Norma

When I was done at work, I didn't go straight home. I drive around the city checking out places which I don't know.

It wasn't my intention to go and speak to her if it was something that pulled me up to her. I can believe she call me a stupid bitch, oh my, she has the nerve, but what could have happen to her for her to be so cold.

I had a nice day at work and some of the people are nice here. I like Monique, she was really nice to me. I just wonder what's the secret the Maasdorp family hides.

There was really something going on with Norma and I just wish I could know what it is, so that I can help her with it. She doesn't look like a bad person and I'm not going to give up on her. If her mother thinks that I can help her then I Will do my best to bring her back to her family.

Mom must be at work by now. I drive into our garage. I'm so tired and tonight is going to be a very long night for me being alone surrounded by big big trees. I unlocked the door and went in. The warmth of our house touched my face, feeling so glad to be home.

First I need a shower, I'm smelling just like food. I headed to my bedroom to take a good shower. Wondering what little LJ is up to. I miss her and her mother.

What happened today at school in the cafeteria still lingers in my head, how Miss Swartz could growl like that, it was so animalistic. What made me so confused is that when LJ told me to go and calm her mother, Miss Swartz relaxed just like that when my hand touched her shoulders.

It was nice having lunch with them. I think I have feelings for Miss Swartz, I just can't stop thinking about her.

I entered my room and undressed myself leaving my clothes on the floor and headed straight to my bathroom and walked into the shower and switched it on. I gasped feeling cold water touch my skin. The water starts to get warm,Relaxing every tight and sore muscles.

I dry myself by putting a towel on my hair and walk back to my room picking up my clothes from the floor. I was startled by a moan making me jump and stop like a statute. I was getting so scared, feeling how the hair on my body raise.

My body started to shake, making the clothes in my hands fall back to the floor. "Please don't hurt me", I said feeling very scared not knowing who is behind me.

After a while of not hearing anything I started to turn around with my eyes closed so scared to see who and what was standing behind me. I peep through my long lashes seeing nothing. But oh no I swear I heard someone moan. I walked up with my shaky legs to my window peeping through my curtains sewing nothing.

I run up to my wardrobe looking for anything to wear, finding my night pink and Grey shorts with the blue top and dress myself and taking my phone from my desk and walking out to the kitchen to prepare food for me.

The strange feeling that I felt that I was being watched wasn't a coincidence . Someone indeed followed me home.

I sent my friend Chrissy a message missing her right now. she would have laughed at me by now seeing me so scared. Silly girl.

Me: hi love, I hope you are fine and that you have considered coming to stay over with us. I miss you, I hope school is fine. I'm alone and scared, mom is at work, please be safe, miss you so much, wish you could be here by now and love you.

Xx

I really miss my friend now. I hope she is really fine and good. After I'm done eating my food and putting my dirty plate in the sink. I was having nothing to do and sleep wouldn't come any time sooner not after hearing that loud moan knowing that someone saw me naked.

I went to the TV room with a bowl of popcorn and a blanket and threw it over my lower body watching This is love. Mind was so focus on the TV that I was startled hearing myself scream. "ahhhh hearing a loud banging noise on the roof like someone was walking on the roof making me jump so high that the hole bowl popcorn fall on the ground. Puting the volume of the TV on low.

I'm passing around the room shaking and breathing hearing mumbling and whispered noise coming from the roof. I run to the kitchen grabbing a long sharp knife and walk back to the room. Is it someone who played a prank on me or what is this, then I'm going to chop them to pieces.

I didn't hear the noises again. I sat back on the couch wrapping the blanket over my small body still shaking and felt scared "oh my God please help me." I pray a silent prayer in my heart.

I jumped again slightly on the couch when I heard our house bell ring, touching my chest taking slow breaths. The bell rings again for the second time. I hesitate to go and open the door. The bell rings for the third time and I stand up from the couch with the knife in my hand walking to the door.

I take a few breaths before peeping through the small gape in our door seeing some standing with their back to the door wearing a black hoodie with a black plants.

"Oh my God, it's only thieves wearing clothes like that in the night, they know I'm alone that's why. I jumped hearing the bell ring again for the fourth time.

"Who is it? I asked a little rough.

" It's me Norma."I heard the person say.

" What, what is she doing here and so late in this hour and how does she know I'm staying here", I said to myself.

"Open up, I know you are alone", she said, frightening me.

"Why should I, how do I know I can trust you? I asked her.

" Please" I heard her begg, I peek through the hole again, seeing her resting with her head on the door.

I sight not know what to do. I'm not going to hurt you she said in a broken voice, making me feel sad and sorry for her. I open the door almost making her fall on her face, she catches me and I lose hold on the knife hearing fall down on the floor.

"What, you were going to stab me with that thing? , she asked, picking it up and walking past me.

"Hey, I shout" I didn't ask you to come in" I told her. l looked at her up and down seeing how dirty her clothes were and she was smelling like blood.

I close the door and follow her. "you sting." I told her closing my noise with my hands

"You told me to come in when you open the door for me." she told me.

" What are you doing here and how did you know I'm staying here? I asked her, seeing her tens up shifting uncomfortably where she stands at the door of the kitchen.

It didn't look like she wanted to answer my question seeing her look elsewhere.

I walk past her to the TV room hearing her follow me. I pick up the mess I made.

She sits down on the couch opposite me making me furrow my brows at her.

"I see you make yourself at home, good for you", I told her, rolling my eyes at her.

She ran her hand through her long black hair. "It doesn't look like you have a problem having me here"she told me looking at me.

"I don't have a problem having you here yes, but I have one, how did you know I'm staying here?" I asked her again to walk out of the TV room back to the kitchen and throw away the popcorn in the dustbin. I flinched when I saw her standing in the door of the kitchen holding my chest.

"Please don't do that. I told her relaxing.buy She just runs her hand through her hair just looking at me.

"Stop following me and how did you get there, I didn't see you stand up from the couch. What are you?" I asked, looking her in the eyes.

"What do you think I am? " she said, running her hand through her hair again.

I rolled my eyes at her, "you not going to answer me huh? I asked her.

She sight, "I was in the woods, when I saw you driving in here," she told me running her hand through her hair.

" What, so you stalked me, was you neh wasn't it, you moaned at me when I was naked in my room just a few minutes ago" I asked exasperatedly, getting angry.

" O, no what", I heard her "you crazy bitch, I'm no stalker and how did I even know where your room is.?"she asked, rolling her eyes.

" you have the odesity to come to our house and call me a bitch, fuck you, who do you think you are huh? I asked to walk out but just when I was about to pass her she grabbed my arm making me tense.

I gasp at how cold her hands are giving me goosebumps. She saw me tense up and lose her hold on my arm.

"You're so cold," I said to her. And you sting, don't you wash. look how dirty you are Norma ,are you okay? I asked in one breath.

She sight running her hand through her hair. It looks like she always does it when I ask her something she doesn't wanna answer.

I look at her seeing her look at me saying nothing. "Okay, since you're going to say nothing, come on, you 're going to have a shower now and I'm going to put that clothes in the wash for you," I told pushing her up to my room.

" Lucia no it's fine, it's not necessary I'm fine" . She told me when we entered my room.

"You sting and you tell me that's fine", I asked. feeling sorry for her. she was looking so pale and white her eyes were black and red and puffy like she was high on drugs.

She wanted to argue, but I just glared at her saying nothing and took out some warm clothes for her since she is so cold. She walks to the bathroom mumbling some words which I don't hear, making me smile.

I heard the water of the shower running.

"Norma I'm going down stairs." I told her, ``I put the clothes on the bed, if they don't don't fit please be welcome to look through my wardrobe for something and don't come out of this room if you don't have clean clothes on", I told her.

"Yes mom", I heard her say, making me giggle.

I walked out of the room back to the kitchen and prepared something for her to eat.

Still wondering who could have moaned.