Haunting of the Wok Part 1

Hello! So I realized i'm getting a bit carried away with this story so I'm gonna have to post it in parts! Sorry! Not sure how many parts there's gonna be and this short story just might be a medium one haha. I don't anticipate it being super long so I know for a fact it won't be a huge story. Anyways, here's part one of "Haunting of the Wok"! Enjoy!

Haunting of the Wok Part One

I glanced at the clock for the thousandth time.

5:35

Yeesh. She was supposed to be here an hour ago!

“You’re still here?” My mom asked as she walked into the living room and glanced at me sitting in the recliner.

I snapped out of my thoughts and sighed. “Yup. I’m sure she’ll be here soon though!”

I hope!

I leaned back and got comfy in the recliner and debated on whether or not to text Laura. I didn’t want her to get in an accident especially since it was rush hour at the moment. I was super excited to see her. She lived in a different city and I only saw her once in a while. She is practically a sister to me and I love her like one. She feels the same way about me so we were always looking forward to seeing each other when we could.

Just as I was getting fidgety and restless, there was a knock at the door. I nearly knocked the recliner sideways as I jumped up quickly and moved to shove my feet into my black Converse sneakers. My mom went to open the door since it seemed like I couldn’t get my shoes on. She shook her head and mumbled something about how I should be old enough to know how to put my shoes on properly, for petes sake.

“Hello Laura!” My mom greeted as she opened the door and moved to let Laura into the house.

“Hi, sorry I’m late,” she said softly as she turned to me.

I finished tying my sneakers and stood up.

“Eh, I’m used to it,” I said with a shrug. I didn’t think she liked it when I commented on her tardiness. After knowing her for years, though, we both knew it was just who she was.

She let out a slightly frustrated sigh and turned back to the door. I picked up my purse and followed her out.

“Bye girls! Have fun!” My mom waved as we walked down the driveway.

I waved back then quickly turned to tackle Laura.

“Oof!” She started laughing and hugged me back.

“I’m just soooo happy to see you!”

“I know. It’s definitely been a while.”

We walked around to our respective sides of Laura’s car and hopped in. I buckled my seatbelt and put my sunglasses on. The sun was slowly beginning to lower towards the mountains but it was still pretty bright out anyway.

“So, where are we going first?” I asked as she backed out of the driveway.

“I have no idea. What do you want to do?”

This was a normal occurrence for us. We never really had a plan.

“Hmm….” I put my finger on my chin in thought. “Well, I am hungry…”

“Naturally,” she said teasingly.

I huffed and crossed my arms across my chest, switching into pouty mode. She giggled and nudged my arm with her elbow.

“Oh come on! You know I’m just teasing.”

I tried to stay in pouty mode as long as possible but I found myself dropping it and smiling.

“Yeah, yeah. I know. Seriously though, I’m starving!”

“Well, where do you want to eat?”

“I don’t knooooow!” I whined. I wasn’t always the best at making choices, especially when an empty stomach was involved.

I could tell she was getting a tad frustrated so I quickly listed off the first place that came to mind and we headed there.

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“Mmm…I knew Greek food was a good choice!” I said as I patted my now full belly.

Laura made a noise in agreement and dug around in her purse for her keys. I assumed she was too full to speak.

I knew we needed an idea for a place to go next so I started to think of something we’ve done before and enjoyed. I looked up at the darkening blue sky. Stars were starting to come out and the moon was full and absolutely beautiful. I let out a sigh as I admired the sky for a few moments. I could feel Laura’s eyes on me so I tore my gaze away from the sky and turned back to her. An idea popped into my head and I smiled.

“Can we get boba for dessert? I really want the watermelon flavor again! It’s so yummy!”

Laura paused as if I said something I shouldn’t have, though it was only for a quick moment. I was going to ask if she was ok but she finally fished out her keys and smiled at me.

“Sure. I’ll have to try it since you’re making it sound really good.”

The ride to the boba place was silent. I glanced over at Laura a couple of times, feeling a nervous vibe coming off of her. I frowned. What was going on with her? I quickly turned to glance out the window once again when I thought she was going to catch me looking at her.  Out of the corner of my eye, I couldn’t help but notice her fingers seemed to be gripping the steering wheel tightly.

Ok. There is definitely something going on. I have to say something.

I opened my mouth to speak….

“I really have to pee! I hope these next few lights are green!” Laura proclaimed out of the blue.

I slapped my forehead and shook my head.

Alright, she’s totally fine. I just want to make sure though.

“Laura?”

“Hmm?” She answered as she turned into the parking lot of the boba place and pulled into a parking spot. I watched as she put the car in park and took her seat belt off. I cleared my throat.

“Is there something…”

Two hands belonging to a disheveled looking man banged against her window, interrupting my thought. She shrieked and jumped across the seat towards me as I stared at the man, completely stunned. 

His mouth opened and revealed several missing teeth and silver coated ones. His eyes traveled over us in a way that gave me the creeps. I really hoped the doors were locked. I felt Laura’s hand grip my arm as the guy pressed his face to the window and let out a hollow laugh.

“Oh yes,” he mumbled to himself then licked his lips. “She’s going to enjoy playing with you. You girls are perfect.” He let out another hollow laugh as he stared in at us for a few more seconds before turning and walking away into a dark alley.

***End of part one***

Hope you enjoyed part one! Please be gentle with your comments! Lol

Stick around for part two COMING SOON! :)