The Neighbor

Surprise

     After reading the note I went as fast as a jet to the secretary to ask who has come to my office. She said nobody has come, who could be Him? After reading that note I couldn't n concentrate anymore. My eyes always wondered around my office to see any sigh of him. I look around the office and saw nothing until my eyes focus on a shadow outside my window behind an abandoned building, there was him. Him was my neighbor Jack; my suspicions were correct, Jack was stalking me. I think he saw me because then he despaired in the shadows. I called my best friend to see if it if he was stalking her too. "Hello, Sánchez here" answered Karelee in a very professional voice. "Karelee honey, do you remembered the neighbor Jack?" "So, that's his name. Yes I remember, why?" "I think his stalking me". After I said this the line went silent and the door of my office is opened my Karelee, since she's just a few blocks down my office she came quick. With a worried look in her eyes she starts to explain to me how she heard something last night but though it was me. "Melissa, I know he's hot but we have to be careful with this man. We don't know who he is or what is he capable of" she said with a serious voice. "Of course, I hope he doesn't get to you or he's going to taste the madness of a puertorrican woman" we laugh a little with my comment and then went back to work.

     After what felt like forever I went back to the apartment. Karelee went for a little shopping tonight so I have the apartment for myself for the next few hours. I took a nice long and warm bath while thinking about what Jack have told me, the note and what I saw earlier. After the shower I got dressed in comfortable clothes and then I went to make some dinner. Half way making my delicious chicken, with the recipe of my grandmother, I felt a cold breeze that sent shivers down my spine. Thinking that it was Karelee I said: "dinner is almost ready, give me ten min- ah!" A stranger was in my house covered with black clothes and a black mask. He had a knife in his hands witch he used to treat me, putting it at my throat while he grabs me by my waist. I try to scream but then he said something that made me shut my mouth: "If you scream then that little friend of yours will be dead by morning" with that I didn't even struggle. He got me where he wanted because I would do anything to keep Karelee safe, I love her like a sister and she's the only family I have here. He took me outside and started walking towards the neighbor's house, with the fear I may not recognize his voice at first but now I'm pretty sure it's Jack. We went to the basement that was really dark. He throws me in the floor and turn on the lights. What I saw made my hard stop for a second; there were bloody bodies of girls hanging from the ceiling. Some of them I recognize them from the cases I was working; these cases were cases of domestic violence. Was this man beat me up or he's just going to kill me?

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