The person hiding behind the tree let a sliver of white fabric peek out.
Natalie wondered if she was just being paranoid—maybe the person was just out for a walk like she was.
Unable to shake her suspicion, she quickened her pace. Glancing at her phone screen, she saw the figure in white speed up too; when she slowed down, so did the person. And that guy was moving so cautiously through the trees that Natalie couldn't make out the guy's face at all.
A growing sense of unease gnawed at Natalie, and she couldn't help but break into a light run.
Immediately, she heard hurried footsteps behind her—the person in white was chasing her!
Natalie started running faster, but just as she was about to exit the grove, her foot caught on a dry branch, and she stumbled forward uncontrollably.
"Oh,
