All Camilla wants is a classic girls’ day out with Sarah, her closest friend. As the day begins, Sarah reveals details about the man she is dating. Cami’s heart stops when she realizes who it is.
When the weekend came, my only desire was to spend time with my best friend Sarah. Our agenda for a formal “girl’s day” included getting our nails done and then deciding what to do next.
“I can’t wait, Camilla!” I called Sarah the night before to make sure we could spend Saturday together and she said. “Me neither,” I replied as I considered the color I wanted to paint my nails. However, nothing could have prepared me for the reality that Sarah would reveal to me the next day.
When I got up I was giddy with anticipation as I had been working around the clock for the past week and wanted to spend the day away from computers. As I stepped into the shower, my phone buzzed with a text from Sarah. See you soon! I have a confession to make! For all Sarah knew, her confession could have involved anything from adopting a pet to a different career. She was so unpredictable.
After an awkward discussion on our first day of high school, we became friends. It soon developed into a strong friendship. We’ve stayed together ever since. I grabbed a cappuccino and headed to the nail shop before meeting Sarah.
She was laughing on the phone when I walked into the building and her eyes lit up when she saw me. I heard her laugh before I saw her. “I’ll call you later,” she said and hung up.
Sarah’s barely restrained pleasure radiated through the air as we snuggled into the lounge chairs. “Cami,” she said. “I have to tell you something!” He laughed at her exuberance, pleased to hear her words. She said, “I met the man of my dreams!”
“Tell me more!” I said, shifting in my chair to get a better view of her. He’s a little older, she noted. But that doesn’t strike me as a negative thing. However, there’s just something about him. He oozes mystery.” “How mysterious? Like dangerous?” I asked, choosing the shade of my nails.
I suddenly regretted what I said.
“Wait, how did you meet?” I asked.
“Start there.
Sarah added, “We actually met at the tattoo studio,” her eyes watering at the memory. “Remember when I went to get the tiger a few weeks ago?” I nodded. She talked about how I left her to face the agony alone.
We met in the studio. He has a lot of tattoos, but my favorite is this particular one of a dragon. In any case, it all happened when we went to the cafe.’ I listened to her ramble on about the man she met as I let her finish her story. “What is the name of this ‘Alian Delon’?” he asked.
“Ethan,” she breathed contentedly. “Show me the photo!” I shouted, eager to learn everything there was to know about the mysterious Ethan.
The man scratching Sarah’s fingernails winced as she pulled her hand away to retrieve the phone from her purse.
I saw Sarah open the phone.
After a few minutes of scrolling, she gave me her phone.
My heart stopped when I saw the image on her screen.
“Is this Ethan?” I asked. “Are you serious?
Sarah! Really? “
“Why? What’s wrong?” My sudden outburst overshadowed her earlier excitement and confusion clouded her features.
“Tell me, Cami,” she insisted. “I know him?”
My remarks were weighted with fear as a result of the weight of truth I carried.
Of course, I knew Ethan. He was the black sheep of the family and my mother’s youngest sibling. He was mysterious, Sarah was right, but not in a good way.
Each of his partners could confirm that Ethan was bad news. Ethan’s romances, at least the ones I remembered, always ended in tears. He was a sick man. He destroyed women until they were nothing more than a shell. But how could I explain this to Sarah? A family secret that. Still, she was my best friend. If something happened to her, I could never forgive myself. And something does, knowing Ethan as well as I do.
“He’s my uncle,” I agreed. Sarah, he is not the person you think he is. Your life will suffer!”
A tense silence followed.
“You can’t be serious, Cami,” she said with a shaky laugh. “How come I haven’t heard of this before?”
Because my mother believed that Ethan was a dangerous man and we didn’t want to be associated with him, my family didn’t want to talk about him. But Sarah deserved to know the truth immediately.
“We’ll have coffee after this,” I replied.
We were ready to get our nails done and I really didn’t want to bring Ethan up in front of everyone.
Sarah replied, “Okay,” with a tight smile.
We visited a small cafe that was adjacent to a manicure.
Tell me everything, Sarah begged.
Sarah, my family tries to keep things that way so we don’t talk about him.
He is a hideous man, but what is his mysterious charm? It’s just a risk, nothing more.
And every woman he dated either disappeared or suffered some personal tragedy. Every relationship ended tragically or someone was lost.”
Sarah paled before me.
She began, “Cami, you…” before our waitress delivered the order.
I thanked the waitress with a smile.
“I mean it,” I said emphatically. “He’s bad, Sarah.
She asked, “What about the police?”
“Why didn’t they do anything?”
“Because it’s intelligent. It leaves no traces at all.”
Sarah took a bite of the cake with her fork.
She said, “I don’t know what to say.” “I had no idea it was so…”
She became quieter.
“The latest partnership we know of? Lia, a woman, called my mom in the middle of the night to inform her that Ethan was just sitting outside in his car watching her home. She felt really scared. My mom asked.” her.
Finding out if they engaged in a fight or something.”
“And they did?” With a question from Sarah.
“No,” I replied. He seems to have developed a strong need to have her all to himself and didn’t want to let her go. That’s why she never noticed before that he was spending evenings away from her home.”
Sarah got more and more scared as we continued with the story as I told it.
Since then, Ethan and Lia’s relationship has become even more bizarre. She asked Ethan to give her some space, but he chased her instead. He dragged her everywhere; he even drove her to a traffic accident one evening.
She had to be taken to the hospital immediately because she had serious injuries. However, two days later, Lia disappeared completely.
As far as I knew, she was never seen or heard from again.
“What do you think happened?” With a question from Sarah.
“I think my mother helped her escape,” | he said. “I don’t know the truth, but it’s just a gut feeling.
After we finished our coffee, we went back to my apartment. Sarah revealed that Ethan was unaware of her whereabouts, and she made a point of meeting him at a pre-arranged location.
“I wanted to avoid getting too intimate too soon,” she commented as she sat down on my couch.
“You know my track record with men.
That night, as we prepared dinner, Sarah tried to consider all the possible outcomes for Liu.
“We’ll never know, will we?” she remarked as she cut up the vegetables.
We finally came to the decision that Sarah would stop communicating with my uncle. And we’d go to Mom and then the cops if he did something.
She turned off his phone while we ate dinner, even though he kept texting her to ask about her day.
I’m not sure he’ll leave her alone, so I’m not sure I’m convinced about the situation. But is there any alternative option?
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Here is one more fairy tale for you. When Cathy notices that her son has new headphones and is dressed in new clothes, she is confused.
One day she decides to follow him because she is interested in who or where he gets things from. When she realizes who he is, she is transported back to her early years.
In this emotional narrative, Camilla’s long-awaited girls’ day out with her best friend Sarah takes an unexpected turn when Sarah reveals she’s dating a man named Ethan. Cami’s heart sank when she realized Ethan’s true identity: he was her uncle and known for his troubled past with relationships. Despite her initial shock, Cami decides to warn Sarah of Ethan’s dangerous nature and risks their friendship to protect her friend from potential harm. Tensions mount when Cami reveals disturbing details about Ethan’s past, leaving Sarah shaken and unsure of what to do next. The story highlights the complexities of friendship and the difficult decisions one must sometimes make to protect those one cares about.
While considering their next steps over coffee, Cami and Sarah grapple with the gravity of the situation and ultimately decide that Sarah will cut off all contact with Ethan. They promise that if Ethan continues to pose a threat, they will seek the help of Cami’s mother and the police. Despite the uncertainty of the future, they find comfort in their shared determination to put Sarah’s safety above all else. The narrative underscores the importance of trust, honesty, and support in dealing with challenging circumstances, and the enduring strength of the bond between Cami and Sarah shines through in their determination to face the situation together.
As they reflect on the evening’s events over dinner, Sarah takes a proactive approach in considering the potential outcomes and vows to take precautions to protect herself from Ethan’s influence. The story ends with a sense of cautious optimism tinged with lingering fears, leaving the reader to ponder the complexity of human relationships and the strength of friendship in the face of adversity. Through Cami and Sarah’s journey, the narrative offers a poignant reminder of the importance of listening to your instincts, standing up for what’s right, and supporting those in need, even in the face of uncertainty and fear.