The Stalked Assistant (Chapter-39)

I have been back in Texas for two days seeing my mom and dad both just have been amazing. I helped my father with the farm yesterday morning and in the late evening, I helped my momma cook supper. 

Just like when I was growing up.

My mother came into my room that tonight, she sat down on my bed and asked me what was the real reason I came back.

I told her that it was a long story and Daddy needed to hear it, if I am going to tell my parents the story I need to tell them both at the same time so I don't have to relive it all over and over. I just want the truth to come out. She just nodded her hair before disappearing out of my room and a few minutes later she was pulling my daddy through the doorway.

"It's 9 pm, Rachel. I was sleeping" comes my dad's rough reply right before he yawns making a loud noise.

"Hush Adam! Our daughter needs to tell us about something" she snaps at him and swats at his arm.

"Oh? About what?" He asked as his eyes widened on me before quickly sitting on my bed, and pulling me into a hug. "What's wrong, honey?"

My Momma takes her seat and I look at them silently begging them not to be upset with me, I don't even know where to start. So much has been happening. 

"I have a stalker.." I whispered, out.

"What? What do you mean?" My mother cries out, her hands flying to cover her mouth as she looks at me.

"Who?" My father snarls out, looking like his in-between wanting to cry and wanting to kill.

"I don't know who, daddy. He texts me and likes to make me do things, he has broken into my apartment twice and messed with my car. He sent me a picture of him touching Poohbear. He even has been sending pictures of you both, I wanted to tell yall, and I wanted to call the cops but he told me if I would he would slit yalls throats and I couldn't chance it I couldn't lose yall-" my voice breaks off as I frustrated cry leaves my mouth. I grab my phone off the bed, quickly pull up the messages between Unknown and me and hand it over to my parents.

They go through the messages and the pictures the more they see the more my mother cries and the more my father is getting pissed off. "This mother fucking wants to threaten my family?" He grunts out looking completely upset for me, but ready to hurt someone. "It's okay, dear. You did what you thought was right. I don't agree with what you did, you should have told us immediately but I know you were scared for us. I'm going to go call the cops and let them know what's going on. Don't delete those messages." He says before standing up, leaning over, and kissing me on top of my head. "Love you, Kiddo"

"Sweetie" my mother starts to say before stopping and running a hand under her eyes to catch the tears. "I don't know what to say. You should have told us but, I know how scared you must be. I'm sorry, you were having to deal with this alone"

"I wasn't alone momma I had Amanda and Ryder, I didn't tell them everything but they knew about the break-ins" I shrugged before leaning back against my pillow.

"Do you have any idea who could be doing this? Anyone that you have met that would hold something against you? It has to be someone you met in college for them to have that video." She says softly looking at me with such concern that it almost makes me break down crying again, my mother is scared for me.

"No momma I promise I haven't done anybody any that would cause them to be coming after me like this I promise" I try to assure her because it's the truth, I have never done anybody something mean, I mean yeah I talk my crap sometimes like I did with Ginger but that's just inside my head, nobody knows. I have never even gotten into a fight because I'm just not like that.

We talked for a little while longer, and she kept asking questions about Ryder, why did

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n't he come with me but I told her that was a story for another time I only had one heartbreaking story a night.

Now I'm sitting in my bed it's freaking 11 pm and I just can't sleep my eyes just won't close and my brain just won't shut up, I grab my phone from off the nightstand and check the messages I had missed for the last few days of traveling.

Amanda- Izzy! Where are you? Ryder told me what happened and I'm not mad that you lied to us but I will be if you don't explain yourself. I'm worried. I went to your apartment yesterday and you wouldn't answer. Is that how best friends treat each other? 

Ryder- Where the fuck are you?

Ryder- Amanda's worried.

Are you worried?

Amanda- Please I don't care that you and Ryder are having a fight right now, I'm worried.

Ryder- So you're just not going to show up for work now? You lie and you disappear. Nice. 

Ughh. His back to being an asshole I see.

I decided to text Amanda back first, being she is at least trying to be a little mature about things and trying to understand why I have been lying.

Me- I'm not in New York. That's why I didn't answer my door, Amanda. I'm home in Texas with my parents. They needed to know about what was going on and I couldn't just tell them that over the phone.

Amanda- Ryder told me that a person named Unknown is the stalker and that he has been threatening your parents... I'm sorry... You should have trusted us though.

Before I text Amanda back, I see Ryder's name flashing two on the top of my phone.

Me- it was never about not trusting yall Amanda. I was scared. I'm scared for myself and my parents. I'm sorry that I lied but I wasn't doing it just because I wanted to in fact it cut me, each time I told you and Ryder a lie it just made a new cut.

I exit my and Amanda's messages and click on Ryder's name. 

Ryder- Where are you?

Ryder- Are you at least fucking safe?

Me- Yes.

Ryder- Where are you?

Me- Home.

Ryder- What? You weren't. I didn't see your car nor did you answer the door for me and Amanda.

Me- Texas.

Ryder- You traveled across the states by yourself when you have a stalker after you? Why would you do that? That's stupid!

Me- I wanted to see my parents and they needed to know about Unknown!

Ryder- We all should have! But I or Amanda could have gone with you! It would have been a lot safer than you traveling alone!

Me- Oh you would have come? After you walked out on me begging you not to? Really Ryder?

Ryder- I was pissed off Isabella! A fucking lunatic is after my girlfriend and I couldn't do anything about it because there was nothing to go on but you were keeping stuff from me that I could have used to help find this guy. I could have had my technology guy look into the phone number that's been texting you I could have fucking done more if you would have only just told me the truth!

Me- What do you want me to say, Ryder? That I'm sorry? Of course, I'm sorry! I was staying up late for weeks crying over this, hating myself for lying to you and Amanda I just didn't see what other choice I had! When a crazy person sends you multiple pictures of them inside your family home, you fucking listen!

Me- I'm lucky that I haven't lost Amanda's friendship yet. I already lost you. I don't want to lose her.

Ryder- You didn't fucking lose me, baby... I'm just pissed and upset and fucking worried about someone hurting my girl. I booked a flight to Texas. I'm coming. Don't leave your house and don't go anywhere alone. I'll see you as soon as I can. 

I didn't lose him?

His coming for me?

Oh, thank god.

I let out a soft cry as I re-read his message over and over saying I didn't lose him, saying his coming here for me and I cried with relief.