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After relaxing in the cafe for a while, wait- how much time has passed? You go to check your watch but then think twice about it. Oh well, doesn't matter. Probably better not to know. You finished up your drink, fastening up your coat then head towards the door. Glancing once more at the beautiful paintings as you pass. There's something about them...

As the door opens a rush of cold air hits you, taking your breath away. Your hand immediately grasping at your coat for warmth. Had it gotten ever colder? How strange. You keep your head ducked down while walking out to your car, in a basic attempt to conserve your warmth. But it feels like there's more steps between the door and the car than you thought. And you can barely see the car's outline in the dark of the night. Maybe you should have brought a flashlight, or maybe the town could have just put up streetlights.

Your shoes click on the cold pavement, the only sound your ears can pick up on while your eyes can barely adjust to the darkness. The uneasy feeling of sensory deprivation puts you on edge. Or maybe it was just something you ate. Either way you shouldn't have stayed out so late. You know better by now!

Then another feeling comes to light, an eerie feeling as if something is hiding in the dark. But it's probably just your tired imagination on this cold lonely night... Right? Where even is everyone!? The only cars parked outside the cafe belonged to the waitresses. So where did everyone else go?

Home probably, you try to ration. Meanwhile you had been too busy zoning out in the cafe to notice all the time passing. It's just late and dark, not to mention bitterly cold! Just forget it. It's only your mind playing tricks on you. A good night's rest will fix everything.

A wave of piercing cold air travels right through you, shivering with every step. It feels as you were in the arctic right now! Oh, why did you stay out late? Why do you do this to yourself? Why not just sleep in a warm cozy bed! That's all you want right now.

But if the piercing cold on your body and your tired mind wasn't enough to regret staying out so late. Then the hairs suddenly standing on end will. You freeze in place, only halfway to your car as your hair stands on end. Every single hair strand on end, over your entire body, sensing something off.

There's something else out here. Is there a person watching you? Why would you even think that!? You shake your head and start off quicker to your car. Looking like a fool as you try to speed up without running.

Taking out your keys from your pocket as you finally reach the car door. But then you clumsily drop all of the keys with a loud thud against the pavement. What a cliche! Yet you still panic, reaching down then fumbling with your keys. This is stupid! Just relax damnit!

You try to tell yourself that, but you couldn't refuse your body's natural response, to fear.

Everything slows, but your heart races. Feeling as it will break right out of your chest. Pumping so fast it feels like your about to faint. A blur moves in the corner of your sight. 'It's only a shadow' you think to yourself. But your sixth sense says otherwise. Even as you try to fight it, your eyes glance over anyways. Frozen in fear as you await to see something in the shadows.

The dark city street is quiet, completely, eerily quiet. No people, no alley cats, not even wind. You stand there staring, terrified. A feeling you've never had before.

Tightly shutting your eyes as you panic, hoping this dreadful feeling would quickly pass. But then...

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