They walked quietly and when Regan arrived home, she sighed relieved. Not because she was alone, but because the whole walk, she felt perilous, like someone was following her.
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She kept turning behind but it didn't seem as anyone was following her. Vesper noticed her unease but didn't show complaints or suspicion. Regan thought that her mind was playing tricks on her.
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She was tired and bored and hoped that Vesper wasn't a fake friend.
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Monica wasn't home at this time. Regan wasn't hungry, and even though she felt bored, she started to do her homework. She'd rather lose her mind in studies, then to overthink of what she felt when going home.
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But it started to creep up again on her. She started to feel it again, maybe because she was paranoid. It should be said that she was doing her homework in her room. The door was closed and only a window was opened.
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As she continued to write, the pen wasn't writing. Regan cursed under her breath for not having other pens and the need to go and buy. Monica would come late, and Regan couldn't wait to do her homework so late.
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"Why the hell did you end? Fill up again!" she said and put her face on the table, frustrated, that now she was talking to a pen.
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Regan checked the pen once more and then suddenly it started writing just like before.
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The pen looked to write briefly, and Regan smiled at herself weirdly. She didn't question it a lot. It was the last thing to think that the pen worked because she wanted it to do so.
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"So how was the first day?" the aunt asked her niece excitedly and tiredly at the same time.
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Regan didn't want to tell her about confronting someone on the first day. Monica wouldn't be happy to hear that.
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"It was okay." she said with a low voice.
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"Did you got any friends?"
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"Yes, I kind of got a new friend...how about you, how was your day?" the niece said, shifting the attention from her.
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"It was really good. I'm going to take a shower." Monica said and went upstairs.
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Regan thanked God that her aunt didn't ask more.
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After they both ate, Monica went to her room to do her work assignments and Regan watched a boring movie in her laptop. She stopped it without even reaching its quarter and then read some fictional book. Then, she was hungry and went to the kitchen to eat.
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Monica had told her about a surprise in the morning, and Regan was curious about it.
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She turned back to her room and laid down to sleep, trying to not remind herself of her pre-sleep feeling.
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When she realized that she couldn't sleep like this, she grabbed her phone and decided to scroll on the internet. Then another feeling appeared.
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The feeling of being watched.
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"Another one now. That one is new," she muttered to herself, her voice sarcastic.
She sat a bit higher and looked around the dark room. The only light source was from a bedside dim light. The suspicious sense, like someone would come and get her, rose on her and crept chills through her body.
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She kept overthinking about it and let the lights on. Then, she fell again on the bed, rolling and tossing until she finally fell into a deep slumber, full of intrusive dreams.
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The next morning, she woke up from the sunlight resting on her face brightly. She hadn't slept that bad and was thankful for that.
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The surprise that her aunt mentioned last night came into her mind and she was wondering what surprise could it be.
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Getting up from bed, she went to the bathroom and then got dressed with oversized, but preppy clothes.
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She walked out of the room and saw Monica downstairs.
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"Come and see the surprise," Monica said, smiling, as she was stepping outside the main door.
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Regan followed her cluelessly.
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Monica walked near a white Range Rover and gestured at it.
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"That's my new car, Regan!"
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"It's very beautiful," Regan said and cracked a smile. She wasn't surprised, her aunt was a car's lover.
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"I'm going to give you my old car and you can use it to go to school."
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She wasn't expecting that, she thought that Monica was going to sell her old car but Regan was grateful and happy that she was going to drive.
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"Thank you aunt, that's so amazing of you." she said sincerely, and pulled her in a strong hug.
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"Everything for my little niece." Monica said.
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"Are you driving to school?" The aunt asked.
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"Hmm... I don't know... I don't know if I will drive well," Regan replied uncertainly.
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"Of course you do. You've been driving my car as long." She reassured, putting a hand in her shoulder.
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That was true.
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"Okay, I'll try."
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She went back inside to get her backpack, and tied her hair in a ponytail, which showed her ear piercings.
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"Ain't you coming?" Regan asked her as she was entering inside.
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"I would love to, but I have some work to finish on my laptop."
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"Okay... Goodbye."
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"Goodbye."
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Regan walked away and got inside her aunt's old car. It was a white Audi. She liked it and was happy that her aunt gave it to her, when she could have just sold it.
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She put some music on and drove off to school.
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When she arrived, she stepped out and could feel people looking at her but she only looked forward and buried her head in her phone.
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Only to see Vesper's missed calls and messages at 3am.
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"Hey girl, you're awake?"
"Are you there?"
"Ya told me you stayed up till late..."
"Regannnn!"
Regan had told her that she stayed late, but not until 3am.
She didn't expect Vesper to stay up until that hour, either.
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The girl didn't reply, she didn't want to be late again to the class.
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Her first class was literature. As she entered the classroom, she noticed the idiots that were staring but she didn't look at them and sat on the backseat.
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Yesterday no one said anything to her except Vesper. And she was glad about this.
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When mentioning Vesper, she was seated in the front desk, with an annoyed expression.
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"I texted you at night, why didn't you answer?" She asked, quite irritated.
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Regan's eyebrows furrowed, "I was sleeping at that time, what did you text for?"
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"But you told me you stayed awake late at night."
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"Yes, but not up 3am." Well, she stayed up that hour, if her mind decided to play the sleepless state a little longer. So, it was something she couldn't really control. She wanted to sleep earlier but her mind had other plans.
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Anna Spencer, the literature teacher, entered in and Vesper turned away.
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Regan sighed, annoyed at Vesper's reaction.
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She followed the lesson and did the assignment. On the class breaks, only a few of classmates would glance at the girl. And the boy that stared at her from the day before, well, he was seated somewhere else and was minding his own business.That made her feel better. It was good when they minded their own business and no one messed with her.
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She looked at the phone and only five minutes were left for the bell to ring.
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Vesper didn't talk to Regan at all. She also skipped the following classes. The girl had no idea where she was but didn't worry a lot.
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The bell rang.
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All the students of class rushed like wild bulls, but Regan remained at her same place.
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At the same time, Vesper entered the class, and searched something in her bag.
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Regan couldn't help but ask.
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"Why did you skip math?"
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"I had something to do," she replied coldly.
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Regan didn't ask more, it wasn't her thing to pry into other's businesses.
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"Are you coming with me to the cafeteria?" Vesper suddenly asked.
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"I...yes, I was going."
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"Come then," her tone drastically changed.
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"Is she bipolar or what?" Regan said to herself.
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She hadn't noticed yet, but Vesper grabbed her wrist and practically took her off out of the classroom.
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"Come on!! I'm so hungry!!"
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Regan followed her, halting on her steps, and causing the other girl to huff frustrated.
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"What's the problem?"
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"I'm not starving. Why don't you go to the cafeteria yourself?" Regan said with an embarrassing voice.
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"Starving or not, you're my friend. Now come!"
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