Courtney, a beautiful woman in her 30s was walking home from her office after a tiring shift. She always dress formally and carried her iconic leather handbag wherever she goes. It was a very cold and gloomy evening. The cold breeze blowing through the Riverdale street made her want to have a hot latte even more. She walked along the street to the nearest cafe. It was overcrowded than she thought. So she made up her mind to go to the pub which she has never been in her life. She slowly opened the heavy wooden door as a tiny brass bell rang by hitting the door. That place wasn't as much as crowded than the cafe. She ordered martini and sat in the coner of the room. The pub was dark and had very bad lighting. Courtney couldn't even see her from the compact mirror. The martini was delivered. But she was in her mind of adjusting her makeup. She took her handbag and the martini and went to the restroom looking for a well lighted place. As she entered the rest room their was a weird looking man covered with tattoos and gold chains which scared courtney.

She didn't bother to think twice before going into a bathroom stall and locked the door. Whatsoever the light inside the stole was enough for her to see her face from her compact mirror. She put down the commode lid and sat on it. Kept her bag on the floor and the martini on the commode tank. As she was doing her makeup, she heard a weird noise from the stall next to her. Courtney saw a leg of the women in the other stall. Her leg was shivering like she had been scared by ghost. And suddenly a man's grunting noise was also started coming from that stall. "They must be having a really good time" Courtney said to herself thinking that a couple is having fun in the stall next to her. All of a sudden, the restroom was filled with an awkward silence. Courtney was still sitting on the commode and doing her makeup. She felt something was wrong. She slowly peeked under the stall and looked at the lady's leg. That stall was covered with blood. She suddenly ensured that her stall was locked. She slowly took her legs on to the commode so the culprit wouldn't see that she's inside the stall.

Courtney could feel her own heartbeat. She waited for the culprit to exit the restroom. When he did, Courtney hurried to see what happened in the other stall. When she opened the door, there was nothing. No lady, no blood, nothing at all. Her legs went numb from the shock. She couldn't help herself to believe that it was just an illusion that she saw. She went out from the restroom to the pub. Everything was normal. She went back to the restroom and staired at the bathroom stall. She quickly went to the stall where she was before, locked the door and sat on the commode to see whether the leg will appear again. As she thought, the leg appeared. A cold shivering went down her backbone. She took her phone and slide it down the floor into the stall to take a picture so she can know that whether its an illusion or not. She clicked a few shots before taking a look at the photos. She looked at her phone. It was her in the stall covered with blood. But how can it happen? The same person can't be in two places at the same time. Suddenly she saw a reflection from her phone. She slowly looked up. A man jumped into the stall and caught Courtney. She struggled so hard but it wasn't possible. The man ripped her throat open and took her ring and exit the restroom. It turns out that she foresees her future.

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