Chapter 33
was my outfit for in aning of enjoying The great British baker | wax Friday evening and I had changed into my ory flanel pants in pink tartan and a crop top. Together with my furry socks of. I had made a big bed of popcorn and had a tall glass of soda to go with it. Just a clicked “play, my phone rang and I saw it was Winter. I smiled and paused the show,
“Hello best.” I
“Don’t you “Hella bestie” me hot after sending me the tests. I won in a late meeting and when I was walking out of it and checked my phone I almost had a heart attack. You have a date? Have you been hiding something from met Who is he and why haven’t I met him? And before I forget, definitely wear the red dress,” he said in one long pas
“Yes, I have a dals. I haven’t been hiding anything from you, I have told you about him and you have almost not him. The red one? Beally? Isn’t it a bit, alingawened.
“It’s not too revealing, it’s a date, you want to trace him a little. hits the perfect spot of giving him a hint of what you have without eating too much. You are gorgeous and you need to slee
“Thank you.”
“Yeah, yeah. To the important part father. Is it him?” he asked
he continued as I could hear
ar the traffe in the background. He
1 to be walking home from work. “The only man have talked about recently is Simon’s
Hah, it’s Hunter,” I started
“I’m not going to ask you if you are sum, case you sound fucking happy when you talk about him. I will just cheer you on and hope has good of a man as you think he is.”
“Truly think he
thin the it. And the is the first man
first man I have gone on a date with who is just that, mon.”
d then Simon. A morkin would look good
“Babe, I love you, but you don’t mactly have many to compare with. There was that guy in high school and the nerd you went on a date with is college and compared to them,” he said and chuckled at his own joke.
“You have a point,” I apved and ughed. “But st, I think this one is a good one?
“The wish you all the lack. You deserve some earth–shattering organ at least,” he sl
“Wictor! We are having diens, not…….. dsing that,” I told him. He laughed at the other said of the phone…
“Sex, Hana. It’s called sex. And why not do both? Not at the same time, that is how you get banned from restaurants. But first one and then the other. There is nothing wrong with making sure you
compable in all ways.”
“Sure. I think I prefer to take things a little slower. And Hunter’s a gentleman, I do’t think he will want to either,” 1 objected
*Mhn. And you are this is worth spending time on if you don’t have the hots for him?”
“That is not what I said,” I said Winter before I could atop mell.
“Oh really? So you do have the hot for him? Then I approve. Where is he taking you to dinner?” he asked.
“We are going to “Primrose,” I d
“Oh, fancy. I’m starting to like this man. At least he knows you deserved to be wood and pampered. It’s a good start. Just stay sale and let me know when you get home safe. Or if you need me to
“I will. Thank you Wictor”
“Don’t mention it. You have done it for me. Love you, little sis
“Love you too, little bos in hung up I thought about what Wictor had said. Had I fantasised about having sex with Hunter–Yes, more often than I was confortable admitting. Was I wondering if he wanted to have sex with me? Sure. I just didn’t know if I was ready to actually do it. I hated that I had physical and mental scars that made me hesitate. Sex had never been something T enjoyed when I was with someone else. During my mamape it had been more of a duty than anything else and towards the end, it fud tumed into mental torture. Would I be ready to let go of all. of that? I had no idea. But I inated Hunter, I trated ham mough to think that he would stop felt uncomfortable. I sighard and pushed the confusing thoughts to the side. I burned down in
youch and pressed play. I was halfway through the fourth episode when there was a knock at my door. I looked at it and frowned. I didn’t want to open it, it never ended well. There was another knock, there was something desperate about it. I could go and see who it was. I didn’t have to open the door. I could just look. I used the show and took the cardigan that was slung over the back of the couch and petjent I walked towards the door. As I bent forward to in the peephole, there was a third knock that made me jump. I shook my head and locked outside. Anberr was standing there, the was looking scared. I couldn’t see anyone. For a moment I thought about ignoring her and go back to the couch. But what if she really needed help? I sighed at my own stupides unlocked the main lock and started to open the dog to ask her what was wrong. For these in my life, I felt a push on the door as someone tried to force it open. The security bah Hunter had installed made a loud sound a wifricted the door.
“Fuck. What is thic?!” a man shitted.
“Itald you the had something that kept the door from spening.”
Amber said. A hand pressed in through the name opening. A male hand. It started to feel along the door to see if it could dislodge the security lock. I sted frame for what felt like an eternity until I heard Hunter’s inside my head balling me the bolt wouldn’t keep them out for ever It was designed to give ine time to get away. I turned without a word and started to me farther into my apartment. Someone swore behind me and I felt someone grab my cardigan. I looked down and saw a big hand gubbing it. I looked up and met one eye in the opening of the door. My brain registered that my bag was on the table beside me. It had worked once, and I hoped that this time it wasn’t a police a plunged my hand into my parse where the taper still was unclicked the salty I pulled it out and I pressed the button
felt it connect with the hand. There was a burning
mound, a smell of hurt hair and a loud shout. I was free and I didn’t hesitate. I fed into my apartment. 1 stopped to get my phone from the couch and then continued further into the apartment. „Hunter had told ma so not lick myself inside. I needed to find another way out. I ran into my bedrooms and closed the door behind me, put my anchair in foot of it and beaded toward the
Chapter 33
window. I opened it and looked out. It had felt safe being on the fourth floor when I moved in. No risk of someone coming in though the windows. Right now, it was a curse for the stro There was no way for me to get down. There was however a decorative ledge a few feet below the window. It was about six or seven inches wide and wrapped and the balding. I could stand on it, maybe I could scoot over to the neighbours and wait for help there. My heart was beating like crazy as I got out of the window and placed my foot on the ledge. It wasn’t much to work with and 1 struggled to find a grip that would let me suing my other leg out and stand up without slipping off. I tried to ignore the sound of the door being hit by the sound of the security ban held. I sent a thank you to Hunter as I grabbed the edge of the window and hauled myself to stand on the ledge. My legs were shaking and my hand held a forcell grip on the window, but I stood on the outside of the building. I pushed the thought of looking down to the side and pressed myself as close to the facade as 1 could. The bricks gave me some grip, but nothing I could fuld on to I shimmied my way towards my neighbour. I saw the vertical decoration and my heart dropped. It was protruding out the wall and blocking my way. My heat sink as I tried gating around but didn’t find anything to hold on to on the other side. If I tried, my point of gravity would shit and I would tumble backwards, I leh like crying, Maybe I could get the attention of my neighbo by shouting? Before I could give it a try, I cast an eye down towards the ground. For a moment the world shified around me as vertigo set. Then I saw it. A back SUV with a mam leaning again the hood. He hadn’t seen me, but he would if I made any nose. I was convinced he was the driver of the man that was still pounding on my door. I slowly reached into the pocket of my cardiga and took out my phone and dialled Hunter. I prayed he would pick up.
Faling into you
