Stalker (2)

Noah rush to Sera's room and he knocks the door.

"Sera! Sera! Open the door!"

The door slowly opens and Sera looks very scared. Noah rush to the balcony then there's no one but he can find a ladder that's being used by the person.

"Tell me everything."

"I was sleeping when I heard someone knocking at my balcony door then the knock turned into banging and I realize that the person's trying to broke into my room."

"Did you see whether the person is a male or female?"

She shook her head.

"Did you hear the person saying something or not?"

She shook her head once again. Noah go to the balcony then push the ladder and it fall loudly. He immediately close the balcony door then lock it from the inside. Sera sits at the couch and her little body is trembling. Noah sits beside her and hold her hand.

"Sera, I need to tell you something."

"Huh?"

"I got this and maybe you want to take a look."

Sera's other hand take the photo and look at each of the photos and the words at the bottom right side of the photo then she turn the photos around and find the name at the back of the photo.

"Tyler. . . Who is that?"

"He is one of my friend. Do you remember when we went to the city central and we were waiting at the tram station?"

"Yes."

"We met 5 people there and one of them is Tyler."

"I don't know which one named Tyler but how do you know that it's him, I mean the person who sent you the photos."

"I visit Madam Francis. Do you remember the painting of a house in my room? I went to the painting and I asked Madam Francis about the person who sent me the photos and she told me it's Tyler."

"And do you think that the person who's trying to break into my room is Tyler?"

"It's possible. Now, I will stay here until you sleep then I will take the ladder and throw it away. Ok?"

"Ok. . ."

Sera go to her bedroom then lay her body on the bed and try to sleep meanwhile Noah stays at the living room and he's playing with his phone. After some times, Noah check on Sera and she's sleeping then he walk out of her room then go downstairs. He walk outside to take the ladder and luckily it's still there. He take the ladder and go upstairs then he throw the ladder into one of the painting. That's what he meant when he said he's going to throw it away. After that he go to sleep.

The next day I wake up and walk to the living room. I Iook at the balcony door and I'm relieved because it's still locked. I'm curious whether the ladder has been thrown away or not so I go to my balcony and look down. The ladder is gone, Noah must have thrown it away, I lock the door then walk to the bathroom to take a shower. After that I get dressed and I reach my phone to text Noah.

'Noah? Where are you now? I want to ask about the ladder.'

But there's no incoming text from Noah, perhaps he's in the university and can't reply my text so I sit at my chair and decide to watch some series. I watch 3 episode and I'm about to watch the next episode when all of sudden my phone rings and it's him. I answer the call and I can hear him yawning.

"I'm so sleepy. I read your text and what do you want to ask?"

"Where did you throw the ladder away?"

"Into one of the painting. Why?"

"It's nothing. I'm just curious."

"I see. Anyway I need to go to the university later, actually I have a morning class but I skipped it so I need to go for the afternoon class."

"I'm sorry to make you skip one of your important class."

"It doesn't matter. I never skip before. I need to get ready so talk to you later."

"Oh Noah, before you end our conversation-"

"Yes?"

"Can you show me how Tyler looks like? I plan to go for grocery shopping later so I need to know his face."

"Unfortunately I don't have a picture with him or a picture of him but I will take a picture of him for you. See you soon."

I hang up the phone then continue watching the series. The clock strikes 12 and I walk to my kitchen to cook something. I only have some eggs and mushroom left. With those ingredients, I make a mushroom omelette for lunch. I eat my lunch and just watching movies for the rest of the day then suddenly I get a message from Noah and it's a picture of a person named Tyler. In that photo, he's wearing a bomber jacket, his hair is blond and his eyes is grey. He looks like a normal student not a stalker, but he is my stalker. So I thank him then I take my jacket and go to the supermarket.

At the supermarket, I buy some fresh food, rice, noodle, meats, milk, some eggs, potato chips and a box of coffee then once I'm done, I go to the cashier area. I'm about to pay when someone tap my shoulder and I look at the person. I immediately know who is this person. It's the stalker, Tyler.

"Hello."

". . ."

"May I introduce myself to you?"

"No. I know who you are and I want to say this to you. STAY AWAY from me."

I quickly pay for the groceries then walk away but Tyler stop me by grabbing my arm.

"I'm introducing myself to you, young lady. You better listen to me."

"Let me go!"

"Can you leave Noah? He's not a good person. He let his ex-girlfriend died and you know what? He's a playboy."

"Don't you dare to defame Noah."

"It's true. I will let you go if you call Noah here and ask him to stay away from you."

His grip is getting tighter and it's hurting me. I have no choice beside call Noah to come to the supermarket.

"Noah, I'm at the supermarket, can you come here as soon as possible?"

I hang up the phone and look at Tyler.

"He's coming here now let me go."

"I told you that I will let you go once he's here."

". . . What do you want from me?"

"I want to know you better. Let me introduce myself properly this time. The name is Tyler and I know who you are, Jacqueline Sera Lilliane, the daughter of Christian Peterson, the Prime Minister of your country and Beatrice Manning-Peterson. Sister of Luciana Jane Lilliane."

"How did you know that. . .?"

"I know everything about you, Sera and do you want me to tell Noah about your 'secret'?"

"No, please don't."

"Then you must obey me. Ask Noah to stay away from you and you must be mine, then I will never tell anyone about your secret."

"I can't. . ."

"So you want me to tell everyone about your little secret?"

Right before I answer his question, I hear someone shout at us.

"You there! Let that girl go or I will beat you up."