Blind Date Turned Proposal

She slept restlessly.

Faces of many people appeared in her dreams, including Summer’s, Edward’s, and even Dexter’s. They tormented her nerves, the agony constantly reverberating through her.

“Ah!” Josie jolted awake.

She glanced at her vibrating phone beside her. A sense of dread washed over her. The caller ID showed it was Morgan calling.

She paused for a moment, got up to pour herself a drink, and answered the call, “What’s up?”

There was a moment of silence on the other end, then quickly came the question. “Your voice sounds off. Did you just wake up?”

Josie glanced at the time, which read five in the afternoon, and denied, “No.”

“I just received news. Edward has disappeared.”

Josie closed her eyes briefly, wanting to say that she knew this news before him, but she still pretended to be puzzled. “Why?”

“He was taken away last night, and his whereabouts are unknown.” There was a probing tone in Morgan’s voice. “You didn’t know?”

will go mad,” Josie chimed in with a cold

be a while before I can return to

was the same office

her house. Her destination was close enough to reach by foot. As she walked, she couldn’t shake off the feeling of being watched. Yet, every time she turned around, there was no one

the entrance of the alley, waiting for quite a while. Sure enough, a man quietly followed her, looking like someone

find Josie

a sigh of relief and continued to

she couldn’t determine who was

and strode down the street. Unbeknownst to her, a black Santana was suddenly speeding

Whoosh!

a vehicle startled Josie. She turned around, only to see a white car abruptly

it weren’t for the white car, the

Josie’s pupils dilated.

failed, the Santana

was still feeling

white car rolled down, revealing

was surprised, taking a seat.

and happened to see you,” Mallory said, her brows furrowed. “What’s going on? If it weren’t for me, that car would have killed