Street

Walking down the empty street the thought of something amiss never crossed her mind. She had a destination to reach and she couldn’t do with any distractions. Quickening her steps in fear of getting late she took another right turn only to face a mysterious person standing in the street.

Usually a dark night and a stranger would only bring fear into the mind of a woman travelling alone. But somehow she felt no fear not even a little bit of suspicion on why he was standing there. The only thing that bothered her was the extreme silence that had descended as soon as she had taken the turn. Even with the street lights the darkness seemed more oppressing like it was trying to push her into a cage.

Not wanting to stay and invite any kind of trouble she started walking. Keeping one eye on the guy she quickly made her through the street. The stranger did not move an inch and she was smart enough to not ask why. As soon she took the next turn that oppressive feeling vanished and the night turned normal again.

                  

Another night and another walk alone through the almost empty streets. She hadn’t thought of that weird guy from 2 weeks ago. Though at times she had a feeling of being watched, it never was anything. Not being a paranoid person she didn’t give it any importance.

 But now she saw him again, standing extremely still like before. She was sure it was him; the same height, the same stillness accompanied by the smothering darkness. She was scared this time. What are the chances of co incidences like this? None. But again, not wanting to invite trouble she made her way through the street without stopping, and like before everything went back to normal as soon she took the next turn.

This time however she turned back. She peeked into the street to see if the man was there. That was the biggest mistake she could have done. She only saw a dark mass, darker than the night engulfing her. She did not even get the chance to scream and the last though in her mind was “I shouldn’t have turned back.”