Touch in the dark

01

The rain was drizzling, slowly filling the concrete as she walked to work, gripping her umbrella as her other hand held her work phone. She could barely think straight. It had just turned 6 and she was going to run late.

  "Yes, I'll be safe! Okay- yeah I know. Okay, love you too big brother!"

As she walked into the pizza parlor, she was greeted by her best friend. Her boyfriend was no where in sight.

"Good afternoon Alexis! Sorry I couldn't come to class today, I had to visit grandma at the hospital." Alexis gave her a short smile before drying off in the back. She texted Norman while she changed.

"Hey, are you coming in today?"

A quick replies swooped back

"No, sorry. I have to take care of something. But I'll be here to walk you home after your shift is done."

Alexis nodded at her phone, and then shoved it in her locker before walking back out to the register. Where she did her 6-11 shift.

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Norman stood in front of a tall building, the driveway made of old concrete. Grass filled the distance to where you could barely see a thing. No one would know if someone had been hiding in there.

The light was on in the top bedroom, and he could see a man changing in the distance.

"It's now or never." Norman whispered to himself, before picking the lock of the house and creeping inside. He heard the shower running in the bathroom upstairs.
Running, as fast as he could, he creeped into the bedroom, where he then grabbed the red paint from his bag and slashed it all over the room. It soaked into the white silk curtains and the white carpeting. All over the bed and the the TV. After, Norman pulled out a note.

"Mess with Alexis again, and it'll be more than just red paint next time."