A chill ran down my spine, and I felt my heart pounding in my chest.
Was this man a threat? He seemed harmless enough, but something about him set off alarm bells in my head. I wasn't sure what to do, how to react. All I knew was that I had to get away from him, fast.
I turned and started to walk away, but he followed me. I quickened my pace, but he kept up. I felt panic rising in my chest, and I knew I had to do something.
"Please leave me alone," I said, my voice shaking.I hope he isn't up for anything stupidI hoped that he would listen to me, that he would just turn around and walk away. But something about the way he was looking at me, the way he was following me, made me think that he had other plans. I felt vulnerable, exposed. I had to find a way to protect myself.
I stopped in
