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.”
