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m the movies. She held out a hand to me to take hold of while the other was still holding a big stick, which looked more like a log, tightly. I took hold of her hand and stood up slowly, and noticed she was standing in a position to hide my almost naked bottom of my body from the others. After I pulled up my pants and looked all decent again. Akira waved the big stick around and shouted angrily to the crowd, informing them that if anyone ever bullied me again, they would have to face her wrath! She made it very clear that enough was enough and that she was not afraid of any of the school bullies anymore and would not be tolerating their behaviour and promised to make them pay the price should they try to harm me or anyone else in the school. The bleeding bully lying on the ground was an example of what she would do to protect us from them. Since that day, I have been following Akira around like a loyal puppy. It annoyed her at first but we soon became best friends. Looking back, I am actually grateful for that horri

t I was thinking about. Before I knew it, Akira was in the kitchen and asked in a concerned tone, "Zee, are you okay? You seem edgy. I'm truly sorry if my nightmares scare you." Good God, I can't hide anything from this girl! "Kira, there's no need for you to apologize. I'm just worried that they're messing you up, and I just wish it would stop. Now, get your toosh all comfy on the couch, and I'll bring the snacks." Hopefully, that convinced her for now. "Her

ing our movements and planning when to kidnap us. Ohhhh, Heavens Zee, I have read about this stuff. What are we going to do? We should call our parents and tell them or we could call the cops?" I felt just as panicked as Akira. I got off the couch and walked over to the window facing the parking lot of our apartment. He was there! At this hour, he stood there, like a mannequin, head facing up and staring directly at our window. I screamed at Akira to phone the cops and tell them to hurry! He definitely saw me at the window but continued to stand there staring up, as though directly at me! Did he want me to know he's watching us? Could w