Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...

The sound of the old grandfather clock was slow but rowdy. It made me wake from the deep slumber I had with my teddy bear and pillows. 

The night, bright and beautiful in it its darkest form, was scorching. I jumped out of my bed and landed on the burning, dusty, carpet floor which my bed laid in. 

I walked to the electric fan which lay a few meters from the window. But something...

Something was there. 



Yellow eyes and black eyeballs stared into my soul as if it knew everything about me. It had the facial features of a cat but a humanoid body. Chills ran down my spine. I couldn't move. Sweat ran down my face and hands as the entity managed a devilish smile. Pointed, jagged teeth, sharp claws, and messy black hair composed the entity. 

With its finger, it pointed to a corner in the room. I tried not to look, fearing if I did, this thing would do something else. I tilted my eyes to the direction of the finger, and there he was. Rather, she. My cute little stalker.

She walked to the light switch across my room and I followed her gaze. Those innocent blue eyes and tad pinkish skin. Who knew a person could be like this.

"Hello", she said.

It was like a bullet that shot right through my heart. I froze and everything made sense.

*Few months earlier*

Birds chirp and squirrels munch. Trees swirl as leaves dance. I was a single playboy. Dating pretty girls and whatnot. I was happy with my life but something felt amiss. I missed the company a girl used to give me. Yep, I just broke up with my ex and now I'm starting to miss her. But who cares, right? I certainly don't.

As I'm walking down the pavement of this newly-established neighborhood, I meet a girl. Innocent blue eyes with tad pinkish skin. She was carrying a lot of stuff. I mean a LOT. I decided to help her out since she was really struggling. She gave me an honest smile which I totally fell in love with.

I later found out she was an art teacher at the local elementart school. She was pretty as heck.

"Thank you", she said.

"No problem"

"Can I bake you a pie?"

Wait what? A pie? I forced myself not to smile but did it anyway.

"Um, ok sure."

With that, she smiled and went inside. I jumped around, trying not to look like a maniac.


A few weeks passed and a knock came on the door. I opened it and it was the same girl. In her hands was a in fact, a pie. She actually did bake me a pie! Her smile was from ear to ear and I smiled back and thanked her for the gift. She scurried to the exit and sent a flying kiss to me. I blushed.

I failed to see the obvious. How did she know where I live?

I shrugged it off as merely nothing had happened.

More weeks passed and I started dating her. One night, we arrived at her house after a night full of fun, and we kissed. What was strange is that in the middle of the kiss, she grabs her phone and takes a picture. Way to ruin the moment but I simply ignored it.

Things happened during the few months of me dating her. Things like black smudges on her face, leaves in her hair, and many more that made me think she was probably doing some gardening and somewhere along the lines that she was a psycho.

I decided to break it off with her and told her that we need to take a "break". After that, I went home. It was hard trying to comfort her. She sobbed an ocean before I got her to stop.

Few more days passed. I'm just entering my apartment when the I notice that the lights are on. As I walked upstairs, I smelled a vibrant and attracting scent that smelled like food. But I didn't invite anyone, did I? I arrived at the kitchen and there it was, a pot filled with chicken soup. What the?

I already had an idea of who it was. It was the girl but I couldn't be sure. I decided to investigate. I followed her after our date and guess where it led me. My apartment.

She had this elaborate tent set up at the roof of the apartment. Marshmallows and a sunbathing chair were all present. 

"Hello"

I turned my gaze to her. She looked happy that I found her hiding place. It all made sense. The leaves in her hair, the smudge on her face. I told her it was over and that we were done but she couldn't accept that. 

She stood up and pointed a pink gun at me. She threatened to kill me, my family, and everyone else I knew if I didn't get back with her. Right as she was about to shoot, she lost her balance and fell to the ground. The apartment was at least four floors high.

She died...

*Present*

"You died!"

"Well, almost. I fell but the ground I laid in was soft and instead of dying, it slept me into a coma. One that lasted for ten years! I woke up that day, five years earlier, and realized you were the one that caused all this. I spent those five years, stalking and following, and hunting you down. While I was stalking you, I enrolled in college and built this here robot myself. Now, it's time to take revenge"

With a remote control, she controlled the entity. I ran to the door and hid myself in the closets.

Bom, Bim, Bom, Bim

The footsteps stopped. I thought I was safe. 

Woosh

The door flung open. There it was. The bump in the night with a knife in hand.

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This is mine and MTNPepsi's entry for PrinceKan's contest.