Chapter 8 PASCAL'S WARNING

EMMA'S P.O.V

"Eeek!" Startled, I pushed Maximus down when I heard the voice, then I stared in horror as he looked up at me with question in his eyes. "I'm really sorry, but someone called your name...that's why I...I'm sorry" the embarrassment was too much. "I'll see you later okay...you can come by the house. Bye!" I ran off.

"Jenny!"

"What, what...!" She ran out of the kitchen with a rolling pin as her eyes darted around frantically, "...is he here? Tell me, I'll kill him."

"Calm down" I heaved out.

"What is it"

"I got a job"

The rolling pin fell to the floor, "really! Oh my gosh" we both squealed in a high voice.

"I'm so happy for you!" She gushed out.

"Thank you,but you're not going to believe who gave me the job...."

"...so you mean you walked in on him with a woman?"

"Yes"

"Then ran away and almost got raped but then he saved you?"

"Yes"

"And the he offered you his proposal again...to which you accepted?"

"Yes"

"And he gave you a job as his Secretary and...drumroll...he kissed you?"

"Yes"

".....Oh. My. God!"

"I know, it all happened quickly and suddenly."

"So what, my baby is finally going to be happy again." She cried out while jumping, she seemed more happy for me than...me.

"This is great, we are so definitely going to celebrate"

"Please no, I can't go to any bar. I intend to start work next week monday."

"Fine" she pouted, "kill joy. Well, I was cooking, go freshen up, dinner will soon be ready."

"Sure"

She went back into the kitchen while I removed my shoes and massaged my sore feet, then the doorbell rang. I opened the door and peeped out but there was no one there, just when I was about to close the door, I noticed a white envelope at on the doormat.

"Oh my God." I gasped, "Jenny, Jenny!"

"Yeah, what is it?"

"Come quick!"

...... "Are you sure we shouldn't call the cops? I mean this is stalking" Jenny asked worriedly as she stared at the open paper in front of us. It had only seven words written in huge block letters but they scared me as hell.

'HELLO HONEY! DON'T FORGET, I'M WATCHING YOU!" with a big smiley face signed "love Pascal'

"What am I going to? Why won't he let me be...? I groaned, '...hasn't he done enough, he has killed my baby, and almost ruined my life...he should wait for me to ruin his life also"

"Calm down, okay if we don't tell the cops, at least we should tell Maximus?"

"No!" I hurriedly shook my head, "when it becomes serious, then I will tell him. I think Pascal is just trying to get into my head to scare me" I muttered.

"Fine, but if it happens again. I'm calling him" she warned them grabbed the paper.

"What are you doing to do with it?"

"I'm keeping it of course. Its evidence"

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"He sent another one?" I whispered in horror.

"Okay that's it, I'm calling him"

"Wait, not y..yet. Please"

"Not yet? Is it until you wind up dead then you will know that your life is in danger!" Jenny snapped, I could feel the frustration and tension wafting from her, it only seemed to make me feel worse.

'DON'T THINK I WILL LET YOU FORGET ME AND BE WITH ANOTHER MAN. MY PRETTY'

These were the words written in a new letter in the same block format. I really I'm getting scared but I'm still hesitant in calling Maximus. He hasn't contacted me since that day I agreed to marry him. Calling him now will only seem like a menace, besides he said he will help me after we get married, so I guess I just have to wait.

"Don't worry, as soon as he and I are married, we can hunt him down"

"Fine, I'm going to the supermarket to get some groceries. Please, Emma, please. Do not step out of the house for any reason" she warned me earnestly like a child.

"Yeah, yeah,sure. Bye"

I waited ten minutes, then I got changed into a pair of sweat pants and trainers. I felt like running, whenever I felt stressed, running always calmed me down. Besides I wasn't going to run for long and I don't suppose Pascal will be out waiting for me to step outside. So much for being scared.

"Ahh, this feels nice" I hummed as I ran slowly along the pavement. I could feel my heart pumping, my blood rushing through my veins as I enjoyed the slight evening breeze. I could already feel the stress and frustration thin out as I ran.

"Is it me...or is that guy following me? I wondered to myself as I noticed for the third time a guy in a black hoodie who was running at the same pace as me and had been at my back for a while now. Common sense said I should change lane and so I did but to my horror, he changed to the same lane as me. Okay, I think I should lose him. I increased my speed and turned a corner but then the guy also increased his speed and sped off after me. Oh no. Could it be Pascal? Impossible, no its possible. Please God, not Pascal.

"Okay, calm down, calm down" I chanted to myself. Suddenly I noticed the guy gaining on me, and so I did what I had been hesitant to do.

"Hello, Maximus!"

"What is it? Are you alright?" His voice was soothing.

"No, I think I'm being stalked" I whispered fiercely.

"Where are you?"

"I don't know, I was taking a run but now I think I must have gone off track as I was trying to avoid him."

"Calm down. I want you to try to get home. I'm on my way"

"Okay" it was now or never, I quickly increased my speed and ran as fast as I could, the man sped on, hot on my heels. Thank goodness, I could see my street, my house was already in sight.

"Get here!" The man shouted, I screamed, that was the voice of Pascal.

"Maximus!" I screamed out. Suddenly I heard a car screen in front of me. Maximus immediately stepped out and dragged me inside just seconds before Pascal could grab me.

"Driver, go" he commanded.

"Thank you so much" I sobbed into his arms, we got to my house quickly. He sat me down on the couch as I hugged myself.

"Are you alright!" I nodded while trembling.

He stood up and the next thing I felt was his coat which he drained over me, I immediately melted into the warmth the coat provided me while discreetly sniffing his manly scent, his coat smelled divine. A mixture of men's cologne and a hiny of wood and rain. Strangely, his scent seemed to comfort me.

"Here, drink this" he handed me a glass of water.

I opened my mouth to thank him when suddenly the door slammed open and Jenny completely drenched in mud and water stepped in, her eyes looked murderous.

"I will kill him"