“Let's go home.”
My heart was still racing like I ran a thousand miles. I need to go home immediately.
“I apologize, but I don't want to go with you,” I whispered while looking at the ground. I gently pulled my wrist from his hand.
“Why? I wouldn't hurt you and it's dangerous for you to walk alone in the streets,” he said with a soft voice.
I begin to move forward. He took a deep breath and letting it out slowly. Some of the lights from the wall make his face appeared clearly to my eyes.
The place is conveyed by the silence. I started to walked and turned my back from him.
I took my phone from my back and started to dial my father's number. After a few minutes of ringing, he's not answering the phone.
My eyes widen and my heart was pounding like a beating drum.
I started to run from this dark street. Only the moonlight is my guide to where I should go.
After an hour of walking, the taxi is not available tonight. I don't know why it was so sudden.
Usually, they still accept some passengers because they still earning some money, besides my father's phone was not available to call.
I would like him to fetch me, but unfortunately, he's not answering the phone. I scanned the whole place, it's still quiet.
The cold breeze was touching my skin. My hands are trembling.
I reached the traffic lights. There's nothing in here. I feel like there's something wrong in here.
“Don't move or else...” My jaw dropped and my heart starts to race. I felt like there's something in my neck. It's cold, but it can make a hole in my skin.
“Give me your money!” My body automatically starts to tremble and it's difficult to breathe.
Some of his words popped up into my mind. It's truly dangerous. I couldn't move, because he's holding my shoulder while pointing a knife in my neck.
I raised my both hand as a sign that I wouldn't be going to fight.
Furthermore, I took a deep sigh to calm my system.
“Good—” I immediately hold his hand by my both hands and move back to his arm and put his hand backward, which is the hand that holds the knife, while putting my right arm between his arm and armpit to put some pressure and hold his hand to point it on his back.
He automatically bends down and now I can easily grab the knife. I'm now pointing it to his nape.
“Wow! What a wonderful move, Astrid, good job!” I heard some claps.
I'm gasping for air because of the energy and nervousness that I already released.
“Hello? Police Station? Yes, There's someone that wants to robber some money from someone.” I heard his cold voice.
“We are here at the first traffic lights, please hurry up, because this guy might do some conflict, he had a knife.” My heart was still pounding.
Beads of sweat are dripping at the side of my head. After a few minutes, the police arrived.
In a split of seconds, the dog is here. The dog shows his fangs to this guy.
They put some handcuffs on the thief and they started to ask some questions.
After an hour of interrogation, they let me go home, besides it's getting late.
“See? It still ends in this situation, I'm still walking with you and take you to your house,” he confidently said.
His hands were holding his nape while hanging his arm in the air.
I rolled my eyes secretly, “Who knows if that guy was with you and it's just according to your plan?” I murmured.
Furthermore, I walked passed by him. I heard his giggles, “Me? Thief? Burglar? Or anything that you can describe that guy, you've been thinking that I'm one of them?”
He's now walking beside me.
“Seriously?” I looked at the ground while my heart was pounding and gasping for air. He took a deep sigh.
“Nah, I already told you before that I'm not going to hurt you, do I?” He awkwardly scratches his nape.
“It doesn't matter, anyway, where's your house?” We stopped at the black gate. He scanned the whole place.
“Is that it?” I nodded as a sign of my answer. His eyebrow arched, “Why does the house be dark? I mean, there's no light inside?” he asked.
I shrugged my shoulder, “I forgot that they are ut for delivery if I'm not mistaken, they are going to the...” I paused for a while.
“To the?” He looked at me while having a bewildered look on his face.
“I... forgot, sorry,” I whispered. My shoulder slumped down.
“I think, that's for tonight! Thank you! I need to go, bye!” I exclaimed while having a wide smile. He smiled back and turned his back.
For an instance, I watched him until he disappeared from my vision. “What a tiring day.” I locked the gate and went inside the house.
When I entered the house, I turned on the lights and went to the kitchen. There's a note on the table saying, “If you're hungry, just put the foods inside the microwave or cook some nuggets, we are going to the North City.”
I glanced at the side of the table, there's some money. I searched inside the fridge and there's a lot of food that I need.
I go to my room and changed my clothes into pajamas. After I cooked the nuggets and the rice, I locked the door and the windows just for safety.
Not only that, but I closed the gate properly. It's good to be alert and safe at the same time.
When I entered my room, I sat in my chair and get those papers. I need to write some reports for our lesson.
After two hours of writing, my hands are trembling and aching for some rest. I stood up and began to stretch my arms and legs.
My neck is aching. It's already 1 am. My eyes are puffy and red. My shoulder slumped down.
I lay my back on my bed. “It's such a relief!” I couldn't help myself from yawning.
Tomorrow will be going to be a tiring day, though every day was exhausting because of the different works and activities that I need to do.
I stand up and decided to clean my things. Tomorrow morning is my school schedule and in the afternoon I need to go to the cafe.
It's a part-time job and I'm good at that job. Good thing, some of my professors considered that situation.
However, I still need to fulfill my goals and graduate from that school. I went back to my bed when I'm done cleaning.
I closed my eyes and feel the heavy breath from my chest. My neck had a small wound caused by that knife.
If I was able to dodge it, maybe I wouldn't get some wounds from that guy. To that gray-haired guy, something from him was knocking my curiosity.
It feels like I want to know him. I don't know, but my heart keeps pounding when his images appeared from my head.
One thing that I know before the darkness will convey my consciousness. I gasped for air and the corner of my mouth raised a bit.
I'm interested to know him.
All of a sudden, the darkness finally got my consciousness.
Goodnight for tonight. I should be ready for tomorrow.
All of a sudden, I heard a loud sound from the balcony, but unfortunately, I couldn't move my body.