The stranger appeared again at the train station.
Tall, with a black hoodie obscuring their face, they lingered at the edge of my vision. I’d noticed them weeks ago—always standing too close, never speaking. At first, I dismissed it as paranoia. But today, they followed me.
My pulse raced as I ducked into a convenience store, pretending to browse snacks. Through the window, I saw the figure pause outside, head tilted toward the entrance.
*Breathe. Breathe.*
I texted Yuki: *Someone’s following me. At Station Mart.*
Her reply was immediate: *Stay inside. We’re coming.*
Ten minutes later, Aiko and Yuki burst in, Ren trailing behind. The stranger was gone, but their presence lingered like a stain.
“You’re sure it’s the same person?” Ren asked, scanning the street.
I nodded. “They’ve been around school too. Outside the gates sometimes.”
Aiko’s eyes narrowed. “We’ll walk you home. Every day.”
Their protectiveness should’ve comforted me, but it didn’t. Because that night, I dreamed of open fields and faceless figures chasing me, my friends always just out of reach.
The next morning, I found a note tucked in my shoe locker: *Your friends can’t save you forever.*
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"We are invincible whenever we are with our friends."
Short StoryI don't know anything. No, I know everything as long as I am with my friends. No, we are strong as long as we are always together with our friends. The most favorite thing we do together when we make human chain. No one can stop us. We can even kill...
