"When did you see her last?"

"When they were at the restaurant last week."

"Did she notice?"

"Yes, she saw me, but after we made eye contact I left."

"Okay, well, let's go find her again."

The two men got up from the house they rented by the month and got into their car. There was no radio on, and other than the hum of the engine, there was no sound in the car. They didn't speak until they pulled into the mall parking lot, where they knew their target was. They still had the camera in her apartment so they could keep tabs on her.

Both men knew the deal, they split up after they exited the car, the taller one walking through the main entrance and the shorter walking around the entire mall to enter in through one of the stores entrances on the opposite side.

They would walk around the first floor of the mall, then do the same on the second floor, separately. Once they found their target, one of them would tail her while the other walked around and into shops before finding a vacant bathroom to hide in to make sure nothing went wrong.

They found the target sitting at the food court with her friends, laughing and eating like nothing was wrong.

"Phase two? Over." the taller one heard in his ear. He was hiding in the bathroom this time, knowing that he can't be the one the target sees without disguising his face better. They hadn't bothered to do that this time, instead just letting the shorter stalk her.

"Copy, over." The short one said through the intercom. He made sure his hood was down and sat down a couple seats away from the target. She didn't notice him for a while and he continued to stare at her until she did. When she looked up and saw him, she instantly froze. He waited ten seconds before one of her friends got her attention, realizing she wasn't focused anymore. While she was distracted he quickly ducked into one of the many stores around, knowing his partner was tapped into the malls video surveillance and knew how she was reacting.

"She's still not paying attention as much to her friends. Seems shaken. Keeps looking back to where you were sitting. Over."

"Copy. Heading out. Over." The short one said, exiting the store before finding the closest exit. His partner was packing up his stuff and would meet him by the car.

Soon, the girl would be theirs. Very, very soon. 

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