Chapter 8: Tensed
I opened the door before taking another look at the red umbrella, my previous encounter with that stranger played within my head like a film, every detail, like I didn’t want to forget any of it, I was afraid I might, I don’t know why that thought scared me.
"EMMA!"
My head shot up. Vanessa rushed to me with a flush of worry. "I’m so so sorry, our lights went out due to the rain and my phone was down, I couldn’t get a hold of you, and the rain was just-".
"It’s okay I’m fine, just wet" I shrugged, pulling some strands of my wet hair behind my ear. I don’t know why she was overreacting, she seemed tense. I figured maybe she had every right to be, I was still new in this town, and being off on my own wasn’t exactly a good idea.
Vanessa sighed in relief before her orbs caught notice of the red umbrella I held. "Oh, I’m pretty sure you didn’t have an umbrella on you when you left," she pointed out.
"Oh this," I said, raising it up, memories of our encounter struck me, I gulped feeling that rush of feeling again but I shoved it off. "Someone strange gave it to me"
"Someone strange? What do you mean?!" she demands, growing tense once again.
"It’s okay Vanessa I don’t know who he is but I’m sure he’s in my school probably senior year or something," But still, she was unsettled like it was wrong to meet a stranger. "What’s wrong? You said this town is easy going, meeting a stranger is probably not that bad right?" I reasoned, and she forced a smile.
"Of course" she gulped, composing herself with a gulp. "I just thought you meant... a different strange,"