LINKED BY FATE

The Outing

You make it home around three in the afternoon after picking up some lunch on your way from the tower. You look at your phone and find texts from Wanda:

Karaoke

Today @ 8pm

You know the place ;)

It's technically early so you decide a long walk to the park with Loafy would be a good way to pass the time. 

You get Loafy's collar and leash ready, recognizing what that means, he gets up from the couch and runs to you. 

You decide to put a cap on and head to the door Loafy in tow. You get to the park and start to play fetch with Loafy. 

At one point you throw the ball a little too far, which lands by a random stranger's feet. 

He then picks up the ball, but you notice Loafy stop dead in his tracks by a thick tree and starts to growl.

"Hey Loaf, what's wrong?" You say out loud, but he doesn't move. You look up and see the man holding up the ball and you hide behind the tree as you start to hyperventilate.

"He didn't see you!"

"That isn't him, you're seeing things"

"Should I look back?"

"No!"

"RUN!! YOU HAVE TO RUN!!"

You call to Loafy from behind the tree and he reluctantly comes to you. 

After a few moments, you realized no one has approached you and so you take a deep breath and look in the direction of where the man was standing but there's no one there and the ball is gone. 

You decide you don't want to find out who that was or what the hell happened to the ball. As you carry Loafy, you power walk back to your building. 

When you get home, you make sure to lock your door and head in to take a shower. You sit on the shower floor and start trying to think through what happened at the park.

Was it him? It couldn't have been him. He doesn't know where I am. Plus, he's across the country.

You convince yourself you're seeing things, but deep down you know something isn't right.

 You've been feeling uneasy every time you leave your building, your door was left open when you are sure you had closed it; and now this. 

It's too much of a coincidence. You decided you have to talk to Tony and Pepper. They need to be aware. You did not risk everything just to be led back to that life. With him.

After your shower you're walking around in your towel trying to decide on what to wear and after debating between outfits, you finally settle on your thin, black long sleeved cropped top which you pair with your forest green high waisted pleated skirt. 

In the process of applying the last touches to your makeup, which only really consist of tinted moisturizer, winged eyeliner, and mascara, you hear your phone go off. 

Looking at the time you automatically know who it is.

"Uh, Wanda?" You say into the phone embarrassed.

"Where are you?? Tony has already signed you up for a song and you're up in 10 minutes!!" She says quickly and a bit irritated, you think. 

You explain you are about to leave your apartment and quickly put on some mismatch socks and slip on your black converse.