I didn't care about the shaking of my body anymore . After a few minutes , the man who had assaulted me stood up . I forced myself to remember that I had to live . I had to survive . I stared at him , my eyes wide , trying to memorize his face in the faint moonlight . But then , a kitchen knife appeared in his hand . in the reflection on the blade , I saw my own tear - streaked face , my hair a tangled mess . My legs gave out . With my hands tied , I couldn't move . I could only watch as the knife swung down towards me . Drops of blood slid from the tip of the blade . Before I lost consciousness completely , I saw a twisted , eerie smile spread across his face . 5 I finally understood . The monster never intended to let me go . He wanted to rape and kill me from the start . But I refused to accept it ! I didn't want to die like this ! Humiliated and forgotten ! I want to live ! When I opened my eyes again , Liam's voice was coming from my phone . " Babe , your phone was ringing . Who was it ? " I stared at his face on the screen , my mind reeling . I clutched my chest . There was no wound 11:15 Chapter 1 I realized it instantly . I had been reborn . 6 I scrambled to check my call history . Sure enough , the most recent call was from the delivery driver . I looked up at Liam on the screen . His voice softened . " Aubrey ? What's wrong ? You're looking at me like I'm your worst enemy . Did I do something to make you mad again ? " I didn't have time for him . I grabbed my phone , slid on my slippers , and tiptoed out of the bedroom . My heart pounding , I peered through the peephole in the front door . The hallway was silent and empty . Liam's voice droned on from the phone . " You're being way too cautious . Just go get the food . You said you were hungry , so I order- ed you something . Hey , maybe the driver will even tell you you're pretty . What are you so afraid of ? It's just a delivery guy . He's in a hurry . If you don't go out , he can't complete the order on his end . " My nerves were stretched to the breaking point . I couldn't let what happened before happen again. " Shut up ! " I snapped . Liam , offended , abruptly ended the video call . My thumb hovered over the 9-1-1 button . I hesitated . If I called the police and they arrived to find nothing , would they accuse me of filing a false report ? But I had to be safe . No matter what , I was not opening that door tonight . I scanned the living room and dragged my small bookshelf in front of the door , wedging it shut . It was the only way I would get any sleep . i turned to go wash my slippers in the bathroom . For some reason , they felt sticky and weird the moment I put them on . I hadn't taken more than a few steps when a knock echoed from the front door . Thump . Thump . Thump . My heart leaped into my throat . I stood frozen , silent , my fists clenched so tight my nails dug into my palms . I wanted to scream , to unleash all the rage from what I had suffered . But I took a deep breath and quietly dialed 9-1-1 . The knocking continued , and the man's disgusting voice filtered through the door . " Miss , company policy says I have to see the recipient in person . I know you're in there . Please come get your food . I'm a busy man . I would not fall for the same trap twice . I was surprisingly calm now . As the knocking grew more violent , a few books tumbled from the top of the bookshelf . I bent to pick them up . That's when I saw it . A comic book I had never seen before . It had fallen open to a page where a bold title shocked me to my core : THE PSYCHO DRIVER MURDERS . As if possessed , I picked it up . The woman being murdered in the comic ... looked exactly like me . 11.15 C Chapter 2 Chapter 2 7 My hands shaking , I flipped through the pages . The more I saw , the more horrified I became . It wasn't just the cover . The entire story of THE PSYCHO DRIVER MURDERS mirrored what had just happened to me . A woman on a video call with her boyfriend , laughing , then going to get a food delivery . The driver trying to force his way in ... and her brutal death in the stairwell . I clamped a hand over my mouth . This was too bizarre . As I stared at the comic , a loud BANG came from the door . He was kicking it now . I snapped the comic shut and ran to the window . Faintly , I could hear the sound of approaching sirens . The police car pulled up below . I rushed back to move the bookshelf . But just then , the incessant banging on the door stopped . Did he hear the sirens and run ? Panic flared . No , I couldn't let him get away ! But I didn't dare go outside . What if he was hiding in the shadows , waiting to ambush me ? I'd just be making things worse for the police and putting myself in danger again . I paced anxiously , peering through the peephole . The hallway light had gone out . Remembering my gruesome death , I knew I couldn't just wait . I ran to the kitchen and grabbed a butcher knife . I had to buy the police time , stop him from escaping . Taking a deep breath , I wrenched the door open . The second i did , I heard a stomping sound , and the hallway light flickered back on . 8 My heart jumped . Standing before me were two police officers . They exchanged a look , then asked me what had happened . I told them everything , how a delivery driver with bad intentions had been at my door . They told me not to be afraid . I expected them to go find him , to bring him to justice . But one of them said , " If there's nothing else , we'll be going . In the future , please only call when you are in actual danger . Don't was- te police resources . " A surge of anger rose in me . If I told them I'd already been raped and murdered and was living through it a second time , they'd think I was insane . No one could possibly understand the terror I was feeling . 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