The next morning, Emma awoke to an unusual stillness in her apartment, since Tom had left on his business trip, she found it hard adapting to the stillness, she felt lonely. She lingered in bed for a few extra minutes, savoring the fleeting sense of safety in her apartment, with no lurking eyes of the anonymous stranger.
She had decided to stay home today, the fear of stepping outside too overwhelming to face. The events of the previous evening, the threatening letter, and the masked figure in the stairwell haunted her thoughts. Her heart raced with anxiety at the mere idea of encountering her mysterious stalker again. The world outside her door seemed filled with unseen dangers, and she couldn't bring herself to leave the safety of her apartment, at least not today.
After making a quick
