Sadie sits in her usual bench in her usual coffee shop in her normal town. She's studying for her upcoming civics exam when her phone vibrates.
It's a text, from an unknown number.
She opens her phone and reads it.
xxx-xxx-xxxx
I saw you at the party on Thursday night at Jacobsen's house. What made you think you could act like that? Could do those things? Don't think I have the wrong number, and don't ignore me. You'll find out who I am soon enough. But for now, just keep doing what you usually do, nothing has ever stopped you before. Keep studying, I know that civics exam is crucial. Keep going and be yourself, Sadie Billows, be yourself.
Sadie felt a chill go down her spine as she looked around the coffee shop.
'Who could this be?' She thought to herself. 'Who could this be?'
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The Strange Message
Short StorySadie has made some horrible mistakes in her life, and she's trying to make up for them. But no one understands. One day she suddenly gets a text from someone who's been watching her, but not in the way she thinks. The anonymous messenger is making...