Imagine walking home at night, alone. You're listening to music, so you have your earphones in. You look at the sky full of stars as you walk. It's a bit windy and chilly. It's really beautiful. You could stay in that moment forever.
Then you see a man. Seems like he's trying to fix his car. But who decides to fix their car at midnight? Is he stealing something? Or maybe destroying something so the car won't work? He does look a bit suspicious...
"No", you shake the thoughts out of your mind. "He's probably just really fixing his car."
You continue walking and minding your own business, when you hear someone speaking behind you. It's probably the man talking on the phone with someone. But you feel very uncomfortable. You start walking a bit faster. Sounds like he's following you. You turn off the music so you can hear better. You don't hear talking anymore. The sound of your own footsteps and the wind are the only sounds you hear. Despite that the feeling of someone following you stays. You want to turn around and see if someone's actually there. But if you'd peek to see and he was there, he might attack you. Or if he was there with no intention of doing anything to you, you would be the one looking suspicious. So you decide to continue walking.
As you walk, you feel someone staring at you. Their gaze drilling into your back. You really want to get home. Now. The feeling is the most uncomfortable feeling you know. You turn the music back on and try to calm yourself down. Nobody wants to hurt you, it's all in your head. The feeling is suddenly gone. Everything's fine.
Before you know it, you're at your door taking your keys out of your pocket. You put the right key into the door and open it. Just as you're about to step inside you feel someone's hands tight on your mouth and nose. You can't breathe. Maybe it all wasn't just in your head after all.
