Wednesday One-Shot: If You Feel Like You're Being Watched, You Probably Are

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This time we have a story from an author named K.

Have you ever seen a face that just sticks with you?

I have the worst memory, but for some reason, I vividly remember this encounter that I had with a strange man when I was 15.

I had just moved to Kansas City, Missouri to live with my mom.

Kansas City was huge compared to the small town I came from.

I was going to Northeast High School, and the bus stop was right in front of our apartment building.

One day I got up early and was standing at the bus stop with the other kids, and the bus pulled up.

As I stepped onto the bus, I remembered that all of the kids from the bus stop were giving me this weird look, and I also noticed hardly anyone else got onto the bus, but I ignored it and took a seat.

About ten minutes into the bus ride, I realized the school bus I had gotten on was not going in the direction of my school.

The bus I was on was for a completely different school.

I realized then that the kids who were looking at me weirdly were probably wondering why I boarded a bus that was going to a different school.

I really wish they would have said something.

So I got off the bus and I could have made it easy on myself by just going inside the school and telling them that I had mistakenly got on the wrong bus, but I have such bad social anxiety, and I felt like I was at a zoo because of how crowded it was.

Instead, I decided to overcomplicate things by walking back home, even though I didn't really know the route.

I then began my journey walking, and mind you, it was still a little dark since it was so early.

It was about seven.

Thirty in the morning.

I also didn't have a cell phone, so I couldn't even call my mom.

After about thirty minutes of walking, I was overcome with the strange feeling that someone was watching me.

I turned around, and there was a man not that far behind me, smiling creepily, which made me very uncomfortable.

Another ten minutes went by, and he was still going in the same direction I was.

So I decided to slow down and let him pass me so that I could at least see where he was in front of me.

My plan worked, and he slowly passed me.

so I cut across a field and ended up losing him, but I still couldn't shake the feeling of being watched.

An entire hour had passed by this point, and I spotted a little pub across the street.

I stopped there and went inside to use the bathroom before continuing my journey.

It didn't occur to me to ask them to use their phone to call my mom, so I left the pub and started walking again.

After another ten minutes had passed, my feeling of being watched grew even more, so I turned around, and it was the same man behind me again.

I picked up my pace, and I felt water welling up in my eyes as I didn't want to be murdered, kidnapped, or whatever by this guy.

I was turning down all kinds of streets, cutting through alleys and circling, but no amount of rerouting deterred this guy from my path.

He remained behind me with that creepy smile on his face the entire time.

This was when I took a chance to get help from a stranger.

I made my way to a neighborhood with nice-looking houses and just started knocking on doors.

After a few unsuccessful knocks, an older woman finally answered her door.

I was out of breath, frantic, and saying that I needed help getting home.

She did help me.

When we got into her car, she started to drive me home.

As we passed the man, I made sure to make stern eye contact with him as a you didn't get me send-off,

but he just continued to smile, like he had been doing for hours at this point.

As I did this, I got a closer look at his face.

His eyes looked empty.

Thankfully, I did make it home safely.

I have no idea what his plans were, but to the weird smiling man who followed me for hours, please, let's not ever meet again.

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