following shadows

Sharron coughed a few times while talking to all of them. They were sitting on the sofa right now and talking about Mike childhood.

And she is making sure to bring every embarrassing accident of his life.

"and once when Mike was five years old, he proposed her kg teacher and denied to go home with me. He said husband and wife should live together. So he is going to live with his dear Martha . and just at that moment, her real husband arrived to pick her up. It was so embarrassing for me. But things escalated when mike asked him for a fight to he deserves Martha not any guy with glasses."

It was a sight to behold how Mike's face looked at that moment. His face, ears, neck all turned red. And his eyes burning a hole on the floor. If possible he wants to hide in that hole and never come out.

He looked at the watch and took a sigh of relief. He cleared his throat and said, "mother its time for your medicines and rest."

His mother looked at the watch and sighed, "it been a long time Alex when I sat with you like this. Though we live just a wall apart I see you only five to six times in a year."

Guilt instantly flashed his eyes. From the past two years, he has started doing double shifts and he came home very late. She always sleeps and he didn't want to disturb her but even when Anna come and he comes home a bit early. He gets busy in cooking and her laundry and talking with her that it became late. This lady has given him so much yet he isn't able to return this much.

Looking at his guilt-filled downcast eyes she sighed. Her expressions soften, "just come these days, since you are at home okay. Even bring this good girl back. See she didn't even smile once for the sake of Mikes image."

He looked at the girl turned statue who only stared and blinked and only repeated our words with a tilt of her head whenever something asked to her. 'like she knows how to laugh. Just look at her blank face aunt' he snorted in his heart. But still smiled at his aunt and said, " I will even bring Anna for dinner tonight"

"oh, thank god. I don't need to eat boiled eggs or potato tonight." She replied eying mike who was glaring at her now.

"of course, I will cook steak for you tonight." He said standing up while Mike helped his mother to room.

"I have to go to bring anna and buying some groceries. Would you come with me or stay at home. Mike will take a while in with Aunt Sharron" he said looking at the statue who is still sitting there.

"go with you." The girl replied

"Okay then, come" 'hmm, she took less time in replying this time. Is she finally learning how to talk' he mused moving out of the house followed by the girl in tow?

The girl who was moving behind him still thinking about the death of the old man didn't notice the broken shards of glass who was lying there turned pointed automatically. (if not clear, few pieces of broken glass were in the garden, when Alex walked it didn't affect him as they were in a horizontal position. But when it was her turn. They automatically moved in a vertical position with the pointed part above) so when she walked it pierced her and the blood oozed out.

Since she can't feel pain and was distracted. She didn't pay much heed to it and moved on.

They both failed to notice that her blood formed small thread-like structure and followed her.

"Bella, come fast. The bus is coming." Shouted Alex looking at the approaching bus which is only a distance away. If this bus is missed they have to wait for an hour for the next one and he will be late.

The moment he said to run fast, Bella ran. But never in his dreams has he thought that the girl will run faster than the air. He didn't even see her when she passed him. And in the next second, she was already standing at the stop. H stood there in a daze. Thanks to the man coming him, who pushed him to catch the bus. It brought him back to his senses and he continued running.

He reached there at the end moment and held the hand of the girl and entered the bus.

The bus was wholly packed. So they stood holding the pole. He was panting and looking around. He didn't notice that the girl was looking pale.

(a few moments before)

When Bella reached the stop and stood there, the man next to her turned and spoke, "hospitium tibi 15. Numerus deesset no is" ( welcome no. 15. Did you miss us?)

*****

After a while when he was looking around another man standing behind the girl whispered in her ears, "Putatis a Nobis liceat?"

(Do You Think You Can Run From Us?)

Alex looked and thought that he is harassing Bella so he covered her and stood at her place.

But the moment Bella changed place. The man from before shook his head and blinked. He looked here and there in confusion and stood straight.

On the other side, the girl standing near Bella laughed maniacally, "stultus populous"

(stupid people)

She knew who it was. But how, that's when she realized the minor prick in her feet. She bends and looked at the blood mark. She closed her eyes and touched the place and soon the wound was gone. Her skin turned new.

She stood up and looked around everyone was looking normal. She closes her eyes and sighed. It was a close call, she was in the open area all the time and the place could not be recognised otherwise they would have found her. And came here to take her back.

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