I wasn’t in the mood to continue my shopping ,so I paid and went home.

The moment I closed the front door behind me, my body felt heavier than it should have. My heels clicked across the tiles in uneven beats, and my purse slid down my shoulder like it knew I had no energy left to keep it in place. My mind wasn’t here. It was stuck on that man waking up.

Jessica’s text had come while I was still in the car.

“He asked me if I saw the man in the mask too…”

I stared at those words so long I forgot to breathe.

Now, in the...