a careful pace like normal considering the animals i mentioned earlier it was jem's dad i recognized the shape of the lights and as the car got closer i became convinced it was him i was never so relieved to see that tiny white car i tried signaling him without letting the man know that i was but he just passed by he must have thought i was just saying hi i glanced back again even though he didn't stop he did exactly what i needed he did slow down a bit as he passed the man backed up a lot and crossed the other side of the road the headlights were on him and he couldn't see me at least for around five or six seconds maybe a bit longer including readjusting to the dark i walked faster i didn't run that way my steps wouldn't be too loud but i rounded the corner before he'd be able to readjust and get sight of me again once i could turn and no longer see him i rushed home and locked the door i knew better than to leave it unlocked since after all i lived in the woods just because i couldn't see him anymore didn't mean that he wasn't nearby and didn't mean he couldn't see me as stupid as this next part is it's probably for the best that i did it i texted jem i asked her to meet me outside right now because something happened and i needed to come over she said okay and we both went outside and as soon as i saw her in the driveway i sprinted to her house i didn't want to be outside any longer than i had to be she kept panicking and asked what happened and what was wrong and once i caught my breath i told her everything right after i got done explaining her dad walked in the house he looked at gem seeming worried then noticed me hiding behind her he looked relieved and told her i was about to tell you to ask her to come over here i asked him if he saw the man following me and he said in the affirmative he didn't really see his face but that it was looking like he was trying to make it look like he was on a phone when he wasn't holding anything but that wasn't even close to the worst part i think this was the first time i've seen this man scared and i'm not sure if i've ever seen fear like this from him since he told us the man wasn't alone there was a gate at the front of where i lived that needed a car to get in apparently there was another man outside the gate who looked similar to the first standing by a van that meant they didn't live there didn't want security knowing they were there and wanted to get out quickly and quietly after they did whatever they were there for needless to say i spent that night at gems that night and i have no clue what would have happened had jem's dad not driven by or if i would have left at my normal time
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