Strings of Fate

77- Letters and learning

Now why would he specifically bring that up. Is he implying that he touched my other drawers? I said he could, so why did he bring it up? Curiosity is enough to force me out of bed. I open

nen my

y dresser and it takes a minute for my mind to understand. Did Bellamy… re- fold all my clothes? Everything I own is stacked in neatly folded piles. Far tidier than any folding I bother with. I check the next drawer and find the same thing. My top drawer has a pile on the left that clearly belongs to Bellamy. I guess he made space and… re–organised my dresser? Huh, was it really that bad or is he just a little OCD? I open my bottom drawer and as promised, it’s just as messy as ever. Well, at least I know he didn’t go through that one, although I now feel like I need to sort it nicely to make it match the rest. Maybe I’ll do that later. Impulsively, I grab my phone and call Bellamy. He answers quickly.

“Good morning.” I notice his tone is more restrained than normal. I can hear voices in the background.

“Hi, wait, are you in a meeting right now?” I demand.

“Yes.” He answers simply.

“Then why did you answer?!”

“Because you called.” I’m stumped for a second, then I remember that Bellamy is actually.

busy.

you are weirdly tidy. Have a nice day.” Before he can respond I end the call. I can’t believe he took my call in the middle of a meeting. I’d understand if I

wanted to do something nice for you, if

it is nice. I’m gonna go get

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be sorry

can text during meetings if I

you. I’m going to be busy

I won’t be tempted to keep distracting Bellamy, I quickly shower and get dressed for the day so that I’ll be ready when Aaron shows up. I head out to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and

WHAT YOU

to go insane. I just know it. He will probably try and drag me to his place and lock me in. I’ll be back to twenty four hour guards and no privacy. I fought so hard for this, I’m not willing to give it up over some stupid note. I open the security app and go back over the camera recordings. I eventually find that someone hand delivered the letter at around five am. I can’t really make out anything about them though. They’re wearing all black, not particularly tall or short and other than that I can’t see anything. I suspect they might be using an illusion charm or something because even when the camera should clearly show the person’s face I can’t see anything. If that’s the case, even the Shifter’s sensitive noses won’t be of any use in hunting for clues. All they’re going to smell is magic. I really don’t know what to do. I know I SHOULD tell Bellamy, but I really think my current security arrangement. is plenty. It’s not like the unknown person made it into my house. Bellamy was here last. night and they still delivered the letter. As long as it’s just a letter it’s not like it’s any more of a threat than he’s already expecting. What I really want to know is what the sender means by ‘I know what you did.‘ What are they referring to? I’d like to know what exactly I did that inspired them to send me weird warning letters. I can’t

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that. Yes, I think it’s

becomes a problem or anything else happens then I’ll tell

because that’s the one place I’ve already told Bellamy to stay away from so I shouldn’t need to awkwardly keep him away from something. I could destroy the note, but I’m not that dumb. If the problem continues then I’m going to need the note as evidence. But I don’t think it’s likely. Anyone who sends anonymous notes has to be a coward. I’ll probably never hear from them again. A knock at my door tells me that Aaron has arrived. I didn’t realise it had gotten so late. I literally run to answer the door. I’m a little breathless when

Aaron!” I greet him cheerfully. He raises

I went to this nice bakery the other day, I was thinking we could stop off there if that’s alright?” I chatter away as I grab my stuff, trying to act normal. Except now that I’m trying to behave like I usually do, I

asking him yes or no questions so that he will at least nod or shake his head in response. At least that way I

way