Chapter 2 2.

I felt a tap on my shoulder followed by a voice which snapped me out of thought, "Ella? Hey, Ella?"

"Huh? Oh, sorry." I apologized while fasting my seatbelt and turning the car on.

"Are you thinking about something?" Nicolas said in a playful tone, he was definitely getting more drunk by the second.

"I was but it doesn't matter anymore, what's the place you wanted to visit?" I asked while turning on my phone so I could have the gps during the drive.

Nicolas took the phone and put in the address, it seemed to be some kind of dessert place, I was honestly excited for it, it looked delightful.

I began driving to the dessert shop, letting Nicolas take control of the music. We talked during the drive, more like he talked.

I could barely get a sentence out because of the amount of things he had to say, it didn't bother me though. I was quite interested in his little conversations, it ended once we got to our destination though.

I looked over at Nicolas who was half awake, his head dropping down just a bit. I tapped on his shoulder, causing him to spring up.

"Can you even walk or stay awake?" I asked while parking the car.

"I'm not that drunk, just give me some water and I'll be fine." he said with a hiccup.

"Alright, if you say so." I sighed while handing him a water bottle I picked up from the back of the car.

He opened the bottle and drank it little by little before we decided to head out. Locking that car behind me, we began walking into the little shop.

As we walked in, the sweet smell hit our noses. It was like heaven, everything looked so good the more we looked around. Candies, cakes, ice-creams, everything was here.

"Holy fuck there's so much to choose from." I exclaimed in shock.

"I know, right? It all just looks so good right now, wanna go ahead and pick some random shit out?" he asked, smiling.

"Um, yes?! What kind of a question is that?" I rhetorically asked with excitement.

He chuckled and took two of the bags they provided for the candies, one for him and one for me.

"Pick out anything for me, I'm going to check out the cakes. Meet me back at that table over there?" he asked, pointing to an empty table.

I gave him a thumbs up and headed to the candy section while he headed to the cakes, man there was a lot to choose from.

I wasn't a big fan of sour things so I just kept everything more on the sweet side. I filled up my bag with mostly chocolates like Hershey's, Reese's, Twix, the good stuff.

It was the opposite for Nicolas, he liked the sour shit instead of the sweet ones. So that's what I filled up his bag with, sour gummies, warheads, sour skittles, anything sour really.

We met up at the table he had said and showed each other what we got. I showed him his bag, looking at the satisfaction on his face once he noticed it was all sour.

"You just know me so well, don't you?" he asked.

"Sure do!" I replied with a smile.

He set down the cakes on the table, placing the forks on top of it. We both sat down and opened the containers holding the beautiful desserts. Mine was a chocolate cake while his was red-velvet.

We took some bites out of our cakes and began chatting about dumb things. While we were hanging out, I noticed his eyes getting a bit more droopy then they were before.

'It's getting late, we should leave soon.'

"Imma go get the ice-cream for us, okay?" I said, putting the fork back down after taking a few bites.

"I can get my own, don't worry about it." he said, yawning into his arm.

"Absolutely not, I'm not allowing it. You're tired, just wait here." I insisted while walking away.

The line wasn't that long, but the people were just dumb. I mean, if you don't know what you want yet then just move out the way and let others order, is it really that hard?

I looked over at the board with all the flavors. The choices were a mix of both basic and unique flavors, classic. I was never really a big fan of ice-creams but I would still eat it once in a while, it wasn't that bad.

After what felt like forever I reached the front of the line and ordered our desserts for us. The lady gave me a smile and told me my total amount. I payed the lady and went into the waiting area, but something caught my eyes while I stood there.

'Oh my god..' is all I could say in my head.

It was that man mysterious man in the alleyway. What was he doing here? This couldn't be any coincidence, right?

I just hoped he wasn't stalking me, I hated the feeling of being watched, it was just creepy. He didn't seem to notice me though so I was in the clear for now, but I just needed to get out of here.

The woman came over to me with the desserts, along with my receipt and walked off with a smile. I thanked her before she ran off and rushed back to the table Nicolas was at as soon as I got them.

He could tell I was in a bit of panic. He sat up straight and looked up at me from the table.

"What's going on, are you okay?" he asked with genuine concern. He must have sobered up a bit more now that he drank the water and calmed down.

"Do you remember shoving a man in that alleyway I was cornered in?" I asked.

"Yeah, what about that?" he said with a nod while getting out of his seat.

"Well I think he's like.. stalking me. He's in here and I just don't feel comfortably safe at all, can we go eat home instead?"

"Of course, I'll grab everything else. You just head over to the car, okay?"

I nodded and walked away in a somewhat fast but also slow pace, making sure he didn't see me if there was a chance he was looking for me.

As I opens the door to leave, we locked eyes for a second. My heart began to pound a little bit as I left the building, breaking the strong eye contact we both had with each other.

I walked around the parking lot, trying to find the car. Finally, I found the car and unlocked it, sitting down after. I turned on the car and waited for Nicolas.

He came after a moment and put everything in the backseat of the car, shutting the door and making his way to the passenger seat. I drove off shortly after we got fully situated.

We started talking and nibbling on some of the sweets we had gotten, laughing up a storm at the jokes we were making. But something just wasn't feeling right, I didn't know what it was though but it wouldn't leave me alone.

"Hey, Nicolas? Did you think I was overreacting about everything that happened back there?" I asked him, keeping my eyes on the road.

"Not at all, I would feel creeped out too. He cornered you in an alleyway then after you escape it he somehow finds you again? We should have reported him honestly." he declared.

'Honestly, that wouldn't have been such a bad idea. Damn it, too late now.'

"That makes me feel better, thank you man." I said with a small smile, focused on the road.

"Of course, Ella. As long as you feel better."

We finally arrived home after this hell of a night, I unlocked the door and we both sighed in relief when entering. That sugar was not setting well in my stomach, I could tell you that much.

We set the bags down on the floor by the door. I took off my heels and sat on the couch while Nicolas was filling up some glasses of water for us both. I was tired but also very energized at the same time from all the sugar.

I heard the water turn off, footsteps getting closer to me. Nicolas joined me on the couch and handed me a glass of water. He got one for himself as well. We were both chugging it down at this point, water never tasted better until today.

"That was honestly so fun, we should do that again!" I chucked.

"We should, I had a lot of fun! We just have to be more alert next time if we do decide to go again someday." he pointed out.

"Yeah we do. Alright, I'm off to bed, I'll see you in the morning!"

"Good night, Ella! Sweet dreams, get it?"

I chucked at his joke and told him good night, walking off to my room. I didn't have the energy to do my night routine tonight, I just wanted to change and go to bed.

I headed over to my closet and pulled out some pjs, slipping off the dress I had and put them on after. This felt so much better then the dress did, I was finally happy to get out of it. I hung it back up in the closet and closed the door, heading right over to my bed.

I scrolled on my phone for a few minutes, almost an hour. I liked looking at how other people were living their lives, it was entertaining for me really. Most of them had very interesting lives, and others didn't do much with theirs.

I decided I was gonna post about my experience that occurred tonight when I woke up, I was still really tired after everything today but I was glad I enjoyed myself and so did Nicolas.

But that guy had never left my mind, I still didn't know what he wanted. What would have happened if I just stood in that alleyway any longer with him, would he have killed me right then and there? Or maybe take me to his house? I didn't know and I didn't wanna know anymore, it was over with and I was still tired.

Slowly but surely, I drifted off to sleep.