"Armando!" I whisper to him. "What do we do?" I ask quietly. The knocks ran again. My eyes roll from the persistent mystery person. They roll even harder when I find out who it is.

"Y/N!" Arthur shouts again. My body jumps again from the hammer.

"Open the door," Armando says back to me. Our first alone time and it's interrupted. I hop up both annoyed and confused but mostly worried. Armando moves quickly behind the door to where when I open it, Arthur won't see him.

I take a deep breath, unlock the bathroom door, and then open it.

"Can a girl not get some privacy?" I ask him.

"You've been in here for 5 minutes Y/N," Arthur scolds. "What are you doing?" He continues.

"I... I... I got my period!" I blurt out. Arthur shifts uncomfortably.

"Goodness, I'm sorry Y/N," Arthur begins. "Do you need anything?" he asks me sweetly.

"Nope!" I say back. "Just uhm... tell Mrs. Beline I will be a while," I explain to Arthur.

"For sure, take your time," He ends while walking off with one last glance. I close the door and lock it behind him. Armando reveals himself from behind the door.

"Good save," Armando says.

"I know..." I say back.

"Covers not blown though," Armando continues. "We're good Y/N, he didn't know I was here," He says with a mischievous smirk continuing the move over to me.

"Still Armando. Why are you running off?" I ask. "That was too close!" I tell him. Armando remains quiet as I tell him off, the same dull stone face on him. I open the door again just to see Marcus and Mike leaning against the door.

"Well hello Romeo and Juliet," Mike says to us both. "Y'all done with your little quickie in there?" He asks us.

Armando sucks his teeth while wrapping a free arm around my waist.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Mike yells. "You're worse than a teenager sneaking out to go to a party," Mike continues with his references.

"And it smells in here..." Marcus says. "Oughta be ashamed!" he continues.

"We didn't even do anything Dad," I say to him.

"Mhm..." Marcus says, letting his eyes ponder the room.

"Yall were too busy arguing. I got some lead time to figure out who Y/N's stalker was." Armando defends.

"Figure out her stalker or figure out which position y'all was gonna do?" Mike corrects him while folding his arms.

"Now Mike... too far that's my babygirl," Marcus says back to Mike. You've guessed it! Another fight unspurs.

Kelly and Dorn walk into the family bathroom next.

"Wow! Look what we have here," Dorn says cheekily.

"Oh my goodness, Dorn! Do you see what I see?" Kelly follows along.

"Sure do. They're having a party while Y/N has a murdeous stalker that wants us all dead!" Dorn adds.

"Wow!" They say in sync sarcastically.

"Okay! We get it," I say to the couple who's practically ganging up on me and Armando. "It's not even my fault. Armando came to ME" I explain.

"So the blind leading the blind?" Mike suggest.

"Respectfully I'm the victim here. He had me follow him. I was mislead!" I say to the group, trying to get them to agree with me.

"You're joking?" Armando asks, for the first time a face with emotion.

"Uhm no!" I answer.

"Before Mr. Detectives over here interrupted, I had you bent over," Armando squints.

"Oh no you didn't!" Marcus says through gritted teeth.

"Believe me, I did," Armando corrects my dad.

"Jeez," Dorn starts. "Life out of prison made you more... what's the word?" He continues.

"Sassier?" I say. Trust me, I've noticed. I was just thinking it was the weenies in taco shells.

"Stubborn?" Mike questions.

"A Dick?" Kelly asks. She moves to put Armando's cameras back on his body and fixes his mic.

"Dead," Marcus says looking straight forward at Armando with a glare.

"No.... What's the word?" Dorn asks again, clearly speaking out loud.

"I can't do this right now! Rita is angry and Y/N could be dead. We need to think and act quick," Kelly says to us all. Our group remains trapped inside the family bathroom discussing how the mission has started.

"Tomorrow is Friday, therefore it'll be Y/N's last day." Mike begins. "We can just put her in safety lock at my house," He continues.

"Safety lock?" I ask. "Okay...so I just might die," I say while pacing back and forth. I take smooth deep breaths in's and out's while my hands immediately meet my head.

"It's not even like that Y/N," Dorn says. "Mikes house is safe!" He continues.

"And I already signed up to be there with you," Armando reassures. Pause. An entire weekend, locked inside of a secret house on Mikes property. Just me and Armando. Just me. Just Armando.

I pause in my pacing and look up to Armando and then towards the worried looks between the group. Me and Kelly's eyes meet as she gives me an eye roll at what I'm already thinking.

"So... I'll be like alone... with Armando?" I ask.

"Yes babygirl, you have nothing to be worried about," Marcus explains still oblivious to my ideas.

"House to ourselves?" I ask.

"High protective security, house to yourself, and it won't open back up until Monday morning," He explains.

I poke my tongue against my cheek.

"Marcus," Mike laughs at him.

"What Mike! My baby girl is scared for her life! She's never been left alone in a high security protected house!" Marcus banters.

"Yeah, Y/N's super scared," Armando teases while leaning against the sink. Can the weekend come quick enough?

"Marcus," Mike says again, motioning between the two of us.

"Isn't it obvious?" Kelly asks my dad. Marcus looks up between me and Armando.

Noticing a small smirk on Armando's face, as he mouths the words "Viejito" to my dad. (Old man)

"Dude, I think you just made a lovers retreat for those two," Dorn says, cackling and doubling over.

"Oh shit," Marcus says. ——— A.M.M.M.O gets back to their positions for the mission and back into disguises. Kelly and Dorn are in the van watching the cameras of my classroom and hallway.

After 15 minutes, I make it back to my classroom and sit next to Arthur. The lights are cut down low as students are presenting. Arthur lends me his notes.

"Don't worry, I told Mrs. Beline about your... situation," Arthur starts. A silent shudder runs over my body and I meet his eyes. "You know... the-"

"What did she say?" I whisper back, cutting him off.

"She said it's okay and that you won't get points docked off. Bad news, we're up next after this presentation," Arthur motions over to the current students presenting. He moves back to his flash cards passing me some.

"Thank you Arthur!" I gleam. "I owe you, seriously," I continue.

"Don't worry about it," Arthur states. "However... my friend is holding this party on the beach," Arthur tells me. He swiftly pushes his glasses up back onto the bridge of his nose.

"Party on the beach?" I question back. That doesn't sound too bad plus Armando and I could sneak out. He'd have to be in disguise though... What if-

Mrs. Beline pulls me from my thoughts and announces Arthur and me up next. We both give each other a nod and head to the front of the classroom to begin our presentation. ——— Me and Arthur finished our presentation and were rewarded with a round of applauses. I give him a smile and we move from the classroom because of class being done.

"So your offer," I start over at him.

"Yeah?" He asks excitedly.

"I'll be there. Text me the time and date, okay?" I ask him.

"Oh yeah, for sure, I'll text it to you!" He tells me while fiddling with his backpacks straps. "Do you need a ride?" He asks me.

"Nope," I start. "I can drive myself, I don't want to be more of a burden," I say to him. He gives me a slight chuckle and lets his hands rub against mine. My hand twitches slightly. What is he doing?

"I'll see you in 4th period," Arthur grins, walking the other way from me. This should be exciting. Even better, I can get more intel on if he's my stalker.

I continue on with my day, heading to each of my classes, making pit stops at my car to get things. During Lunch, I meet with Kelly and Dorn in the car to go over the plans for the safe-house. We share more words and ideas on if we'd expect my stalker to find me there or send me any notes.

When school was over, I see Dorn pick up Arthur and drive him home. I head over to my car with my dad and let him open the door for me. He hops in after me and looks over my way.

"What's on your mind Y/N?" My dad asks me. He only uses my first name when it's serious.

"You know how Kelly and Rita made the point of how my stalker could be anyone.... Even those close to me?" I ask him.

He gives an exaggerated sigh and pretends to think back to them saying that.

"Pretty sure I said that?" My dad jokes. I shake my head and laugh, letting my thoughts ponder.

"I'm scared Dad," I admit to him. "What if it's someone closest to me?" I ask. Marcus looks at me with a slight pause. Our eyes stay stuck. His also lost in deep thought.

"Y/N, I have no clue who is doing this. But we're gonna figure it out," He says certainly. "I'm not a man of promises but I mean this one," He continues.

"Thank you," I say sweetly. ——— Who do yall think the stalker is??? 👀👀👀👀 (next chapter is already posted!!!)