By Mazzy Gold
It was exactly 11:45 PM when Daniel received a message from an unknown number.
"Good evening, Daniel. Are you still awake?"
He ignored it.
A few seconds later, another message arrived.
"Don't pretend you don't know me."
Daniel became curious and replied, "Who are you?"
The stranger responded:
"Someone who knows what you did five years ago."
Daniel's heart skipped. Five years ago, he had moved to a new city, started a new life and promised himself never to speak about his past again.
He quickly typed, "What do you want?"
The reply came immediately.
"Look outside your window."
Daniel slowly turned towards the window. There was nobody outside, only the streetlight shining on the empty road.
Then another message arrived.
"Stop looking outside. Look behind you."
Daniel froze.
His phone suddenly rang. It was his younger sister.
"Daniel, please, where are you?" she asked.
"I'm at home. What's wrong?"
She became silent before saying something that changed everything.
"Daniel, I just received a message from your number. But you haven't been online since yesterday."
Daniel looked at his phone.
The stranger had sent one final message:
"Now you understand. I'm not texting you from outside your house. I'm texting you from your own phone."
TO BE CONTINUED...
— MAZZY GOLD
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