<----- Mia's Bedroom------>
Mia's voice trembled as she clutched her arms, eyes darting around the room as if expecting someone—or something—to appear.
She took a few minutes to steady herself. The sudden rush of memories flooded her mind, the fleeting touch, her heart pounding in her chest. "No," she whispered to herself, "it was...just my imagination."
But deep down, she knew why she felt like this, it wasn't just a trick of the mind.
Suddenly, a faint, cold breeze brushed past her, causing the hairs on her neck to stand up. She knew she couldn't ignore this anymore.
"I just had to touch him...im not payed enough for this"
She pulled out her phone from her pocket and dialed a number after unlocking her phone.
She waited until the call connected and a deep male voice was heard from the other side "Mia honey, what a delightful day to be called by you"
"Shut up " she went quiet for moment then seeing as the other party didn't continue speaking.
Her brow furrowed, frustration evident. "Listen," she snapped, voice tense
" I just did something I didn't sign up for and I expect double—no, triple—the pay. " she paused, glaring at the phone before clutching it tighter. "Now start paying or there's no way I'm sticking around for whatever else you've got planned."
The male took a deep breath before asking softly. " What did you do?. I don't remember telling you to do anything further than just being there for him"
He went quiet for moment as if waiting for the words to settle in her skull then proceeded to speak.
"Besides you did that out of your own will, if I remember your independent hahaha"
"Being independent has nothing to do with this! Yall threw him into the freaking pile of trash for crying outloud!"
"Well who wants a half baked bullying? We had to make him feel like trash hahaha " he chuckled loudly
"Well I had to touch him and got all that disgusting scent and other unrecognizable goo I don't want to further contemplate about" mia responded with disgust
"What if it was you know...vom-"
"Ahhhh!" She didn't think twice and disconnected the call instantly and threw her phone onto her bed
Her phone under the influence of inertia didn't just stop at her bed but bounced up and collided with the wall screen first.
As if that wasn't enough, gravity had another thought for her and pushed her phone down towards the floor.
The phone, caught in a moment of chaotic descent, tumbled downward once more, its screen flashing briefly as it struck the floor with a soft thud.
For a moment, silence hung in the air—then, a faint creak as the phone, now slightly askew, settled onto the carpet. She stared at the fallen device, her heart pounding, realizing how quickly things had spiraled out of control. Taking a deep breath, she reached down, contemplating whether to pick it up or leave the chaos for another moment.
Her face panic stricken as her heart felt like one thousand needles were poking at it ...her phone her only phone.
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Owen pondered deeply as he was standing in front of Mia's door, it had taken him an 12 minutes to get to her door and he really did not know what to do.
Firstly he couldn't rest in his room as the dream kept bugging him so he decided to visit his bestie mia atleast she would listen to his weird dream *sigh*
He knocked gently 3 times which was then followed by rushed footsteps that quickly moved down the stairs before an audible click was heard.
Someone had opened the door
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She had rushed down the stairs after grabbing her phone and saw two disgustingly large cracks on it .
She felt like her world was spinning and she didn't think twice and ran towards the door, she had to get it fixed immediately.
"Fucking hell...and all that is holy-"
She stopped in her tracks yet she couldn't come to a complete stop before crashing into Owen.
The impact was jarring. She stumbled forward, yet Owen caught her mid-motion. She quickly stumbled away from his arms with her heart beating with rapid pounding in her chest.
She retched a bit due to the unintended contact but she quickly covered it up and Owen who saw this didn't even think it was related to him 'maybe she hurt a stomach or something' he thought.
"Whoa, slow down," Owen said, voice calm but firm, a hint of concern flickering behind his eyes. He got close and held her by her shoulder his grip was gentle yet steady,Mia's breath hitching as this could jeopardize everything she'd worked for. "I wasn't paying attention. I just… I need to get it fixed—immediately. It's important."
Owen narrowed his eyes, studying her face closely. "Hey, hey wait a minute. You look like you went through a forest and saw a bear..calm down first" His voice softened, a subtle attempt to ground her amid her evident distress.
She hesitated, torn between her urgency and the unexpected kindness in his tone. Her fingers unconsciously brushed the shards of her broken device—small fragments glitter the floor. She took a shaky breath, trying to suppress the frantic energy pounding through her chest.
"Sorry," she repeated, voice trembling. "It's just… that device..my phone —it's in critical state. If I don't get it fixed.. it's like my lifeline and it's completely dead."
"You do know we have wizards right they can Resurrect your dear phone" he chuckled a bit to ease her panic.
"Your not helping" she said as she stared indifferently at him.
Owen's brow furrowed as he stepped back slightly, giving her space to breathe. "Alright, I get it. But running out like this was dangerous what if i had a knife?" He went quiet for a few seconds before adding " or maybe chocolate cake?"
It was her favorite thing, well after money of course.
She looked at him, caught in a moment his calm exterior, she could see a spark of genuine concern to her.
"No," she whispered fiercely, shaking her head. "I have to go now. I don't have time"
He paused, considering her words, then nodded slowly. "Alright. But promise me you'll be careful. Don't rush into things blindly."
He moved to the side to allow her to pass after she closed the door but before she could walk 6 steps he spoke.
" You know what let's go together with your clumsy self in such a state I don't know what kind of havoc you could bring"
"Did you just call me a walking disaster?"
She squinted her eyes towards him
"What? I said such? I Don't remember let's go your phone won't fix itself beautiful "
He blurted out quickly trying to change the topic.
She didn't bother continuing as she looked at her phone again "god kill me now"