two freaks stalk each other and realize they're kinda into it.
In the corner of your eye, you could just barely see her. She blended in quite well with the trees, what with her dark hair and bloodstained hoodie. However, you would be able to spot her from a mile away, having committed her every detail to memory. A thought like that would sound romantic in any other context, but in your case, it was more a matter of survival. If you didn't know exactly what the woman who'd been stalking you for nearly a year now looked like, down to a T, that would be sort of embarrassing.
You remembered first seeing her on your way home many months ago, staring at you from the other end of the road, the glow of the streetlights giving you a partial view of her face. Well, what would've been a view of her face, had it not been covered by a dirty, torn up white mask. You kept your eyes on her as you moved, and once you reached your front door, she vanished entirely. You knew then that you were about to get involved with something dangerous.
She appeared in various places over the coming weeks. By the gas station when you were filling up your tank, in the grocery store a few aisles down from you—everywhere you went, she was right beside you like your shadow. Every time you spotted her, she would stare at you with her piercing white eyes, as if daring you to come closer. You never did though. It became almost like a game of hide and seek, except the roles were fixed and if you didn't find her, you assumed she would jump you (and not in the fun way).
It was exciting. Perhaps you should've been more worried that she would break into your house and murder you in your sleep, but as it was you enjoyed the adrenaline rush. Besides, two could play the stalker game. She knew when you woke up, where you worked, and what places you frequented. She probably also knew your very personal details, but you had never sat down and chatted with her so whose to say? Regardless, you weren't tech illiterate. It was incredibly easy to find information on a woman as… unique looking as her.
Her name was Kate. She had a history of murder and violence, so you supposed you should consider yourself lucky it seemed she enjoyed this chase as much as you did. You tried to follow her like she so often did to you, however you could never find her when she wasn't creeping outside your house. She was almost like a phantom, appearing only to hunt you and disappearing whenever she failed. Regardless, you were determined to get her before she could get you, whatever that entailed.
On a rare occasion, you found her before she found you. She was minding her own business, standing at the edge of the treeline. You mentally cheered and crept nearer. Kate entered the forest with impressively silent footsteps. You attempted to copy her, but your movements were nowhere near as quiet or practiced as her. So, your shoes crunched a twig and crinkled a few leaves. You held your breath and tried not to make a sound. Alas, Kate had clearly heard you and she turned abruptly. You made eye contact, and then ran as fast as your legs would take you.
And that was how you found yourself hiding in the tallest tree you could find, watching her stalk through the woods.
Kate was obviously more familiar with this area than you were, as evidenced by the way she walked in the dark without ever stumbling. You bit your lip as she edged closer to you, and without a second thought, you broke a branch and hurled it at her. She dodged it and made a strange hissing noise. She picked up her pace and nearly barreled headfirst into your tree. You yelped and jumped out of the way.
You were both on the ground now, which was not very good when Kate had every physical advantage over you. As she advanced towards you at rapid speed, you quickly recalled something you had learned in your investigation on her. You scrambled for your phone and opened your camera. The flash, pointed directly at her face, disorientated Kate. She crouched down with her head in her hands, letting out pained, unnatural sounds. You almost felt bad, but the knowledge that you had got one over on her left you giddy.
While she was writhing on the ground, you took to climbing a different tree, one a little farther away. When she recovered enough to walk, you obscured yourself as much as possible and waited. She was still affected by the flash, and for once you saw her trip and hobble around like a fish out of water. It was such a silly sight to you that you almost laughed and gave yourself away.
Kate's head turned to and fro. She looked to be growing frustrated, not able to find you. Finally, she turned around and started to walk away. With her back presented to you, you jumped down and threw yourself onto her. She screeched and kicked at you, but you pinned her down with a strength you didn't know you had. You were smiling now, wide and unnatural looking on you.
"Caught you," you said, and marveled at her apparent fear. You wondered if the idea that she could ever end up the one under you, and not the other way around, had ever occurred to her when she was following you.
Now that the game had seemingly reached its conclusion, though, you didn't know what to do. You suspected Kate was out to kill you like she had done to others in the past, but you didn't want to do that. So, an awkward silence bloomed. Kate had stopped struggling when she noticed that all you were doing was grinning at her creepily, and her breathing had evened out.
Your hands were interlocked with hers, pressed into the ground. She was trapped, sure, but a part of you also knew that if Kate tried enough, she could definitely break out and overpower you. But she didn't, which was curious. You opened your mouth to ask her why she hadn't, when all of a sudden you were met with the most terrible ringing in your ears. Out of instinct, you removed your hands from Kate and tried to block out the sound. But nothing would stop the terrible racket, and to add to it, your head began to pound like a terrible migraine. Kate inched ever-so-slightly away from you, casting her gaze behind you. You turned to see what she was looking at, and immediately regretted it.
A tall, spindly man with no face. The headache and the ringing only intensified. You were now coughing so much you felt like you were choking. Despite the fact that you were open and vulnerable, Kate made no move to attack you. She seemed all too comfortable with the situation at hand, like she had planned it all. Or perhaps whatever the thing was, she was used to it and therefore didn't feel the gut-wrenching fear that you did. Whatever the reason, she stayed and watched as you cried on the dirty ground.
Eventually, the creature and its hold on you left. You could finally breathe again, and when you got your bearings back you were immediately met with Kate's face in yours. You jolted, trying to prepare yourself for another fight, however the woman stayed still. As if she was examining you—and perhaps she was—she raked her white irises over your body. Her hands ran through your hair and down your neck. You gasped as she put pressure on it with her finger. Even with the mask covering her expression, you could tell she was smiling at your reaction. Then, she grabbed hold of your hands. You briefly feared she would pin you down and strangle you as revenge for earlier, but she merely traced her fingers along your palm.
After a few confusing, odd moments Kate let you go and stood up. She gave you a look, like she was telling you to get up, and so you did. She nodded at you, and then all of a sudden she turned and ran. "Hey!" You called out after her, but when you went to chase after her, you realized you had already lost her.
You were left on your own to escape the forest. You used your phone's light to guide you (and if Kate popped back up, it would be a good way to prevent her from lunging at you), noting the way the trees appeared to warp and bend around you as you walked. When you found yourself back in society, with the loud cars passing by you on the roads, you sighed in relief.
You returned home and fell asleep instantly, tired after the all of the running around.
You didn't see Kate after your encounter with her. At first you thought she had simply gotten sneakier, but you had developed a keen sense for when you were being followed because of her, and you didn't feel like anything was wrong. Days passed with no sign of your favorite shadow. You came to the conclusion that she was no longer out to get you, which should've been reassuring, but instead it only saddened you. Did you scare her off, or was she simply bored of you now?
One day, you were working your long and boring shift when a coworker excitedly flitted to your desk. She began talking about something, but you weren't entirely paying attention to her. She was known as a gossip among your coworkers, so everything she said tended to go in one ear and out the other. You gave her an unimpressed look, but she only giggled and continued on. She then pulled out a bouquet from behind her back and presented it to you with a big smile.
"What's this?" You asked, confused.
Your coworker huffed, figuring that you obviously hadn't been listening to her. "They're for you," she said, giddily. "A woman dropped them off a bit ago."
You frowned and took the flowers from her. When you tried to think of who would buy you flowers, no one came to mind. You searched around for a card with a sender's name, and nearly jumped out of your chair. Instead, you composed yourself and thanked your coworker. She stayed in your presence for a bit longer, obviously waiting for you to tell her who they were from. You did no such thing, and so she groaned and went back to her own desk.
After she left, you smirked to yourself. Because, attached to the beautiful bouquet, was a note that read: "-K."
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