After the night shift, I stepped out of the bar into the cold night air, my bag slung over my shoulder. I made my way toward the subway entrance. Just as I was a stone’s throw from the bar, I suddenly heard the faint sound of footsteps behind me — matching my pace exactly.Curiously, I turned my head slightly, trying to catch a glimpse of whoever was there. But the street was almost empty, with only a few distant passersby under the streetlights.*Maybe because of the incident, people are scared to walk this route now.*Still, a dark thought crept in.*What if I’m next? What if the same fate that happened to those men is waiting for me?*My heartbeat quickened.“Stop being paranoid,” I muttered under my breath, trying to shake off the gnawing fear in my stomach.I gripped my bag tighter and walked faster.The footsteps sounded again. This time, I glanced back sharply, heart pounding.That was when I saw them.Two suspicious-looking men. Broad-shouldered and dressed in dark jackets t
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