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As Brandon woke up, he saw something shimmering in the distance. Confused, at first, because there is no source of light since he has dark out blinds all over his room. "I hate the sunlight, it's disgusting". Brandon was more of a gloomy rainy day person than a "walking on sunshine" type. As his eyes opened and adjusted, he saw what was on the other side of his dorm room. An envelope with a mirror attacked to it. As he picked it up and saw the mirror he threw it down. "Ew a mirror, I don't look in mirrors". On the back of the envelope there was a message that said "nothing inside but there is something outside...if you fear what it can be use this mirror...RJ". Brandon looked into his peephole to find a massive box sitting outside his door. Looking at the time, Brandon rushed to get ready grabbed the box, which was quiet heavy, and ran to Dunkin' Donuts to grab a coffee before running to class. Walking into the screen printing room, Brandons friends seemed confused. Tommie and Marissa were very similar in the fact that they were the ones that are not afraid to hold anything back. Tommie wasn't in their class but came to hang out with the group before class once in a while. "Whatcha got there Brandon". "I don't know and it's making me nervous" Brandon said as he went to sit the box down. Marissa went to examine the box and tried to pick it up, "Oh my god Brandon WHY IS THIS SO HEAVY?!?".  He replied "WELL, if you listened to your mother you would know. I can't take you kid anymore, fine don't listen to your mother it's fine." Everyone stopped and put their attention on Brandon. The box was sealed shut. It was almost impossible to open this box since it had many layers of tape on it. Brandon said jokingly "where's a knife when you need one?" Tommie, not so surprisingly, whipped a knife from his bag and handed it over. Everyone got closer to see what was in the box. As Brandon opened it everyone's faces lit up as they were curious to see what Brandon's secret admirer sent him today. At the top of  the box was a lot of tissue paper. As Brandon ripped out the tissue paper he was very confused since there was nothing in the box but some weights and an envelope. He opened the envelope and read it out loud. "Hello BAWBFF...(weird name mine actually means something but you won't know that till later) you must be wondering why I sent you a massive box with weights in them for just an envelope. This is because I want to prepare you for meeting me. I am full of surprises that you have to be ready for. Enjoy preparing yourself for me! Sincerely yours truly RJ."  "Well what is that supposed to mean?" Said Marissa. "How am I supposed to know?!" Replied Brandon. Taped to the back of the envelope were pictures. Hailey pulled them off while everyone was listening to Brandon read the note. She examined them and realized there was a clock in the background of the pictures. "Brandon where are the other pictures RJ took of you?" Said Hailey. Brandon handed Hailey the pictures. She sat there and looked at all the pictures side by side. "In the background of all these pictures there is a clock...the clock reads, what I'm assuming is the time you get home from school in almost every picture." Everyone started to study the pictures more and more. Alisa stated, "If one or two of us go back a little before Brandon and sat in the lobby, we can figure out where this person is and hopefully who he or she is."  After class the group split up. They went into the lobby at separate times and sat at different ends to get a good look at anyone suspicious looking. After 10 minuets or so Brandon walked in with Julia. They went to the desk to buy more time. As they were leaving, Julia tripped and fell which caused everyone to stop and look over at her. A crowd surrounded Julia and helped her up. As the crowd separated Hailey noticed something else. There was a note folded stuck in the side of Brandon's bag. They all sat at a chair in the lobby and read the note. "Brandon, I see you everyday and I was saving this note till I get close to you, I want to see your face closer, I want to see you closer, I want to feel you closer. I will tell you who I am and where I live if you follow the instructions in my next note until then I'll keep sending you pictures. Best, RJ.

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