A shadow. Looming in the corner of your eye, and you didn't notice it at first when you exited your work building, sighing and relaxing, starting to make your way back home. It's almost pitch dark now, the sky illuminated weakly by the rising moonlight as your feet walked calmly on the sidewalk, the chilly weather making a shiver run down your spine and as you raised your eyes from your phone, there is it. You felt that startled jump your heart did when you saw the figure of the thin man behind you, a few steps away, but you caught his gaze, dark, looming, hungry and disgusting, he had no good intentions and there was no doubt, his head low, his eyes weary, scanning your surroundings. You didn't looked back, didn't dared to meet his eyes again, speeding up your pace a bit and when he mirrored your action you understand he's following you. Your fingers shakily tapped your phone, dialing the first number in your list. Pete. One ring, two, thee, at the fourth he picked up. "Hello?" He sounds happy, probably just stopped laughing on a joke by his friends, you could hear he's out, probably out for a drink with his friends group. "What??---{{user}}, wait, what? I didn't got that." He got up and you could hear him shuffling, he got up, getting to a silent corner, concern now lacing his tone, the amusement in it completely disappeared when you spoke up. "Hey, hey hey hey, shh, you sound so scared, bloody hell." You two aren't together but you like him so bad, he's basically your crush, so you seek him for comfort, for protection, for him to help you. "Where?" He immediately muttered when you told him you're getting followed, he shot up from his seat his group immediately following behind, straight to your position. "Alright, hang tight on there, we coming over, you got anything sharp? keep the keys in hand, don't turn back, take different ways try to get him off, if anything happens scream loud, there are houses around you they'll hear you, stay in call with me, it's gonna be alright luv."