Carter was pacing in his room. He was still unnerved by what happened in school. He desperately wanted to know about the conversation between Amayra and Maya.
Their names were so much alike and yet they were opposites.
Carter already knew that many people wanted to hurt Amayra and he didn't want Maya to add to the list. The way Maya glared at him in the hallway was still etched in his mind. He shook his head as if trying to erase the expression on her face from his memory.
She is insane...
He walked to his table and pulled out the laptop from bag. He knew what they were doing was wrong and a violation of her privacy but it was necessary for Amayra's safety. He quickly logged in to view the CCTV recording from camera installed outside her room.
His blood ran cold when he saw Axel jumping out of her window. He knew that Axel could be there for Maya but he felt uneasy with the thought Amayra and Axel in the same room.
He quickly searched for his Mobile to call Amayra. He waited as the ring continued to go on and on and it felt like an eternity when she picked up his call.
"Hello?"
"Hey....it's Carter." He breathed, relief evident in his voice when he noticed that she seemed calm.
"Umm...yeah?"
"You alright ? Or bored out of your mind seeing that you don't know anyone around here." Carter attempted to calm his rapidly beating heart.
"Naah... I'm perfectly fine on my own. I enjoy my solitude." She replied with a low chuckle and suddenly Carter had this weird urge to make her laugh. Now that would me incredible...hearing her laugh....Carter thought.
"Okay....if you say so...! I was just checking up on my new friend. Well, ring me up if you miss me.I know you will. After all no one can resist my amazing personality....Bye " He said.
"Bye" and she laughed.
She freaking laughed...
Carter made her laugh....
And now he wished he'd recorded that call or said something funny because he knew what he said was not at all amusing. He inwardly cringed at what he said.
He sighed deeply and fell on his bed with a huge smile and echo of her laugh still in his head.
Amayra put her phone away with a soft smile on her face.
Carter...
Don't know why, but the mere mention of that boy brings a sense of positiveness in her mind. Today, he followed her like a lost puppy wherever she went. It also didn't help that he shared almost all classes with her. He made her laugh whenever he could. He paid attention to her when there were many other girls craving his attention. He made her feel special.
This feeling was foreign to her. It made her feel different things at once. She felt good receiving the attention of the boy everyone craved. But, she could also feel a nagging voice in her brain warning her about something bad coming for her.
She knew drawing too much attention was going to stir trouble for her. She knew it alright.
Amayra sighed in frustration and jumped on her bed. Closing her eyes, she decided to call her Papa later and wandered to the land of dreams. Where there were no worries, no bad people trying to harm her and no fear of him.