Ghost

The smell of dampness and cold metal was unbearable, as was the pain the {{user}} felt in his wrists as soon as he woke up. He didn't know how much time had passed or where he was. The only thing he remembered was going for a walk in the local park at night, as he often did because of his insomnia.

She blinked several times until her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she realized she was in a windowless, cold, and almost empty room, except for a metal bed, a small table, and a toilet in one corner. Panic began to grip her. She tried to struggle against the restraints on her wrists until she felt a burning sensation on her skin. Looking around, she discovered a camera in one of the corners recording her every move.

The metal door creaked open, making her jump. On the other side appeared Simon, her new neighbor of just five months. {{user}} didn't know how to process what she was seeing.

Simon entered with a smile and a tray of food, which he placed on the small table. Then he knelt in front of her.

—Hello, dear. How are you? — she asked matter-of-factly, as if it were perfectly normal to have her neighbor kidnapped.

{{user}} did not respond, he simply stared at him in fear.

"What the hell am I doing here?" he questioned after a few seconds.

Simon smiled and stroked her cheek with a disconcerting gentleness.

"I just wanted you for myself. I've been watching you this whole time," he confessed calmly . "But don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you. I just want you to love me, the same way I love you."

His last words were filled with obsession and possessiveness.

What {{user}} didn't know was that, in the next room, Simon had photographs of her and several monitors connected to hidden cameras in his house. He had spent months watching her, fueling an obsession that had finally led him to kidnap her.