Sweet Reunion
Chapter 1
The street was too quiet for 9 p.m.
Even with my earbuds in, i could still hear my own footsteps echoing off the narrow alley walls. Cold wind tugged at my hoodie, and i pulled it tighter around myself, like that would somehow make me less noticeable. Not that anyone was out here to notice me.
At least... no one i could see.
Lately, I'd been feeling it. That weird weight on the back of my neck. That someone's-watching-me feeling. You know, the line that makes you turn your head three times a minute and pretend you're just looking at your phone?
I told myself i was imagining it. Probably just stress. Midterms. Bad sleep. Maybe too many crime documentaries while eating ramen at 3 a.m. Still, every time I walk home alone—especially when the street lights started flickering like they were possessed—I'd swear i wasn't alone.
Sometimes I catch a glimpse of something in my peripheral vision. A figure, maybe. A shadow moved just a little too smoothly. But when i turned, there was nothing. No one.
Still... I wasn't scared.
Creeped out? Sure.
But scared? Nah.
I grew up in an orphanage full of little terrors who stole snacks and bit people for fun. I've seen things. I've survived worse with no one by my side.
Whoever this stalker was, if they thought i was easy prey, they were going to be very disappointed.
I turned the corner onto my street, glancing over my shoulder one more time.
Just a cracked sidewalk and a flickering lamp post and—
Someone was standing there.
Far back, near the end of the street. Just barely in the light.
I blinked.
They didn't move. Not a step.
I took a breath. My fingers curled into fists inside my sleeves.
Alright, creepy bastard. Let's see if you blink first.
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🌝 Red Flag? Dark romance? Yes
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