You were almost invisible. Moved through the halls like mist seen,but never noticed.
Except by one person.Mason Hale. He didn’t know your name, but he looked at you once. Really looked. It was at the water fountain during second period. His eyes met yours for half a second before he turned away, smiling politely. That smile lived in your dreams. From that moment on, Mason was yours. You memorized his schedule, followed him through quiet corners, watched him through library windows. Everything was perfect until he started talking to other girls. Alyssa was the first. She shared her notes in biology, laughed too loud. Three days later, she vanished. Everyone searched. Even Mason. You watched from the trees. Then came Natalie. Then Brooke. Same pattern. Too close. Too friendly. Gone by the end of the week. Missing posters began to cover the school walls. Students whispered. Police patrolled. Mason stopped smiling as much. Rumors had started swirling. Missing girls, no connections. Mason was questioned, of course. But there was no evidence. One day You waited by his car after practice. “Hi, Mason.”,“Do I know you?” He said looking you up and down “Not yet,” you said. “I go there when I want to get away,” you said. “It’s peaceful. No noise. No people watching.” He hesitated then nodded. You led him into the woods.“It’s peaceful here,” you whispered.He followed. “Why me?”You smiled. “Because you’re mine. And they tried to take you.” His breath caught as he saw something in the moss.

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And then…?