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4. The Second Call

September 8th, 1996
7:36pm

When she arrived at work she was given looks by everyone inside. Everyone was staring at her face.

When she approached Randy his mouth opened and her eyebrows furrowed in worry.

"Shit, Veronica are you okay?" He went to place his hands on her shoulders. She flinched as he did so. He quickly pulled his hands back with a look of horror.

"Veronica... Is everything okay... at home...?"

Her eyes widened and nodded profusely, "Yeah, I just fell off my skateboard on the way home from school today, no biggie..."

Randy looked at her for a moment then shrugged, "Whatever..."

"So um... Any new horror movies?" She asked.

Randy nodded and showed her the new collection, "Nice. I haven't heard of some of these."

"I know, I think they're new. Some may be foreign too." He said, placing one onto the shelf.

The boy couldn't stop staring at the bandages on the girl's face, he knew something was wrong, that something made his stomach churn.

The rest of work was boring and low-key, Randy closed and Veronica got home on time. Thank god she did.

Her mother was in her own room getting ready to work on the streets as a secret second job.

"If I find out you've snuck out, you're dead." Her mother scolded, "I'll be back tomorrow evening."

"Yes Ma, I won't ever disregard your rules..." Veronica nodded.

"Good." Her mother said, placing her hand gently on Veronica's cheek, "I knew you wouldn't disobey me."

With that her mother left the house.

As soon as her mother drove away, Veronica let out a loud exhale of relief then ran upstairs.

She took a shower and switched out her bandages, then changed into pajamas. She plopped on her bed, grabbed a notepad and began to draw.

Not long after she started drawing the phone rang, "Hello?" She answered.

"Hey doll~ It's me again. How are you?"

Veronica went quiet for a moment then spoke up, "Oh... Hey..."

"You home alone?" The caller asked.

"I um... Yeah...?"

"Perfect..." The voice purred.

"Why are you so obsessed with me...? I mean, I'd say I'm pretty mid."

"How dare you insult yourself like that?! You are a goddess, your slut of a mother is too blind to see that!" The caller's raspy voice roared through the phone.

Veronica could feel her face heat up, "Goddess...?"

"You are everything anyone could ever want. Your hazel eyes... Your dark brown locks... Your perfect round cheeks... Oh god... and your curves. Every inch of your stunning figure I have forever ingrained in my memory... Your hourglass figure is irresistible, I can't wait to have you in my arms. Just you and me..." The voice on the other line sounded desperate and longing.

Veronica was filled with two different feelings, it was hard to decide how she would react. She felt panicked, this person knew what she looked like... Yet she felt cared for, something she hadn't felt in a long time. This person admired her...

A soft smile made its way onto her face, "What's your name?"

"I can't tell you... Not yet, but soon... you will know." The caller said, his raspy voice purring yet again.

"Well, I'll wait for you then." Veronica said.

"See you later, dove~"

The caller hung-up.

"Dove..." Veronica said aloud, gushing over the pet name. She laid down on her bed with a grin plastered on her face. Someone actually cared for her... Someone finally saw her for who she was. Someone thought she was beautiful...