A Sad Murder

Almost Murdered

The next morning when Anna woke up, Drake was already gone. She felt bad she didn't get to say goodbye before he left. She sluggishly stood up and go look at herself in the mirror. The first thing that caught her eye was a piece of pink notepad fixed on her mirror.

Good morning beautiful, I'm sorry I couldn't stay to kiss your strawberry lips when you're wide awake. I had to go back home and change up my clothes. I'm going to see you at school. Love, Drake.

Anna giggled after reading it and she removed it and placed a kiss on it. "He's so sweet" she mumbled aloud and fixed it back to the mirror.

She made her way to the bathroom humming excitedly to the song of Katy Perry Unconditionally.

**

The day went by quickly with Anna going to school, having lectures, seeing Drake and his friends and she resuming back to work.

When she closes from work by 9pm, she texted Drake to come pick her up. She waited for his reply but it came in five minutes late.

I'm sorry babe, they are so many customers here and two of my colleagues are absent from work today, I'm filling up for them. Please take a cab home, I'll make it up to you tomorrow. I love you.

Anna huff after reading the message and sent 'okay' as a reply. She picked up her backpack and hang it on her back. "I'm leaving Mr Jacob, see you tomorrow".

"You're leaving? Your boyfriend is not here yet" he replied pausing from what he was doing.

"He can't make it tonight he's busy at work".

"How about I give you a ride home?" he offered and Anna smiled.

"No, thanks. Don't trouble yourself, I'll take a cab home" she replied.

"Are you sure?".

"Of course. Trust me I'm good. Maybe some other time I'll accept your offer. Goodnight Mr Jacob" she turnaround and headed to the door.

"Goodnight my dear".

Anna got out of the store and began walking down the street. Right behind her, her stalker was following her. At first she wasn't paying attention to the sound of the footsteps behind her, but as she kept walking she realized she's been followed again.

She squint and then she hasten her steps, and her stalker did same. From hastening of steps she began jogging and her stalker did same. Anna began panting and trembling in fear, she halted and glanced back but he was gone. She turnaround to continue running but she halted and a loud gasps escaped her mouth when she saw her stalker dressed in all black and wearing a scary face mask standing right in front of her.

Fear gripped Anna and goosebumps covered all over her arms and she squealed at the top of her voice getting attention from passers-by. Before they could get to her, her stalker has disappeared.

"Ma'am are you okay?" one of the men that walked up to her asked but she couldn't voice out, she was shivering in fear.

She raised her finger and pointed to where her stalker had stood. "He was here" she answered her voice quivering.

"Who?" a lady asked glancing around.

"Someone dressed in black" Anna described with the hope they might have seen him.

"I didn't see anyone while coming to you. Did any of you guys see anyone?" one of the male asked the other four passers-by that had come to rescue her.

They all shook their head in response. Anna glanced at each one of them in bewilderment.

"What... what do you guys mean you didn't see anyone? He was following me and when I turned around he disappeared and then he appeared right in front of me" she explained hastily.

"Ma'am are you sure you're okay? We didn't see anyone, maybe you're just hallucinating" one of them said and walked away afterwards.

"I think so too. Or maybe you're stressed, you should go home and rest" the female amongst them said and she left as well.

"Don't tell me you're seeing ghosts because it's the most scariest thing" a young guy said grinning.

"Hey, be quiet, stop scaring the young lady and just leave already" the man who had gotten to her first before the others said.

The third guy left, leaving the two of them behind. "I saw him, it was no ghost. He was following me, he's been stalking me before today" Anna tried to make the man believe her.

"You just have to be careful. Where are you coming from?".

"Work. I just closed from work and wanted to get a cab before I noticed I was being followed".

"It's okay, I'll take you home with my car. Come with me" the stranger said and Anna gaped at him dumbfounded not making a move.

"C'mon, let's go, I won't harm you".

Anna nodded nervously and glanced around before following the stranger to his car.

"My name is Powell. What's your name?" he asked as they got closer to his SUV parked across the street.

"Anna" she replied and glanced around her surroundings again in search of her stalker.

"Okay, you don't have to be scared anymore, you're safe with me" he said and open up the front seat door for her to hop in.

Powell took Anna to her place and even watched her go inside her house to make sure she was safe before he left and went back home.

Anna was still in fright even when she got home. She couldn't fall asleep, she kept tossing on the bed and flashback of her finally meeting her stalker sent shivers all over her body.

"I knew this was no intuition, it's real. But they don't believe me" She bit her lips and prayed for sleep to come but sleep was far away from her eyes. She kept tossing on the bed with her phone on her hand.

Severally, she attempted calling Drake but she stopped because he told her earlier on that he was busy with work. Anna thought of calling her parents to tell them but she couldn't with the reason that they'll grow with panic and that will do no good to her. Her gaze fell on the table and she saw her pink and black color headset, she grabbed it and connected it to her phone.

"Music should kill this nerves that is about to kill me even before my stalker. Tomorrow I'll tell Drake what I saw last night at my kitchen window wasn't an imagination" she said to herself.

She scrolled through her playlist and hit the play button and the song of One Direction filled her ears. She turns up the volume to the highest and she lay back down on the bed. Couple of minutes later, she fell asleep.

Anna's stalker stood outside her house, within a blink of an eye he was inside her house in her living room. He gave a manly growl and a sniffing sound. He glanced around still hiding behind his mask and then he walked gently to her room. When he got to her room, he saw her sleeping soundly with her Bluetooth headphones still on her ear.

His hands ball into a fist by his side and his breathing became fast and aggressive. All his mind,body and soul is itching to murder Anna. He took a step towards her bed and he unfolded his fist and brought out a dagger from his jacket. He raised his knife to stab Anna but suddenly a rushing sound like that of a bee came to his ears causing him to throw the dagger on the floor and he covered his ears with both palms.

He groans in pain and got destabilize. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he staggered out of Anna's room and took the back door out of the house.