Serened & Stalked

Blair Halls wasn't unfortunate; she simply had a different story than most. After losing her parents twelve years ago, she grew up in an LA orphanage, far from her past, alongside other children with similar fates. Miserable, they called it. But Blair wasn't one to pity herself. What had happened was done. There was no time travel-at least, not yet.

When she received her acceptance letter from Woodvalley High, she moved to Julian, determined to pursue her dream of becoming a school counselor, guiding students through their formative years. Her life here couldn't be more ordinary, surrounded by her best friend and a mother-like figure from LA. Blair was certain she'd fade into the background, unnoticed.

But someone had locked their attention solely on her. They didn't simply watch-they read her like a book, uncovering pieces of her even she didn't know existed, as though she were their salvation. This wasn't simple admiration; it was a twisted fascination.

Her once quiet, predictable life was shifting into something dark and overwhelming. A foreign adrenaline, a creeping sense of dread.

F E A R

Now, she's haunted by faint footsteps, withering roses on her nightstand, shadows lurking in the dark, and the unsettling feeling of being watched, followed, hunted.

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Warning: This story contains some sensitive issues such as violence, murder, abuse, bullying, trauma, torture, drugs, rape, adultry and many more things. Readers who are uncomfortable with this concept must avoid reading this story.

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If you keep clinging to that sweet little fantasy of yours, I'll make you regret every last dream.