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   It was raining heavily. I was running to get to my house. The second I got in there I felt that something was wrong. I felt another person's presence. I nervously started walking upstairs when all of a sudden the book on the coffee table fell. I flinched and turned around and no one was there. The entire night I couldn't sleep at all due to the loud thunderstorm.

   The next morning I got up pretty early and made breakfast for myself. I lived not so far from the photography studio which I worked at. I was the head photographer. Since I had a really big photoshoot that day I went to the studio 1 hour earlier than our opening time which would be the time my clients will come. I decided to go an hour earlier so I could get all the props ready and in place along with all the cameras and tripods. We opened at 8 o'clock and it was 7:45, so my assistant Mellisa ( a high school student ) and I decided to take a well earned break and go to a nearby cafe. We agreed to take a quick coffee break and come back at 8 o'clock to open the store.

   It was 7:55 and Mellisa and I walked down to the store and when we got there we were met with a man wearing a shady coat with its collar up, a pair of black sunglasses and a hat which covered his face. He was leaning against the wall of the photography studio. From what Mellisa and I observed he was using our studio's WiFi. But the thing was that wasn't allowed and the WiFi is only for staff and clients who have played for a photo session or a photoshoot. I walked up to this strange man and told him he couldn't use the WiFi because it wasn't allowed. He didn't say a word and started typing on his phone. Once he was done with whatever he was doing he walked away without saying a word. Both me and Mellisa but we decided to just tell our manager and focus on the photoshoot which we had assigned to us.

   Soon the clients arrived and we started the photo session. The photos were looking amazing! The clients were really happy too. While I was taking photos Mellisa comes up to me and pokes me. I asked her what happened and she just pointed towards the glass door surrounded with glass windows. Behind the glass door I saw a silhouette. It was the silhouette of that same stranger! We didn't want to make our clients feel uncomfortable or panic, so Mellisa stayed with them and showed them the photos which we had so far taken. Meanwhile I again walked over to the stranger and opened the door.

     This time I was much harsher than the first time because he was basically stalking us. I told him in a harsh tone that he wasn't allowed to do that and that he was invading our privacy. He left and I went back to taking photos. Our photoshoot lasted 3 hours, and in those 3 hours we had to chase that creepy stranger away 3 times! On the last time he was stalling us I had enough. I called my manager and he came. He was a former police officer and he still visits the police station to help the police out here and there. He also had many friends who were police officers. He came down to the studio within 5 minutes after my call. He told him that if he didn't leave the police will get involved. Of course he left. On the bright side our clients were really happy and they gave both me and Mellisa a tip.

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