ThE MaN StanDing BehinD ThE TrEE

                              CHAPTER 02

My friend shouted from the back, "Hey, come fast! It's too cold outside. Who will take care of you if you get ill? I won't keep coming back; I have my own tantrums." I don't know where I found the courage, but I turned around, and then suddenly, I looked forward... THAT MAN WAS GONE, completely disappeared right in front of my eyes. I was in shock and ran toward the house, locking all the doors and windows.

"What are you doing?" she said. "Just chill; I'm here." 

"No, safety first! What about your phone? You're too busy with it!" I exclaimed, starting to talk about that man. She ignored me and continued using her phone. I shouted, "You are here for me, for my safety, and you're seriously just using your phone? If you don't want to stay with me, then leave! I can take care of myself... never mind, just leave."

"Chill, dear. Don't be so hyper. I'm just tracking that man who delivered this... uh, I mean, let’s see what's in the box," she replied.

"Dude, you ordered this for me! Don’t you know what’s in it?" I asked.

"Oh God, wait! Let me grab a pen and notebook, and then we can play Q&A," she said.

As I was about to open the box, the doorbell rang (I had just bent down to check the box when it rang). I jumped in fright, and my friend looked scared too. We exchanged nervous glances and reluctantly said to each other, "You go check who’s there." After a few minutes, we decided to investigate, but she only wanted to peek through the peephole. When she approached it, she said, "No one is there! Why are you trying to scare me? Now come and open this."

As I turned around, I felt like I had seen something, and my curiosity intensified. I needed to figure out whether what I had seen over the past few hours was a hallucination or something else entirely.

It was already 2 o'clock, so we decided to sleep. A few hours later, we started investigating that man, but I hadn’t mentioned my suspicions to her yet. I asked my friend to put the box on the table while I fed my pet. In haste, she replied, "Okay, you go to sleep. I'll put this box somewhere safe."

But I noticed something strange: when the box arrived, my pet behaved oddly. Normally, she would sniff any new item and then bark, but this time, she kept her distance and barked at my friend instead. Furthermore, my friend seemed too familiar with the box, as if there was something special inside it. However, I pushed these thoughts aside because I already had a headache.

Ok guys so I hope you all will curious for next chapter.

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

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