Zayreen and lilly found me curled up on the floor blacked out without any response from me. When I saw that black SUV with black tinted glasses which followed me to the apartment from the office, my panic attack came at full force. The last thing that is remembered before blacking out is that someone is out for me and they are gonna come after me. It’s been one hour since they found me near the entrance of the apartment. iam sitting on my bed surrounded by very concerned lilly, zay, and eli.
“What happened scar? I got scared when we found you on the floor with no response to our efforts of waking you up” eli said sitting beside me.
” Yeah, babe we got scared when we saw you in that condition,” zay said with tears in her eyes and lilly nodded.
” it’s nothing guys I didn’t have my lunch and I worked myself at the office that’s why I fainted nothing serious” I lied because I don’t want to scare them and I don’t want them to leave their works and help me which I know they will.
” seriously scar why do you have to work yourself to death,” eli asked frowning.
“Because I want to learn everything I can and fulfill my dream,” I said smiling at Eli.
” We know scar it’s your dream to become an editor and writer and you are working for it but you have to think about yourself too,” lilly said Sitting beside me and hugging me.
” I know lilly and I promise that I will take care of myself,” I said hugging them.
” if not then I will follow you everywhere, even to the washroom,” zay said making everyone laugh and lightening the mood.
“Ewwww Red seriously,” eli said scrunching up his nose.
Lilly and I started laughing listening to zay and Eli’s silly banter.
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I forgot everything which had happened because of my three best friends who tried to cheer me up and made me laugh hard with their silly fightings over choosing movies and ordering favorite food of their choice. we ate together and binged on Netflix till we fell asleep.
I woke up not thinking about anything and as usual, had breakfast with lilly and zay with all their noisy conversations. I felt like yesterday didn’t happen till I left the apartment for uni. I felt like someone is watching me and the same SUV is following me again. I checked at least twenty times while driving.
Throughout the lectures, I am distracted by the thoughts that someone is watching my every move. it felt like someone’s eyes are on me and anytime they are gonna come out and get me. Overall I am a big mess. My nerves are everywhere and I have no idea that when I will get a panic attack if I don’t stop feeling like someone is out there for me.
I left uni for the office throughout the way I drove the car like my tail is on fire. I parked my car hurriedly and entered the office building and waited for the elevator tapping my foot anxiously on the floor. It felt like an eternity waiting for the elevator.
I just wanted to hide from the eyes which are on me. I dashed out of the elevator to my cabin without greeting Katherine and checking if omer is in his office or not. I always go to omer’s cabin to greet him but not today, I want to hide, hide from the feeling of someone watching me and my cabin is the place I can hide safely.
I was startled by thknock-onon my cabin and hit my knee hard on the table ” fuck…..” I cursed like a sailor rubbing my injured knee and yelled for the person to come in.
” Hey, Scarlett, these came for you just now, and what happened to your knee dear,” Kathy asked, she insisted that I call her Kathy.
” ohh nothing I just bumped my knee on the table and it’s okay I am fine” I replied smiling awkwardly and stopped rubbing my knee.
” ohh dear, I am so sorry if I startled you. Let me check it” Kathy said with concerning eyes.
” no Kathy, I am alright, and thank you for bringing this to me,” I said smiling genuinely at her for her concern.
” Okay, then I will leave you to it and take care,” she said ready to leave.
“Ummm, Kathy?” I said calling her. I am feeling very bad that I didn’t greet her when I came and I always greet her whenever I come to the office but today due to all this mess, I couldn’t.
” yes dear, do you want anything?” Kathy asked.
” I am sorry Kathbehaviour behaviour before. I didn’t greet you as I greet you daily, I am just in a hurry, and I have some work to complete that’s why I didn’t greet you” I said feeling guilty not meeting her eyes.
” it’s okay dear, I can understand, and don’t beat yourself up for this okay just take care,” Kathy said smiling and leaving my cabin. It felt really good saying sorry to her and throwing away the guilt I am feeling.
I opened the envelope slowly while thinking about who sent it. I thought of my parents sending me money but no they won’t send it until they inform me about it and I didn’t apply for anything then what is this envelope? My thoughts are making haywire in my head about this mysterious envelope.
My world ceases seeing the contents of the envelope. They fell on the floor bringing me out of my shock. There are pictures of me leaving my apartment, in my classroom, my car, entering the office building. They are taken from the moment I walked out of my apartment in the morninenterering the “Brand &Beyond” hours before.
I am out of my words seeing all these pictures of me taken without my knowledge and I didn’t know the person behind this. I thought I am just being paranoid due to yesterday’s events but no I am not being paranoid but I am being stalked by someone who is following me everywhere and they know my address and the places I go. I don’t know from when they are stalking and why? What do they want from me?
This is not the time to get a panic attack and a blackout. I can’t show people my weakness. If someone is trying to scare me then I’ll show them that Scarlett rose Williams is not the girl that gets scared easily.
I gathered everything in the envelope and placed them in the drawer. This is not the time to become weak, this is the time to get strong. I gathered myself too and left the cabin to omer’s cabin.
I knocked on the door and waited for him to call in. I hear a faint yet strong response saying
“come in”.
I turned the doorknob to the view which made me forget everything. Omer is in a black tight suit with a white undershirt. His man bun is left loose and he is typing on his laptop not knowing that he is looking like a sex god.
I cleared my throat to gain his attention
” ahemmm.”
” Hey, did you just came in?” Omer asked referring to me coming to the office now.
” no, I have been in my cabin for hours now and I just came here to give you your schedule and some files which need your signature,” I said handing him the notepad and the file.
” Are you okay, Scarlett?” Omer asked concern in his eyes frowning taking the notepad and file from my hands while slightly grazing my fingers with his fingertips. I felt shivers ran up my spine with his slight touch.
I always get lost in his presence. He traps me in his fragrance which is coffee and rain. It makes me forget everything and calms me down.
” Scarlett? Is everything fine” omer asked again waving his hand in front of my face. I blushed hard and tried to hide my embarrassment of checking him out and blush from him.
” Yeah, I am okay, why?” I asked.
” Nothing, I just feel…. umm nothing. I just asked and it’s a good thing that everything is okay” omer said suddenly changing his words. I wanted to ask him that what he feels refrained from asking.
” umm, yeah everything is good,” I said smiling hiding the way I am trembling and dying to tell him that someone is stalking me but no I don’t want to drag anyone into this mess. I can handle this on my own and I will handle this on my own. I made my mind and smiled at him assuring him that everything is okay.
After giving omer his schedule and file I left his office to complete the pending files. I locked all the events in my head for now which are distracting me from my work and concentrated on my work.
Kathy came in to tell that she is leaving and maybe omer will leave too because it’s already six. I told her that I have just one file left and I will leave after I finish it which takes half an hour.
I am left alone after Kathy said goodbye and left. Omer and I are the only ones on the floor. I got back to my work after Kathy leaves. I lost time focussing on completing the work before going home and didn’t notice my surroundings until I heard something…..