I watch.
I wait.
Soon, she'll be mine.
Emily McPhee has no idea how long I've been here.
Watching.
Her perfect little life-straight A's, loyal friends, and that hopeless crush on the cop.
But he doesn't see what I see.
She's mine.
I've been patient. I've behaved.
But I'm done waiting. He won't like it, but I don't care.
She's starting to feel me now-hearing things, sensing me.
She thinks it's all in her head.
Then the fear I bring, breaks her. It's magical.
She ruins everything by offering for him to move in.
He thinks he's her protector.
But I know her rhythms and her fears.
I know how she screams.
And soon, I'll show her just how far I'll go to keep what's mine.
Forever.