Middle Child Syndrome - Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Ch 71: Is this a joke?
“So, was that an alpha you knew? Or did someone just flirt with you and harass you enough that you gave him your number? Do you want me to get you a restraining order if it is the latter?”

Concerned about Rika’s well-being, Daniel approached her as they closed up for the day and asked, “So, about that person earlier, did you know him, or was he just being overly familiar?”

Thankfully, Rocxx had kept his word, and the new, more secure door had been installed within two hours of his departure.

“If I tell you that I have no recollection of that alpha, but he seemed convinced that we are childhood friends, what would you do?”

Rika, trying to lighten the situation, asked back, finally feeling lightheaded enough to joke around.

She might have said it jokingly, but Daniel’s serious expression was undeniable when he looked back at her.

“It sounds as if you have a stalker, Rika. I was joking about getting a restraining order, but now we should consider that option seriously.

That severe expression suited Daniel. It made him look more mature and authoritative. But somehow, Rika knew that saying this would bruise Daniel’s ego, so she kept these words to herself.

She also had no plans to deal with Andrew yet.

“It’ll be fine! I am sure that nothing will happen to me. If I felt like I was being stalked, I would call the police and file a report.”

Rika assured as she walked away and toward the side where her dorm was located.

Daniel was still unhappy with her decision but did not question her anymore. He had learned that it was useless to try to control Rika when she did not want to be controlled.

‘He is a quick learner. If the others in my life were just as quick to learn as he is, life would be much easier.’

Rika sighed as she walked back home.

She could feel a lot of presence around her, protecting her and her path. Rika did not doubt that these people belonged to Rocxx and that they were keeping an eye on her.

‘Rocxx must have gotten chewed out by Emily for my kidnapping incident. I am sure that things will go back to normal soon enough.’

It felt good to be treated like she was important, but Rika knew that she would not be able to handle it in the long term.

The last stretch of her walk to her form felt like a drag.

And by that, Rika meant that she was dragging her body toward the house and her room.

She collapsed as soon as she reached her room, and the puppy ran up to her and jumped on her back.

“Fuck! I did not realise how exhausting today was until I hit home. I feel like I hit the gym after a long time. My body is sour, and even getting up is painful.”

Her legs, her wrists and even her fingers throbbed in pain. Rika’s whole body felt like a throbbing ball of mess that did not want to be touched.

That was how Charon found her in her room – her limbs sprawled all over the bed, and her face burrowed in the pillow.

“Do I want to know what happened?”

Charon asked in a tense voice as she took in Rika’s condition. Something has happened.

“No! You may not want to know what happened. If I tell you, I must threaten you to keep your mouth shut! And I do not have enough strength to do that.”

Rika complained as she closed her eyes.

She closed them no sooner than her phone decided to ring and brought it up to her ear.

“Hello, who’s speaking? If you do not answer in two seconds, I will cut the phone-”

“Wait a minute! Don’t cut the phone off. I promise I do not want to waste your time. I want to talk to you about our past. Do you have time?”

Andrew Tweten’s voice came loud and clear from the other side of the phone.

It was calm and soothing. It was the voice that could make omega’s melt, and even Alphas play nice.

But for Rika, who had almost fallen half-asleep, it acted like nothing more than an annoying mess.

“Wrong number! Please call the right number again and call them.”

Rika quickly cut off the call, hoping her message would reach the other end. Unfortunately, that was not the case.

It did not even take Andrew 30 seconds to call Rika back.

“Hey, this is not fair. I promise I will take a little bit of time. I want to know if you reached home or not. And maybe I wanted to talk about our childhood a little bit and-”

“Good night. We can talk in the morning, or maybe not.

Rika cut off the phone before she could hear any more words.

It was finally silent, and Rika tried to fall asleep when her phone beeped again.

However, this time, Rika was not in a mood, so she extended her phone to Charon.

“Here, you deal with this alpha. I am tired and not in a mood to listen to him.”

Rika handed her phone to Charon, but she looked awkward while picking up the phone.

She was too late to pick up the phone the first time, and it was cut off. But the second time, she did manage to get it.

“Hello! I’m sorry, but the owner of this phone cannot meet you right now. She will call you back later, okay?”

Charon asked, and Rika saw her expression turn from nervous to frustrated. She was finally alarmed as she put the phone down.

“Rika, what kind of mentally damaged people do you know? Your friend Emily said to tell you that she is coming here to take you hostage, and you better be prepared. Tell me this is a joke between you two.”

Charon asked with a terrified voice.