LAURA

Please say no.

Please tell me I’m out of my fucking mind for making such a connection in the first place.

My stomach bottomed out when his lips stretched in a sinister grin, displaying teeth that were slightly yellow. “Good. You’re finally catching on.”

I opened my mouth to speak but no word came out. I tried again. Nothing.

My fingers started trembling and soon, my whole body was shaking.

Oh my God.

Derrick, the man who lived in my apartment building, who smiled and waved when he saw me, whom I’d given my phone number simply because I thought he was nice, was my stalker.

Jesus Christ.

Now...