TITLE:FAYETTEVILLE
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The next day, Kathrine was sitting at Stone
Bridge Park waiting to meet up with Jasper.
He was wanting to take a few photos for his
collection he is working on, and Kathrine was
wanting a new profile picture for Instagram.
She was using a large rock as a bench that
could really fit about three different people.
The sun was shining above her, with the
breeze making the fountain sprinkle water in
her direction.
Most of the time, when there is someone
looking over your shoulder... you know it.
You can tell that someone is just around the
corner with their focus on you. Sometimes
we feel like someone is watching when there
is no one near. It's strange... to feel like
you're not alone. We let the mystery drive us
crazy. But this time, Kathrine had no idea that
there was someone behind her. Not directly
behind her... but under the bridge in the
distance. A red hoodie hiding their face and
identity. Even if Kathrine turned around, she
may not see them. They were watching her...
waiting and hoping she would walk towards
the bridge. Kathrine stood up from her rock
and dusted herself off. A smirk emerged
from the shadow of the red hoodie.
Fayetteville was still new to Kathrine, and she
hadn't been to Stone Bridge Park yet. She
looked around and noticed the bridge the cars
would drive over. The sound of cars rippling
over the concrete. She looked around the
park, noticing that she was alone... or so she
thought. She stepped closer to the bridge,
peeking around at the graffiti on the side.
She stepped closer, letting her toes hit the
shadow cast by the bridge.
On the other side of the concrete column
supporting the bridge where it meets the hill,
there they were. Just waiting for her to walk
under the bridge into the dark area.
Kathrine's phone started to vibrate in her
pocket. She answered, "Hello?" as she turned
around, letting her back face the bridge. She
stood still, not realizing the person now
standing behind her.
She stepped away and back towards the
parking lot to meet Jasper. As she passed
the rock she was sitting on earlier, she
looked back to the bridge. No one.
"Cool place," she whispered to herself.
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"Why'd you have to be like that?!" Derrick
yelled at Kathrine.
After her photo shoot with Jasper, she met
up with Derrick in the Zaxby's parking lot.
"You were cheating on Natalie with me. You
have issues, you know that?"
"Shut your mouth," he points at her. "She isn't
perfect, and I wanted a night with a little
more."
"You're disgusting. And you know what, you
shouldn't be mad at me. I knew before last
night. I wasn't expecting to see you there...
but people know and people talk."
"Who?" he asked.
Kathrine knew what she was doing. Genni
told her that night, but she wanted to mess
up Derrick. She wanted his brain to spiral as
if it wasn't already.
"Who!?" he screamed.
"Don't you dare raise your voice at me," she
said as she swung the car door open.
Kathrine jumped out of his vehicle. "You'll
get what's coming to you. Don't play games,
Derrick." She slammed his door.
"Zach," he whispered to himself. He hit his
steering wheel thinking it would make him
feel better.
"He knew. He invited that rat on purpose."
Derrick slammed his keys into the ignition.
He pulled out of Zaxby's parking lot and was
headed straight for Zach's house.
