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No. No, this can’t be happening.
My heart rate picks up as I scan the area, hoping he’s lying and just trying to scare me. Two cops walk out of the Deli next door.
With my phone tightly wrapped in my hands and held against my chest, I push off the wall and start to walk with urgency toward them but the aggressive vibration from my phone stops me in my tracks. I pull the phone away and dread seeps through me.
Unknown: Go on. Run and see what happens when you do.
When I look back up, the cops pull away from the curb.
Me: What do you want?
Unknown: You.
“Ma’am, are you ok?” A young couple stands in front of me.
“Huh?” I ask, dumbfounded. I notice I’m in the middle of the sidewalk and blocking their way.
“Oh, I am so sorry.” I step aside for them to pass, but for whatever reason, this makes them pause.
“Are you sure you’re ok? You look a little pale,” the girl asks me with a concerned look in her eyes.
The vibration of my phone startles me. My quick movement causes the couple to jump back.
“Sorry,” I mumble as I look down at the screen.
Unknown: Get rid of them.
Swallowing a gulp of fear, I look back up at the couple and notice a red laser dot bouncing between their foreheads.
What the hell is going on?
“Do you need us to call someone for you?” the young man asks, mirroring his girl’s concerned expression.
Before I have the chance to respond, another text message comes through.
Unknown: Don’t think I won’t pull the fucking trigger. Get. Rid. Of. Them. NOW!
“No, I’m fine. I…” Fear takes over my body, and I thought I feel like I’d might faint.
“Woah. Are you sure you’re ok? We can give you a ride to—"
No!” I interrupt and her eyes bug out of her head. “I mean, no, I’m fine, thank you.”
“Ok…are you sure, because—”
“Yes, really, I’m fine. Thank you. Have a good night.” I don’t wait for them to respond and hurry away.
My heart rate picks up when I feel my phone vibrating in my hand.
Unknown: Good girl. Take a right once you get to the first set of lights.
Me: No.
I shouldn’t be baiting him, but I can’t let him think I’m scared of him. If I show him an ounce of fear, that will only give him the power to control me.
Suddenly, the sound of screeching tires and the opening of a car door force my feet to move on their own accord.
He is not taking me again!
