood what I ant.
Jaxon turned his attention to Mary as he dragged her to a corner. After whispering sowhat to her, he ca back to sit beside alone.
As Mary stood at the corner and pretended to be going through sothing on her phone, I could tell he had already axed her for privacy. He sat beside with his full attention, only .
"
You can start telling everything now. I told you we’re in this together until Mom and Dad return. We only have each other’s back, so explain what you saw in front of the mall."Jaxon told , and then I summoned the courage and spoke up.
"I think I saw him in front of the mall," I said with hesitation.
Jaxon stared at in frustration. "You know I do not understand what you an by seeing him in front of the mall. Explain who this person is, why he’s in front of a mall, and why you are so scared that even a doorbell sends shivers down your spine." Jaxon said to . I gulped in the saliva I had piled up in my mouth before speaking up, but this ti around, I made it be in a tone, more like a whisper.
"What I an is I saw my father in front of the mall. I could swear he was the one, and not that alone scared . But the fact that he mouthed to that he would find , and I don’t have anywhere to run to. Can you even imagine he said that to ?" I said to Jaxon. Even though Jaxon was trying to act bravely, I could tell he was shaken hearing those words. He also understood what I had said earlier.
"Does that an that he was the one who ca into the hospital room?" Jaxon muttered but more to himself than to .
"That is not just the main issue; that is not the only thing that scares , but the main issue is, why would he want to harm ? The last ti he had talked to on the phone, he acted like he needed so badly, so why would he want to harm if I was of great use to him?" I said to Jaxon, who stared at , realization, also clearly thinking the sa thing I had just said. I’m just so confused; I cannot even point out what he wants.
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