Chasing Shadows In The Grocery Line Novels & Stories

He was shocked at the amount of stuff in their trolleys. “Is this what you call panic buying” Ben looked at Shadow “How would I know?” Shadow shrugged. They followed till Dana got in her car and left the premises. “Let’s head to Skylight” Ben said as he leaned back. “Are the others coming?” “No, I just want to think quietly” ‘Isn’t home the best place to think?’ Shadow thought sourly but still followed orders. The next 3 weeks were pretty ordinary, Frank was busy with kid drama. Ed was out of station and Shadow accompanied Ben in becoming a certified stalker.

The man stopped turning the doorknob and looked back at her. "I have a duplicate key. Don't worry because I won't disturb you," Richie replied. Sharlynn once again forgot that the man was not foolish. She rolled her eyes lazily while staring at his departure. Sharlynn hurriedly changed her clothes. Tonight, she intended to do some shopping as some ingredients in the refrigerator were running low. Disregarding Richie's prohibition, she debated with the two guards at her front door, eventually managing to escape and go to the convenience store. After almost two hours of shopping, Sharlynn decided to head home. She loaded three bags of groceries into the trunk in the parking lot. Her figure see

A woman moves around him as he does so, chinking the items in her plastic bag. I fight the pain in my sides and give it everything I've got. When a man appears out of nowhere less than two feet from the grocery store door, I run straight into him. "Oof!" I'm in a hurry to get out of here, but I'm already spinning around, my hair windmilling about me as I make sure none of the two men is poised to pounce. They are nearby. Five steps, maybe behind. I pull away from the person I collided with and dive inside a grocery shop with immaculate white flooring and lights so bright that it seems like I'm the only thing covered in dust there.

Even when we made it to the grocery store, one of them always stood by me while the other would stray a short distance away. This time, Stasia leaned over to whisper into my ear. “You’re right, someone is following you.” “Who is it?” “Hard to tell. They’re doing a very good job keeping their face covered.” My heart flipped several times over. Wonderful. Why the hell was someone following me? It wasn’t as if I was physically with Aldo at the moment. This was supposed to be a trip where no one would know who I was! Having grabbed a couple of basic necessities for the house, I quickly went to one of the open self-checkout lines and began scanning my items. Above my head, I glanced up at the sec

“We’re not letting her get away this time.” I nodded, my heart hammering in my chest as I pushed myself harder, dodging a man holding a bag of groceries that went flying. The market loomed ahead, bustling and crowded, its maze of stalls and colors an overwhelming assault on the senses. Shane vanished into the throng, her figure swallowed by the moving sea of people. “Damn it!” Harris growled, his pace faltering for a split second as he tried to spot her. His radio crackled again, but the updates were drowned out by the noise of the market.

The weight of what I'd discovered was crushing, and I felt like I was walking through a nightmare. I was just coming out of the grocery store, my arms full of bags and trying to juggle everything while keeping track of the children, when someone crashed into me hard. "Hey!" I called out, steadying myself as apples rolled across the sidewalk. "Watch where you're-" But the person was already running, not even bothering to apologize or help pick up the scattered groceries. I was about to shout after them when I noticed something that made my blood freeze in my veins. There were men in masks chasing after the person who'd bumped into me. Not just any men - they were moving with deadly purpose, a

I was looking at the frozen chicken fingers through the transparent glass door of the freezer when I glimpsed a reflection of a particular guy I knew. Jake. Stavros minion? Can’t it be? I thought. I looked again at the glass door of the freezer to check if he was still there, but he was gone. It must be my weird thoughts. I shook it off and got chicken fingers, crunchy potato wedges, and a bag of dumplings. I walked to the cashier to pay for my groceries, and I felt like someone was staring at me. My gaze swept around me, but just an old lady with her cart walking to the canned goods section.

Sometimes, people and things can be scary; sometimes, people and things can haunt you, Who is haunting me? Who is watching me from the shadows? I can feel their eyes and their presence, I can feel someone. I don’t know who, or what, but I know there’s someone there. There’s someone there. Or, there’s something there. I’m not alone, Someone is out there waiting for me. Someone is out there watching me. It’s been three days since I spoke to my dad about going to Rome’s house, but I haven’t settled on when I’ll go. I haven’t even told Austin.

If I turned back, I’d lose time and my mother didn’t have time left. The math was cruel. I forced myself inside the store, grabbed a basket, and wandered the aisles. I tossed in things we didn’t need, cereal, apples, flour, etc. My movements are mechanical and the groceries were nothing but camouflage, a paper-thin illusion. Every aisle became a gauntlet. I checked over my shoulder so often I nearly walked into displays. Every laugh, every cough, scraped too sharply against my nerves. By checkout, my hands were trembling. Outside, the night air bit into my skin as I loaded bags into the trunk. My phone buzzed in my pocket. The sound cracked through me like a gunshot. I fumbled, dropped an ap

Helen kept weeping, as we continued to run. My legs shook, my body trembled. I felt close to death, but I just had to be strong. I was getting too weak. "Stop!" The moment we were about to take a turn to the street where I had parked my car, the bunch of dudes appeared in front of us. Dressed in black suit, all on black sunglasses, tall and huge like bouncers. Confused, I turned around, only for me to see another bunch of guys. Not knowing what to do, I scrolled my eyes left, right, front and back, but there was nothing. We were literally trapped.