Home sweet Home

After drinking Ava didn't feel like driving, and Ben had assured the car will be at our place by tomorrow. We booked a cab and left the hotel after saying goodbye to the guys. I was soo tired and wanted nothing than to reach home and curl myself on the bed. This night was tiring and ughh we have to go to university tomorrow. Never I am going to party ever on Sunday night. But everything aside, it was a nice experience. It really refreshed me mentally. As Ava said it, I needed this. I should go out sometimes and let loose. I have to get over my fear and start exploring my life. I can't always live in paranoia. Whatever happened in my past, had to happen. Ican do nothing about it, but I have or- I think -Control over my life now. But the events from my past sent a cold chill down my body. I think I can never overcome my past and live in my present. My past experiences will always haunt me.

"Sophie, I am glad that you came with me to the party." Ava was glowing with happiness. I have never seen her so excited. 

"It was my pleasure, Ava. It was a wonderful experience . I should thank you for taking me there with you." said I appreciatively.

Our ever-excited Ava replied, "Maybe we will again get a chance of going to such a party. It would be fun".

I had enough fun tonight. I need to sleep and rest for a whole now. God, who knew going to a party can be this exhausting. We reached our place and we both went to freshen up. I suddenly felt hungry and went to the kitchen to make something.

"Ava, do you want me to make something for you. I feel hungry and am going to cook." Screamed I to Ava who was in her room.

"Yeah, Make something for me too sophie. I am starving. And wait for me I'm coming there. I will help you" said she enthusiastically.

"Okay, come on then. I am making mac-n-cheese" I was searching the fridge for the ingredients I needed. After getting the items from the fridge I started making the food meanwhile Ava came and set up the table for the two of us. Ava can't cook so we have an agreement I make the food and she helps set up the table and also does the dishes. I learned cooking early in my life. Each day I would make a new dish and make Jonah try and review it. It was horrible for him in the earlier days  because the dishes were awful. But he would still eat them for me and tell me I did great. He was the best brother ever. 

Thinking of my brother made my eyes fill with tears. Ava noticed and was concerned, "Good god Sophie, are you okay? What happened? Did someone do something to you? Tell me I will teach them a good lesson" Ava was boiling with rage. 

Calm down Ava , It's nothing. I just remembered something from my childhood" I muttered the last part inaudible.

She knew I don't like talking about my past. So she didn't press and tried to cheer me up.

"Oh that's cool then. I thought I have to use the new hacks I learned in my karate classes on some poor dude" she joked.

"Maybe you should use them on Mr. Smoking hot" This made Ava blush. And my friend never blushed. So whatever with this guy was happening was something serious. She looked interested in him, like real interested, which she rarely is in someone. 

Ava appears to have bubbly personality. She is sweet but I know my friend, there are many layers to her personality and her life, even I don't have any idea about. She wants the world to only see her bubbly side. I know she didn't have an easy life before coming here. Like me, she had come here to restart her life. We both don't talk much about our past. But I know she is from Miami, where her family still lives. Her family is well-settled there and owns a large business. She didn't wanted to do anything with them says there was no compatibility between her and her family, they didn't understand her. So she left Miami and  came here to start her life anew. She never talks about them and I know for sure that something must have happened between them which made her leave the place and come here. 

Ava left the kitchen and Screamed from the table where we eat, " I am going to set up the table."

I quickly made our comfort food aka Mac-n-cheese and after serving it brought to the table where we eat.

"I'm starving, come on".  Ava was smiling at her phone.

"Oh, It must me Mr. Greek". I was messing with her.

Ava was making faces at me. "It's not him". She was bluffing. It was Him that made her blush like a tomato.

"Okay okay lady, I know. Here's your food. Enjoy". I went to my chair and sat down to eat and her some space.I was enjoying my food when Ava said, "It was magical Sophie, I mean today's party. Did you meet someone there? Any handsome and rich-ass guy?"

Hearing handsome and rich-ass made me think of Mr.A-hole. His beautiful grey eyes and that smug look on his face. He sure didn't know anything of Chivalry or being a gentleman. I know he saved me twice but still he didn't treat me respectfully. He treated me like shit. It was so not very nice of him. He must be some insanely rich guy. God you can be so unfair, he was rich as well as gorgeous. I have never seen more handsome man like him and I was damn sure he knew it. He sure walked like he owned this whole city. Maybe that's possible. 

"Sophie, what are you thinking? Your face looks funny. You look enraged as well as mesmerized by something. Don't tell me it's that guy you bumped with" Ava was trying to control her bubbling laughter.

"No, I am enraged but not mesmerized. Why would I be mesmerized like he was the most handsome guy in this world? No thank you he was not" I bluffed. I don't know how to lie. Its my weakest point. I literally can't lie to save my darn life.

"What was his name by the way? Who was he?" Ava was curious and would not let the subject drop.

"How would I know his name, Ava. Its not like I became friends with that jerk.I just bumped with him and then didn't ever saw him" I was lying but I am not going to tell my friend that I bumped with him again while searching for her but I was not lying about knowing him. I don't know him or what even his name is.

I didn't want to talk about him. So I started filling my mouth with as much mac-n-cheese as possible so Ava could leave me alone and not ask about him. She looked at me suspiciously but dropped the subject. We ate quietly. After finishing the food and filling our tummies we left our plates in the sink to wash tomorrow and after saying goodbye went both to bed.

Today was a long and chaotic day. God I was exhausted, I wished tomorrow was weekend but I didn't have such luck. Tomorrow I have to go to university but I will call the bakery to tell them I will not come tomorrow, they don't need me anyway. I did all my work today in the morning. Then I remembered my phone. Yeah my phone, I had lost it here somewhere before going to the party where was it. Now I have to first find my phone and them I can sleep. Please help me God!

I got up from the bed where I was laying and started searching for my phone when I heard

Ding! And my phone screen brightened in otherwise dark room. Someone might have texted me.

I picked up my phone from under my bed where it might have slipped out earlier. Who might have texted me so late. Usually it's texts from Ava or my workplace. The thought of someone from my past crossed my mind and it made me freeze at my place. I have made my life here, I don't want my past catching upto me. I was just being paranoid no, it can't be. I am thinking too much. This exhaustion has made me blurry and anxious. I can't think clearly. I will check my phone to see who it is. Maybe it's Ava asking me something. It can be its not the first time she might texted me In the middle of the night.

I dug my hand under the bed to get my phone. I picked it and quickly checked who had texted me I clicked on it. it was from an unknown number.It read,

Baby girl. Be aware

It made a chill run down my body. There was only one person who called me baby girl, my father. Why was he texting me? How did he get my number? It has been 5 years since I last saw my father. This was not good him texting me and, Why was he warning me? My god, How did that man find me. No-one knows me here. I have to be careful something is coming my way.