Sick Love

Alone?

(Above photo is Kylies cat Squish)
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{Chapter 2}
~Kylies POV~

    I woke up suddenly and sat bolt upright. Breathing fast from being startled, 'I wondered what had woken me up?' I noticed my cat Squish laying next to me on my bed, still asleep. I tried to slow down my heartbeat, 'I had probably woken up from hunger since I didn't have dinner before passing out for the night. ' I looked around my room, it was dimly lit by my purple lava lamp on my dresser by the door to my room. I didn't see anything weird, I turned around on my bed to look out the window above the headboard. 'I couldn't see anyone out there in the dim light of the moon, but I had an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness.' As I was closing the curtains I heard the noise of rustling leaves outside, it sounded like it was coming from the yard below. I was on high alert now, I turned and opened my bedside table and reached for my Glock pistol, I made sure that a bullet was in the chamber, then climbed off my bed slowly. I stepped into my black slippers and slowly crept out of my room. I moved down the hallway and reached the stairs. I stepped quickly and quietly down the stairs and to the back door. I readied my gun in my right hand and used my left to pull the curtain aside just slightly, and peered out. There was a silhouette of a tall man, at the bottom of the steps leading up to my back porch. I stifled a scream. My heart rate went up even more, and my arms and legs felt cold and tingly. I slowly backed away from the door and walked backwards to the front door. I turned to face it and quietly opened the door. I snuck out and turned the corner to go around the side of my house heading for the back with my gun raised. I crouched low when I reached the corner and slowly looked around to the backyard. The tall figure was nowhere to be seen. I slowly backed away from the backyard. I felt something brush my back, spinning around with my gun pointed out I screamed and let off several shots wildly. Panting I frantically looked around waving my gun from side to side. Nothing. 'Where the fuck is this bastard?' I heard a seductive laugh from above me, and when I looked up there was the silhouette up on my second story wraparound balcony. I couldn't move suddenly, the fear gripping my heart paralyzing me. Then I heard his voice again "I like the way you sound when you scream" he said lowly, followed by a low chuckle. "Don't fuck with me! I won't let you kill me"!I rasped, frozen still.

Shaking, I lifted my pistol and pointed it at him. As I was about to fire he leaped down and tackled me to the ground, sending my gun flying off to the side. My head hit the ground hard, and then everything went black.

I dreamed I was being chased by something I couldn't see. It was cold and dark and as I ran on the dirt road I came upon a pickup truck with the front door open stopped next to the highway. I leapt in and shut the door. I started the car but in my dream it was hard to control, I was all over the road and struggled to control the cars direction. I crashed into a tree and felt a sense of whatever it was getting closer. Then it all faded and I saw a dim light in my mind, I blinked and realized I was on my front porch.

Dazed, I stumbled into my house and made my way to the kitchen. The sun had already risen, and the fog outside was beginning to dissipate. Since I woke up outside, I was sure that last nights events were not just a dream.
I looked at the clock, 'I was supposed to work in an hour'. I reached my landline by the sink, and dialed my work. Tom answered and asked what was up. "I think I'm sick, I have a fever and I threw up this morning" I lied. "Okay we'll get well soon okay? Let me know when you feel well enough to come back to work" he answered, sounding concerned.
"Thanks" I replied tiredly, and hung up.

I slumped into the counter, and sighed. 'What the hell was going on? I probably should've called the police, but it would've taken them 20 minutes to get there if they left right away. And now there was no point because he was already gone. I had no way to prove what happened. I would have to figure this out on my own.' Worn and mentally drained, I dug through my fridge for something quick. I ended up just eating a yogurt and a slice of cheesecake I had, I stumbled out of the kitchen and up the stairs to my room. When I got to my bed I laid down, and heard a crinkling sound. I reached into my pocket and found a folded piece of paper. Tensing, I opened it up slowly. It was a photograph... of me. It was of me in my bedroom, from about 20 feet away it looked like. 'When had he taken a photo of me? It looked like it was a few weeks old.' Shaking I dropped it on the bed. 'Oh my god, I had a stalker. How long had he been watching me? I felt vulnerable and trapped.' My mind was racing. I noticed a scrap of notebook paper laying on the floor at my feet. 'It must've fallen out when I opened the photograph.' I picked it up, it read "I've been watching you for a long time. I know who you are Kylie.
You belong to me, you're mine."
I didn't know how to feel about that note. The picture scared me, but I was starting to feel something I couldn't identify. I felt anxious, but also a little strange.

Squish rubbed up against my still mud soaked shirt and purred. I grabbed her and held her close to my chest. I buried my face in her fur and stroked her head. 'How was I supposed to sleep with my mind so overwhelmed by the events of yesterday? Was that him that I saw across the street when I bought breakfast at work? He must know everywhere I go. It had to be him in the alley that day after work.' I laid back slowly so as not to startle Squish, then she rolled over and flopped onto my face. "Pfffttt Bleckkkk" I spat, as I got a mouthful of hair. I pulled her back onto my chest and brushed off my face with my free hand. I gave a joyful laugh, forgetting for a second how I felt. I sighed and closed my eyes, laying still but my mind was spinning. I felt tense, I tried to relax my body and breathe deeply. Finally I drifted off into light doze.

{End Of Chapter}

Note: end of chapter two! Hope you liked it :) I'm trying my best to make it good. A lot may not have happened so far, but the best is yet to come, we're only on chapter two. Things are gonna get interesting... but this is going to be a decently long story, not a little one shot, so I can't give you all the juice straight away! Stay tuned if you want to read more. So far I've done a chapter each day. I'll have the next one out by Sunday . 🔪🩸