First, it was just flowers—lovely lilies tied with a satin ribbon. Then came a single red high-heeled shoe left on her desk. Patty laughed nervously, thinking it was a prank from a coworker.
But the next week, she found a small, handwritten note tucked inside her coffee cup: “You look tired. Rest.” No signature. She shivered.
The gifts grew stranger—a lock of blonde hair in a velvet pouch, a miniature clock that chimed at 3:07 AM, and finally, a framed photo of her sleeping in her own bed.
Patty stopped laughing. She installed security cameras, changed her locks, and told her boss. The police were called, but no one was caught.
One morning, she arrived to find her entire desk replaced—with a new chair, a fresh bouquet, and a note: “I’m watching you. I always have been.”
That night, Patty packed a bag and moved out of her apartment. She never went back to work.
Years later, she got a letter. Inside was a single lily and a note: “I’m still here. Waiting.”
She burned the letter. But sometimes, when she walks past a flower shop, she swears she sees a familiar pair of eyes watching from behind the glass.
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