(PH 2 )
page turned...,
This time Anie didn't hesitate.
Because something inside her already knew this part mattered.more than the others her fingers tightened slightly.
Her eyes dropped to the page.
[Diary Entry — Sam] :
I think I should tell her.
The handwriting was uneven not messy but uncertain.
I don't know how.
a pause.
But I can't keep this to myself anymore.
Anie's breath slowed.her chest tightened slightly.because she remembered this feeling.not from herself from Sam.That hesitation that pause before speaking.that moment
she ignored.
[Flashback Begins]:
Afternoon.
The classroom was quieter than usual.
Most students had already left.only a few remained the sunlight had shifted
now softer.
Fading slowly sam sat near the window.
not leaning back not relaxed her fingers were still.resting on the desk anie packed her bag.
"Let's go?"no response,"Sam?"
Still nothing anie looked up sam was staring at the desk not moving.
"…hey."Anie walked closer "You okay?"
Sam blinked slowly,"…yeah."
But it came out too late too forced anie noticed.
"You don't look okay."a pause sam's fingers curled slightly then relaxed again.
"…Anie."
Her voice was lower now different anie stopped moving.because something about that tone felt serious.
"I need to tell you something."
Silence settled between them not uncomfortable.but heavy anie nodded.
"Okay."
Sam hesitated her eyes shifted not toward the door.not toward the window
just away.
"…have you ever felt like "she stopped
her breath caught slightly.
"…like someone is watching you?"
Anie blinked,"That's random."sam didn't react.
"…not random."her voice tightened slightly.
"I mean it."anie frowned a little,
"You mean like… paranoia?"sam shook her head immediately.
"No.","It's not like that." another pause.
"…I can feel it." Anie crossed her arms slightly.trying to understand "Feel what?",sam struggled to explain her fingers moved again.not tapping just
restless.
"…like something is there." "…but not visible."Anie stayed silent for a moment
then,"You're just stressed." the words came out naturally.the words came out naturally too naturally.sam froze just for a second.
"…what?"
"You didn't sleep properly, right?"
Anie continued,"that messes with your head." sam stared at her.not angry not hurt yet.
"…it's not that." her voice was softer now but more fragile.
"You didn't see what I saw." anie tilted her head slightly.
"What did you see?"sam opened her mouth then stopped.because she couldn't explain it not clearly.not in a way that made sense.
"…I don't know how to say it."anie sighed lightly.
"Then don't overthink it."silence.That sentence landed harder than it should have.sam's eyes lowered.
"…yeah." a simple reply too simple.
[Diary Entry — Sam]:
I tried.
The words were smaller.
But I couldn't explain it properly.
a pause.
And she didn't understand.
Anie's grip tightened. her nails pressed slightly into the page.
[Flashback Continues]:
They walked out of the classroom together.but not the same the distance wasn't physical.It was something else.
"…you should rest." anie said.
"Take a break from everything." sam nodded.
"…yeah."her voice was quieter now.
Less certain.
They reached the gate the place where they usually split.
"Message me when you reach." anie said."Or reply this time." a small attempt at humor sam smiled slightly.
But it didn't reach her eyes,"…I will."
a pause "…Anie." "Hmm?"
Sam hesitated again that same hesitation.that same moment.
Where she almost said something,important.but instead,
"…nothing." anie frowned slightly,,
"What?"Sam shook her head"…forget it."they separated.
Walking in opposite directions.
That was the last normal conversation they had.
[Diary Entry — Sam]:
Maybe I should've insisted.
The handwriting was less steady now.
Maybe I should've told her everything.
A pause.
But I don't think she would've believed me.
Anie's vision blurred slightly.not because she couldn't see but because she remembered.that moment,that exact moment and what she did nothing.
[Flashback]:
Nigh sam in her room again sitting.alone her phone screen lit up briefly.a message from Anie,"Did you reach?"sam stared at it.
For a long moment her fingers hovered over the screen.then slowly lowered she didn't reply.
[Diary Entry — Sam]:
It's getting worse.
The words were pressed harder now.
And now… I think it's too late to ignore it.
Anie closed the diary halfway her breathing uneven, her chest tight.
Because now she understood something clearly.sam did try she wasn't silent she wasn't distant she was reaching out.and Anie didn't reach back her fingers trembled slightly.
"…I should've listened…"
A whisper soft broken the room felt heavier now.not because of memory.
But because of realization and for the first time anie didn't feel like she was just reading the past.She felt like she was inside it.her hand slowly moved to the next page.
But before she turned it a thought hit her.sharp,clear, unavoidable.
If Sam tried to tell me…
a pause.
Then what exactly was she trying to warn me about?
Her fingers tightened and this time
She turned the page without hesitation.