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I had a natural knack for finding people. I knew just the right places to search. I really liked Ian and was hoping that I could blackmail him to hang out with me. I had a lot of options in my mind.
"Hey nigga". I called.
"What?". He said with a lot of swagger.
"I know why you are here". I sounded confident. I was trying my luck and working with the information I had at hand.
"Oh really?". He said with sarcasm.
"Yeah,you're doubting me?".
"What do you think?".
"You lost a silly bet to your teammates".
"Oh". His tone illustrated that he had surrendered.
"Let's hang out,this time tomorrow. Meet me at the train station. Don't be late". I gave my orders barely stopping between sentences. I walked past him and he walked behind me.
"You're Tuesday's sister". He said after me.
"So you have suddenly remembered me. What's the secret,a juicy blackmail?". I joked.
"Yeah sorry about Tuesday,my condolences".
"I would be more sorry about bringing her up". I was angry.
"I didn't mean.....".
"Shut up".
I walked past him and pulled my cap off. It was a hot afternoon. I headed to the train station but he was still following me. I ignored him.
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"Aodh". I looked back,saw the person calling my name and walked even closer to the train tracks.
"Aodh". He called again.
"Bugger off".
"Wait". He persisted but I didn't give a damn.
"Can I interest you in something?". He asked.
"Wanna break some bones?".
"If I win you follow to a place".
I was a bit transfixed. This guy is bold.
"Who are you?".
"Melvin,from school".
"Looks like the whole school is in New York".
"Yeah, world's trade center".
"Oh I am surprised". I hissed at him.
"There's this house, people say it's haunted".
That was where he had me. I loved haunted places,it was one of my ideas of a perfect holiday or weekend.
"What do you have in mind?".
"You and me, haunted house tomorrow".
"Sure". I said without any questions but then I remembered Ian. "Can Ian come too".
"Ian Abram from school?".
"Yeah".
"You think he would want to?".
"I know he would". Blackmail o sweet blackmail.
"Ok then".
"Tell me why you are here if you are not checking the trade center out".
"My mum won't let my sister come alone". He paused. "I hate crowds".
"That about sums it all up".
"How long are we gonna take". I was hoping there will still be enough time to hang out with Ian outside the haunted house.
"Three hours I think, it's a really big place".
"You've been there?".
"Today. There is a maze there too but I didn't explore. I was afraid I would run late and would miss my sister".
"You think she can come with us tomorrow so you won't have to worry?".
"Yeah great idea".And so the decision was made.
We made plans for the haunted house. There was no going back.