His insane obsession

chapter four

After school that day, I remembered it was two weeks before our moving day, both Will and Katie promised to meet with me. I had woken up earlier for school that day to get some work done on a project. I was doing on my way to the bus stop there was this feeling of eyes on me. I made multiple turns on random streets instead of taking my usual routine. This wasn't the first time, it had been almost a month since I notice I was being followed around town. Even my parents hadn't picked up on it, then again their both work alcoholics but the same car showing up everywhere we go doesn't scream normal, I pay no mind to the creep he hasn't done anything yet, and I'm not giving him a chance to harm my family our house has already been booby-trapped with motion-activated cameras all over an that goes for the entire neighborhood. 

All that's left is for the fish to take the bait, there's not much I can do about it then make a report with the video footage as the evidence to the police and hope for the best which won't be likely since he hasn't done anything that's worth giving attention to so far but I can help shake the feeling of unease I get for seeing them around. I may be overthinking things now but I hope I'm proving wrong.

later that day proved my hunch was correct when my work alcoholic parents had to take the night shift at the lab to continue testing on an experimental project leaving me home alone. I was paid a visit, sitting at my desk with the computer strings of codes flash then disappearing into the black screen fingers glide over the keyboards. the sound of rapid tapping could be heard, it was almost around 3 am in the morning when I had just finished entering the last strings of codes and giving the program a test run. In my spare time, I made M.A.S.K my AI spyware by its ability to learn it would hack into other devices with cameras or microphones to collect data and monitor any anomaly, reporting directly back to me through my devices. 

The idea was simple but the problem would be me, it couldn't as yet report to me without the use of a middle man and vice versa receive instructions for me either but that won't be a problem for much longer at the moment it's not safe to try out that method until its 90% safe. watching the codes run back and forth they all disappear and in their place is a  white porcelain mask with poppy blooming near the right eye, its crimson petals the only color on the stark white mask giving it some character.

just as i was admiring it a silent alarm sounded a small screen popped up showing what had caused the disturbance. a shadowy outline of a person at the back entrance of my house, dress like the average crook in all black they scan the area before approaching the back door. I blankly stare at the screen not even blinking in fear that I would miss something. I watched them skillfully fiddle with the lock on the door with a couple to twist and turns the door is pushed open. the muscle in my hand twitches bringing me back to my senses.

its showtime