Chapter 1
The first of July.Heat pressed against the windows like a warning .
Ana woke up to silence.The same silence she had lived in since she was 19_the year her parents died.The year the calls stopped.Except for Alex.Her best friend .A business man always on plane to somewhere else .
Her life was dust.Engineering classes.Empty fridge.A dream of fame she whispered to her ceiling at 2am .
She was getting ready for college when her phone rang .
Strange.No one called her anymore.
The screen flashed . Unknown.
She answered.A voice soft as smoke:"you are going to be a great actress ".
She laughed.Bitterness , not humor .
Three years of auditions zero callbacks.Someone's idea of a prank .
Ten minutes later her agent called
"Ana you got the role ".
Not a role.The role of Lead's best friend . Coincidence had to be .
At the studio the lead actress collapsed . Unconscious no explanation.
The director looked at Ana."Can you do it ?. Can you be her " ?
That night she lay in bed heart pounding against her ribs . Was it the call ? or Was it always ment to be me ?
Morning came with vibrating phone. Notification drowned the screen.The show was hit overnight , Ana was a name.
Years blurred.Hollywood . Red carpets.A house with too many rooms.A car that purred like a threat.Every thing she ever wanted .
Until the garden .
Coffee.Sunlight. And her phone ringing with a number she had buried in her memory .
The same voice. Older colder " Are you enjoying this life honey ".
Ice flooded her veins .
Goosebumps ripped across her skin . " Who...who are you " ?
" I'm the one who put you there ".
Rage tore through the fear " No ", she spat . " I put myself there ! "
A chuckle. " I am not joking " .
Then do it ." Ana said.Do your wrost Let's see how far you can go " .
Do you really think this is funny ?
It wasn't scary at all , she lied.
" Then let me show you what I can do " The voice said " And I promise you will regret it "
Ana cut the call
By afternoon, her new project was dead . Cancelled .The director wasn't in his office.No pulse.No warning.
Her phone rang again .
" Now you know what I can do " the voice whispered ." I will give you another chance .But disobey me again ...."
A pause . " And you will pay the heavy price ".
Laughter Low . Intimate. " Do you really think you have a choice ".
Here's how it works .There is something you have to do for me . " Everytime you refuse... You lose something, someone ".
Ana hurled the phone across the room.she ran locked her door.
Waited.
Days passed.Silence . Maybe it was a prank.Maybe grief was making her crazy.
Then it rang.
Same number.
This time Ana wasn't afraid.She was furious. She snatched the phone and screamed : " l don't know who the hell are you _but do you really think this is funny?
