For a second, I honestly forgot how to breathe.
The figure across the street didn’t move. He didn’t wave, didn’t call my name, didn’t turn away. Just stood there like a shadow glued to the pavement. A silhouette. Still. Watching.
My pulse kicked up so hard I felt it in my teeth.
“Nope,” I whispered to myself. “Nope nope nope.”
I turned away from the street, gripping my phone so tight my fingers ached. The cold air bit into my arms. I didn’t know if the shaking was because of fear or the cheap wine or just… everything.
I needed to get inside. Somewhere with people. Somewhere loud. Somewhere NOT in the open with creepy messages popping up like horror movie scripts.
I rushed back into the bar, pushing through the heavy door. The music slammed into me like a s
