Jeremy's phone buzzed on his bed. He just came out of a hot shower. He was still wrapped in a towel and his hair still driped water and it made him look sinfully gorgeous.
"Hello?"
"Mr Nobody. I heard your looking for me. Well, here l am."
Jeremy paused for a while before he replied "Lockman."
"Bingo! Didn't know you'll recognise my voice. I must be leaving quite the impression." Drake Lockman said with a chuckle.
"What do you want?" Jeremy asked
"To make you suffer for what you did to me. I'm going to punish every single person close to you. Every single person you care about will suffer, all because of you."
Unmoved by his threat Jeremy sat on his bed. It seemed like the only way to deal with this deranged idiot was to first understand him. "What did l do to you?" Jeremy asked.
"You see, Just asking me that question annoys me. Because you could just continue living your life peacefully after what you did. After all the people you hurt."
"Anybody I've ever hurt this far deserved it."
Drake Lockman laughed "Is that what you tell yourself every night. That every body you hurt deserved it. Your an idiot if so. Did Elena deserve what she got when she was trying to protect you? Did she deserve it? That's the kind of question you should be asking yourself every night."
Jeremy rose from his bed abruptly at the mention of that name and shouted "How do you know that name?!"
Drake Lockman laughed once again but this time louder than before " You buried your past pretty well. But how can you hide something from someone who lived in your past huh?" Drake Lockman asked and ended the call.
Jeremy wasn't anxious or curious or even worried about Drake Lockman before. He felt like he was another fool he could handle. But he was wrong. Clearly he had underestimated him and he wouldn't repeat his mistake.
He called Derek and asked if he could trace the number Drake Lockman had used to called him. He wanted this man found as soon as possible.
*****
"Your an architect?" Melissa asked Ryan who was sitting next to her on the couch.
"Yeah, I'll show you some of my designs." Ryan said as he took out his phone from his pocket. He showed Melissa pictures of houses he hand designs and some still in working progress and others he was still trying to draw out.
"Wow, your really good." Melissa said as she scrolled through the pictures.
"Thanks l try. Your really good too, your paintings are stunning." Ryan said with a warm smile.
"Thanks." Melissa replied with an uncomfortable smile. Ever since she met Ryan he had been super nice to her. He was overly friendly and kind, encouraging her to be her best self and so on. Which of course is a good thing.But no matter how sweet he was she didn't feel all comfortable around him. There was just something off about him. Something she didn't like, but she couldn't quite place a finger on it.
"When does your sister get home from work?" Melissa asked. She wanted Ryan to leave her apartment. He had been here for quite some time now and she was beginning to get a little uncomfortable about his presence.
"5:00" Ryan replied.
"Oh! It's already 4:45. You should get back. So she wouldn't worry."
"Melissa I'm not a child. My sister's not gonna be worried about me just because she didn't see me in the apartment."
"Yeah, your right l just thou----" Melissa was interuted by a knock on the door. She wondered who it could be? Nicky didn't get off work until 6:00 and Sam had called earlier saying she was gonna spend the weekend at her boyfriend's place.
She walked over to the door then opened it. Imagine her suprise when she saw Steve standing at her door step.