The Stepbrother (UPDATED)

🔪 Chapter 17: The Attic (UPDATED)

First ring...

Second ring...

Third ring...

"Hello?" He spoke.

It's good to hear his voice again.

"Hey Eddie, I'm sorry for calling you this early. Did I wake you?"

"No, no, not at all. Are you okay from last night by the way?"

"Sort of... I'm not sure. You?"

"Not really but I managed to get some sleep."

"That's good. Anyways, I'm calling because I think I lost the business card of the detective from last night. Could you send me the number and his name please?"  

"Okay sure, I'll send it to you. By the way, I found Heather last night and we went home together last night so she's fine. Did you get her text?" 

"Yeah, and thank you. Look, I gotta go and maybe I'll get some more rest. You need some more rest too." 

"Okay, call me if you need anything." 

"Yeah, thanks. Bye Eddie."

"Bye Ro."

I ended the call and put my phone down.

I let out a yawn and I decided to get more sleep as well. I'm too tired and lazy to change so I drop my blazer before I lay down.

I look up at the ceiling and I started drifting off.

How long has it been? I open my eyes and I quickly grab my phone and check the time.

It's almost 1 in the afternoon.

My stomach started to growl all of the sudden. I haven't eaten anything.

But I don't want to get out of my room.

Steven is still out there. Or is he still inside the house or his room? Or is he outside?

I could just not eat until Mom and Mr. Anderson and Toby are home.

I decided to check if I have some little food inside my backpack.

Getting myself out of the bed, I grab my backpack from my study table.

I started looking for food in each pocket and I heard a sound of something like plastic, like a food wrapper.

Please let it be food, please let it be food.

Closing my eyes, I pull it out and I open my eyes again. It's a granola bar and it's not opened yet.

Finally, I can eat something.

I remove the granola bar from the wrapper and I started eating it.

All of the sudden, I started to hear something coming from my door. I turn around and there's nothing.