Keren’s POV
My heart wouldn’t stop beating even for a second, I felt like it was going at 50 beats per second but I finally calmed down when I received a call.
“I have gotten the package, you will receive your payment when the boss confirms it’s authenticity” a deep voice spoke to me over the phone.
“I’ll be waiting” I hung up immediately and not too long after that I got another call.
“When will I get my payment? I have done the job?” Mara was being too fierce.
“You have to calm down. You have delivered the package but I haven’t gotten any confirmation yet. When I do, trust me you will get your payment” I assured her.
Mara’s POV
I hope this lady wasn’t pulling a fast one on me because I don’t understand anything she said over the phone.
“Mara” my mum called out to me and I turned around to look at her as I slowly put the phone down from my ear.
“When did you get that phone? It looks so expensive” my mom gave me a suspicious look as she walked closer to me and took it from me, observing it.
“Mum, I told you that I work as a delivery girl now. They gave me this phone since I don’t have one. They said it is necessary they communicate with me while I’m working” I simply explained to my mum and it wasn’t like I was lying so I felt no reason to hide the phone from her.
“Okay, the phone is nice but don’t let it distract you too much. Dinner is ready so please come down when you are done” my mum instructed and I nodded my head in agreement.
In the middle of nowhere, the next day after school
“Look Mia, Alyssa is stranded. I think we should stop so we can help her” Lakshmi pointed at Alyssa who was in the middle of the road while both girls sat inside the car.
“No let’s go, please don’t stop the car” Mia was panicking for some reason Lakshmi couldn’t understand.
“Don’t be worried Mia, let’s just help her get home. It’s raining already and I wouldn’t want her to catch a cold” Lakshmi urged Mia but Mia remained silent as her hands wouldn’t stop shaking.
Lakshmi made the driver stop the car and she waved at Alyssa to get in.
“Thank you so much” Alyssa shut the car’s door as she sat close to Mia.
Lakshmi didn’t know how to respond since Alyssa was completely deaf but she just smiled hoping that she had passed the message.
“Get away from her! Get out of this car!” A voice kept on screaming in Mia’s head.
Mia plunged her ears with her hand and screamed.
“I have to get out of here! I can’t stay here! I have to go! ” Mia was struggling to open the door of the car which was now stuck for some reason and as if that wasn’t bad enough.
The car had stopped working as well
“I wonder what could be wrong with the car door, it was working just fine” Lakshmi was also finding it difficult to open her own door.
“Driver please see if you can check what’s wrong with the car” Lakshmi instructed the driver.
“Yes ma’am I will do that right away” The driver attempted to open the door but he couldn’t.
“Ma’am, I’m sorry but it seems like all the doors are jammed” the driver was disappointed.
“What! Are you trying to tell me that we are stuck in here with no way out?” Lakshmi screamed, not at the driver though but she was scared.
Alyssa kept on smiling to herself for some reason and she just refused to take her eyes off Mia.
“I’ll call my parents” Lakshmi finally thought of something as she brought out her phone but there was no service.
“Try your phone driver” she urged him and he also didn’t have any service as the call refused to go through.
“You have to calm down Lakshmi. We will find a way out of here” Alyssa was trying to assure Lakshmi of their safety.
“How are we going to do that Alyssa? How are we going to get outta here when all the doors are jammed and the car can’t move? Worst thing is that we are in the middle of nowhere.
We are in the forest, just when I decided to take a short cut” Lakshmi was so tense that she couldn’t control the words that escaped from her lips and actions.
Alyssa looked out the window and when she was sure there was nobody coming towards them, then suddenly the driver fell asleep.
“Are you serious right now?” Lakshmi kept on trying to wake the driver up but she couldn’t.
“You have such beautiful hair. I wish to have it” Alyssa complimented Lakshmi as a wicked smile rested on her face.
“Thank you but I don’t think this is the right time and place for such compliments, we should be thinking of a way out” Lakshmi didn’t notice that Alyssa’s mood had changed as she kept on tapping the driver.
” I said I want your hair! And as for you Mia, I want that necklace!” Alyssa yelled at both of the girls especially at a terrified Mia.
“Alyssa what has come over you? Are you sure….” Lakshmi was talking but she paused immediately. Alyssa’s eyes had completely turned white, it was as if she was blind and her eyeballs had disappeared.
“Ahhhhh!” She screamed and struggled to get away from Alyssa.
Mara’s POV
“What is wrong with you now Charlotte?” I asked my younger sister who refused to eat her food. She didn’t even want to touch it.
“Nothing, I just don’t want to have lunch” my little sister was trying to be dramatic as usual and my mum clearly had no time for it.
I went behind her and wrapped my hands around her tiny waist as she sat on the chair.
” I never knew my own sister hated me so much. I just got a job and she should be the one celebrating with me the most but here she is refusing to eat her food out of jealousy. How disgusting” I squeezed her and rolled my eyes.
“You are crazy. I don’t hate you mara and you know that , I’m not jealous that you got a job either. I am upset because my teacher was very rude to me and she kept on correcting me.
That wasn’t necessary at all she just embarrassed me” Charlotte, who just got into her first year of junior high school was complaining.
“Do you always have to be so dramatic? She only corrected you because you made a mistake and she didn’t embarrass you, rather she saved you from the embarrassment you will face in future and if you don’t want that type of embarrassment in front of the whole world then I suggest you better listen to her” I used my hands to mess up her hair.
“Stop it, I just brushed my hair after my shower” Charlotte was protesting so sweetly against my actions.
“If you want me to stop then you have to eat your food” I continued and my little sister just had to start eating. But then my phone rang and ruined the fun.