No one’s there. I thought to myself as I mentally scolded myself for being so darn paranoid.

In an attempt to be brave I turned around, shrugging off the fact that I was obviously hearing things, and strolled back down the hall. That’s when I heard the footsteps again. This time I didn’t turn around, instead I started walking at a faster pace. Fear began to consume me and my heart was threatening to beat its way out of my chest. The footsteps eventually became in time with mine, so I picked up my pace to a full out sprint.

“Hey wait up!” A man yelled from behind me.

Don’t look back, just keep going. Don’t look back. I chanted over and over again in my head as I neared my classroom.

“Hey you dropped your wallet!” He yelled to me again.

I stopped abruptly and turned around only to realize I don’t carry a wallet. I didn’t even have time to react as the hooded figure darted passed me snagging my purse on the way. His abrupt actions threw me to the ground and I watched, completely frozen in fear, as the man disappeared down the hallway with my purse.

Once I had finally grasped the reality of the situation, I stood up and on impulse began chasing after the thief. I rounded the nearest corner, but to my disappointment he was nowhere to be seen. I would have got my cell phone out and notified campus security, but oh yeah that was in my purse, which has just been stolen!

“Why me?” I screamed out into the vacant hallway.

I then slammed my back against the wall and slid down until I was sitting on the ground. I placed my head in my hands in hopes of momentarily shutting out the world around me. It wasn’t even 9:30 in the morning and today’s events have already exhausted me. I closed my eyes and thought back to earlier. Images of Officer Davies bright smile and beautiful brown eyes flashed through my mind. The way she said my name was so alluring, it was almost as if she was really there, calling out to me.

“Spencer?”

My eyes exploded open and I jerked my head from my hands at hearing my name called.