*Michael*
Unknown caller reads across my phone screen, and my heart stops. I reluctantly pull myself off the couch and away from Shelby. She stared up at me, worry lines appearing on her forehead.
“I have to take this,” I mumbled as I retreated toward the kitchen.
“Hello? Who is this?” I answered the phone call, doing my best to keep my voice down so Shelby wouldn’t hear.
A scratchy voice sounded on the other end of the line, and static assaulted my ear. I quickly pulled the phone away until the static settled. I had to listen closely to make out what the voice was saying through the static.
“You are going to… get what is coming to you….and she will too.”
At the last word, the call dropped abruptly. Goosebumps rose on the back of my neck, and I scanned the windows but couldn’t make out anything in the blackness. I stood frozen in the kitchen, unsure of what to do next.
