Stranger Danger

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36 Published 04.04.2020

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JAMES

As I hear her cry, I have a sudden urge to hit something, but I refrain from doing so. 

I feel my fists clench in anger until they turn pale from the lack of blood flow. However, when I feel my phone being crushed under one of my fists, I stop. 

But my anger remains.

And I seem to grow angrier as I hear her cry.

She's crying and there is nothing I can do. 

It made me feel useless.

As I hear another sob, I'm done.

I've had enough.

"Baby?" I call out and my voice slightly wavers as I hear her sniffle.

"Yeah?" She croaks out, her voice scratchy from her crying. 

"What do you think about meeting?" 

I bite my lip as I wait for her to respond.

"What?" She whispers.

"I want to meet you." I blurt out.

"You can't!" She rushes out and my jaw clenches at her answer.

"I can't?" I question her answer. "And why not?" I suddenly feel anger rise within me that I'm forced to pace around the living room to calm down.

"James, I'm not who you think I am." She says and I raise an eyebrow at her answer.

Her answer could mean many things, but what exactly did she mean?

Despite my curiosity, deep inside me, I didn't care about who she was.

I just wanted to meet the girl who has managed to occupy my thoughts.

I wanted to meet her.

To hold her as she cried on my shoulder.

To let her know that I care for her.

I wanted to feel her close to me.

But she wouldn't let me. 

"Are you, Rose?" I ask.

"Huh?" She questions in confusion.

"Are you, Rose?" I ask again and my jaw clenches once more in the process.

"Yes." I notice the confusion in her voice, but I ignore it.

"Are you the stranger that I accidentally texted when I got lost?"

At my sudden question, my mind thinks back to that day. 

It was hard to believe that only a month has passed when so many moments have been exchanged between us.