ThE MaN StanDing BehinD ThE TrEE

Hello everyone! It's winter season, and it's raining outside. I have to go pick up my friend and buy some food for my pet dog. It's already half past twelve, and I was thinking, "Uhhh, it's too cold outside. Simmo (my friend's name) was supposed to come too." So I took my car keys and left home.

As I drove a little further, I had this feeling that somebody was watching me, but I dismissed it as my imagination since it was around twelve o'clock. I reached the pet shop, and just as I was about to enter, I felt that same creepy feeling of being watched. Suddenly, I turned around and noticed a man standing behind a nearby tree. He was close enough for me to see him clearly. He wore a long black coat, black boots, and a black hat. His face was really strange, and I could sense the way he was watching me—it was terrifying, as if his eyes were saying, "Today’s your day." But within seconds, he vanished. I felt incredibly uneasy, grabbed my things from the store, and ran to my car.

I called my friend and told her about the creepy man, saying I wasn’t going to come over today. She insisted, "You need to go home right now and inform the cops." I replied, "No, nothing really happened to me. Why should I?" She shouted at me, saying, "Are you crazy? Are you just waiting for something to happen to you?" I brushed her off and hung up.

Trying to calm myself, I finally reached home. As I approached my house, I noticed a box sitting in front of it. I felt a bit scared and started to overthink, wondering if it had been left there by that man or if it contained something dangerous. To reassure myself, I murmured, "I am strong. I am brave." Slowly, I stepped forward and reached the box.

BUT THEN

At that moment, I felt that same intense sensation, as if SOMEBODY was standing right behind me. I was frozen in place, and my heartbeat raced uncontrollably. I whispered a quick prayer for safety as I turned around to see...

My friend Simmo is standing behind me, absorbed in her phone. I shouted at her, "Simmo, are you crazy? You know I almost stopped breathing! At least give me a heads up next time!" I scolded her, and she quickly put her hand over my mouth, saying, "I was so worried about you! I really didn't expect this from you..."

There was a brief silence before I said, "I'm sorry, but you know how my mind thinks about that man." She reassured me, "Don't worry, I’m here with you." Then she suggested, "Why don’t you pick up the box and check what's inside?" 

"What? Did you put it here?" I asked. "No, it was the delivery man, but yes, I ordered this for you a few days ago; it just arrived today," she replied, trying to distract me from my earlier fright.

We both entered, and my pet ran toward me, but I left her food in the car. I went back outside to get the food and locked the car. As I turned back towards my house, I muttered to myself, "Did I really see something?" When I turned around, I saw that same man standing beneath and behind the tree again. I was horrified. He was just ten steps away, and I could now clearly see his black eyes and stitched mouth. I was drenched in sweat and too frightened to scream, as if he had stolen my voice. My body was trembling uncontrollably as he began to walk toward me, and suddenly...

TO BE CONTINUED...........

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