24

There was probably no one following me, and I had heard wrong, I tried to reason yet I continued to run.

Because getting back to the hotel was paramount, I reasoned. It was probably pretty late already so I had to get some shut eye soon. Although the streets were giving me the creeps, there was nothing to be afraid of. I was just running... to make sure.

As you can guess, the self delusion did not last long.

The hairs on the back of my neck stood on edge, and I could not shake the feeling that I was being watched, by multiple people too.

I glanced over my shoulder, peering into the shadows cast by the flickering streetlights. There was no one there. I shrugged it off, chiding myself for letting my imagination run wild.

I took a sharp turn and my forehead slammed into a thick, boney arm. My momentum suddenly interrupted, my feet left the floor and I ended up falling onto my rear. A slight whimper escaped my lips and I looked up to see a dark figure – a man, judging from his figur