The fleeting shadow that passed you on the darkened streets you thought was a stray dog?
The person behind you that you thought was coincidentally going the same way you were?
The feeling you got that there was something behind you that you thought was your imagination?
It wasn’t.
The glint you thought was the lights on a car passing the house?
The caller that hung up as soon as you answered the phone you thought was a wrong number?
The movement you saw from the corner of your eye you thought was your imagination?
It wasn’t...
The flicker of a shadow you thought was the wind blowing the branches of the tree?
That noise you thought was the central heating switching on?
The sound you thought was the cat bumping against something?
It wasn’t!
The shadow was someone checking you out.
The person was seeing where you live.
The feeling was instinct, you should have taken notice.
The glint was light reflecting off a knife.
The caller was making certain you were alone.
The movement was the knife being raised to cut the phone line.
The flicker was someone in the garden.
The noise was someone forcing the window.
The sound was someone on your stairs.
Are you scared yet?