ill she was out of sight. She felt a shiver r

a?" Alicia raised a brow, he

d, trying to

bullying," she said,

ming to accept Nao

bout what happened," she said, h

, unsure of how

eird people, nothing

skeptically but did

ws?" Naomi asked, tryin

ce lit up w

ning, and I was expecting you to tell me about it, but

shock. "What?" she asked

ded, still

d get a house next to mine," she sai

d, feeling

t agree. She says our house is sa

ed, seeming t

ur mom is just being pr

feeling a mi

re we gonna do with t

How about a bakery for your Mom? She ma

eat, but it would be a surprise, we should probably lo

. "Yeah, lectures end at 4 pm.

eling that something was off. 'Why would they leave such an am

, but deep down, Naomi was restless, her

SAN A

hey strolled in search of a bakery for sale. She blended i

now. My mom said I shouldn't leave the house, and she mi

far, I'll call my driver now. He will drop you off

one in a corner staring at the

us," Alicia whispered, her eyes

alked away. It looked like a female figure dressed i

' Naomi asked inwardly, a s

ait for your driver," Naomi said abrup

she got into the car. The cab drove off, leaving Alic

iver before getting off, and she looked around cautiously but didn't see anyone except herself

shake off the feeling of unease

all day, and now, as she stood alone on the dese

ds her house. She wanted to reach home and check on her mom, make sure she

d against the doorframe, trying to catch her breath. After regaining her

nd her. "Mom, where are you?" she said, going into th

er mother, but she wasn't there. Naomi started to feel

nd getting no sign of her mother, she

sighed, flinging her bag to a corner

out loud, looking out her wind

ing yet, as different thou

e she saw in the woods the ot

aid, jumping off her bed. She grabbed only a flash

get curious," she muttered,

her, casting long, omino

shouted, lo

outed, going deepe

her flashlight casting ee

hind her and turned in

f now!" she shouted,

he heard a famili

but saw no one yet, and sh

use as it dawned on her that she was lost.

, but it refused to go on. The woods weren't too

cover the moon, and it seeme

" Naomi sai

r in sight. Just as she diverted her gaze from

red eyes staring at her. She wanted to run, b

pping around her waist. Naomi tried to struggle, but he hel