een a creep and tried to harm her. He didn't look like one but she still had to be careful. What if he had tried to hurt her or even worse? She glanced at her beside

She could cry out and not bother about bothering him because he was a stranger and she would likely not see him again. That was why she couldn't control her t

t a bottle of wine that had been given to her as a gift a few weeks back. she opened the wine and sat on the floor of her living room drinking directly from the bottle.

would complain about how you didn't like the movie and still end up watching it to

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port, but his mind kept wandering back to the mysterious woman from last night. He couldn't shake off the feeling o

nsumed by the woman's words: "Do you think she's up there?" Who was she talking about? And what had happ

eeded to concentrate. He had a meeting with a potential inv

in surprise, He could have sworn he saw the woman walking down the street, her hair blowing in the wind. He rushed to

and tried to shake off the feeling of unease. He had to focus

phone buzzed. It was Patrick. "Hey,

dn't burden Patrick with his pssues. "Yeah,

help?" Pat

lking to Patrick would help him clear his

r his thoughts. But his mind kept drifting back to the

g concerned. "Hey, boss. What's going on

n't know, Patrick. I just can't focus. I keep

ged from concern to surpr

rk and..." Alex sighed... his words seemed to have caught Patrick's full attention. It was rare to hear his b

s something...off. Like I'm missing something. Maybe I shouldn't have

ybe you're just feeling a little

more than that. I feel like..

. "You don't think you ac

re's a connection there." Or was there? Alex thought in hi

"Sir, maybe you should take a step back. You're under a lot of st

e couldn't shake Off the feeling of unease. H

meeting" Alex stood up and Patrick nodded, still conc