An unexpected turn

''Do you know this?'', Leah holds something up for you to see.

You take some time, then as you take a better look at it, you feel your heart sinks to the pit of your stomach.

That's Jimmy

Or more correctly that's his skin that Leah is now holding.

A smirk appears on Leah's face that puts you at unease.

What had happened?

''So you recognized your friend,'' Leah throws Jimmy's skin away. ''I know everything, David, the things you two have done and about these pens too,'' she brings the two pens into your field of vision.

You gulp, not sure how to process all this. That idiot Jimmy, he must've fucked up and now he's turned into a lifeless skin. Soon it might be your turn too. Fuck you curse inwardly, why did you have to get Leah for Jimmy.

''I don't know what you're talking about,'' you squeak.

''Don't play dumb with me. Come to my place, ''Leah writes her address at a piece of paper and put it in front of her webcam for you to see. ''We need to talk,'' she pauses and removes the paper, letting you see her visage again, ''Or I'll come and find you.''

And with that, the video chat is ended from her end.

***

''What happened to you?'', Tina looks at you as you make your way back from the bathroom.

''Nothing,'' you lie. ''Must've something I ate at school.'' you elaborate your lie when you see her giving you a raised eyebrow.

Your elder sister laughs,''How that canteen hasn't been shut down, I don't know.'' She then proceeds to tell you about the time when she got food poisoning during her senior year.

You nod weakly to her story. In fact, you had been dry retching in the bathroom. You feel sick after your conversation with Leah.

With Tina returning her attention back to the TV show that she's been watching for a while, you throw a glance at the clock.