I dreaded for this day to come. It was Wednesday... and that meant only one thing. "Ellie!" A cold shiver ran through my spine and the hairs behind my neck prickled upright. Slowly turning around, I faced the man running after me. "Let's walk home together." he smiled angelically, as if I did not know there was a demon hiding under his annoyingly handsome facade. And so, we did. It turned my short and painless route home into an awkwardly quiet and never-ending journey. My feet dragged nervously through the concrete as his padded softly and calmly. We walked side by side and though I avoided looking anywhere in his direction, I sensed piercing gaze - that of a panther hiding in the bushes, waiting for the right time to leap at its prey. I gulped and tightened my grip on my backpack, t

