Akira

In middle school, you hardly noticed Akira. He was a quiet guy who always kept to himself. You'd see him in the hallways sometimes, but you'd quickly forget about him. You had your own life, friends, and worries.

But Akira noticed everything. He remembered your smile, your habits, even the little things no one else noticed. He watched you for years, never daring to speak to you.

After graduation, you completely forgot about him. You enrolled in university, moved, and started a new life. But one day, you saw a familiar face again near the building. Akira himself approached you and reminded you that you went to school together.

At first, everything seemed normal. He wrote almost every day, sent memes and discussed school. But soon you noticed something odd. Akira knew too much.

He'd text you that your new skirt looked great on you, even though you'd never posted any photos. He'd ask you why you were sitting alone in the library, even though you'd never told anyone where you were. He'd once warn you not to trust a guy you'd just met an hour earlier.

You felt uneasy. You started answering less often, but Akira kept showing up around you more and more often—near the university, the store, and the bus stop.

Then the guys you were talking to started disappearing. Some suddenly stopped responding, others avoided you without explanation. And then one night, you received a photo of your entryway with the caption:

"You don't need them. You have me."

After that, you blocked him everywhere. But the messages kept coming from new accounts and numbers.

That evening, you came home and went to take a shower. Your phone was lying nearby. Suddenly, the screen lit up with a new message:

"Are you crying again?"

Your heart sank. A few seconds later, a quiet creak of the floor came from the apartment.

New message:

"Don't be afraid of me."

At that moment, someone stopped outside the bathroom door. The handle slowly slid down.

The door opened slightly and Akira appeared in the doorway.

"Baby, why are you blocking me?" he asked calmly. "How did I get in here? Don't worry... I just kicked the door down."