The instant I opened the door , a baseball bat crashed down on the top of my head . The world tilted , and I felt myself falling , but a surge of adrenaline allowed me to grab the wall for support . My vision was blurry , my head screaming in pain . Through a hazy fog , I saw the man in the cap holding the bat . He was ... he was hiding right outside the bathroom door ? He was so cunning . After smashing the camera , I thought he would hide behind the curtains ... I didn't care . I pushed myself along the wall , stumbling toward the front door . If I could just open it , Jess would save me . The psycho didn't stop me . He just stood there , watching me struggle . As I reached the front door , another blow , this time to my left leg . The bone seemed to shatter , and my leg gave out , sending me crumpling to my knees . I was so close . Just a few more inches and I could have reached the lock . But the dizziness was overwhelming . The world around me dissolved into blackness . 11 When I woke up , I was dressed in slutty lingerie . He was standing over me , a lecherous grin on his face as he approached . I couldn't accept what was happening . A piercing scream tore from my throat , but it was useless . There was no escaping what came next . I don't know how much time passed . Eventually , the psycho stood up and started pulling on his pants . I looked toward the door . Jess had to still be out there . I had to call the police , I had to make him pay . Using my hands , I dragged myself across the floor , inch by painful inch . I clawed my way to the door , pulled myself up , and finally , finally turned the knob . The hallway was empty . Not a soul in sight . My mind went blank . Before I could even register my confusion , a thin cord was wrapped around my neck from behind , pulling tight . Blood seeped from the line being carved into my skin . slowly turned my head . The psycho's face was split by that same , eerie smile . Chapter 2 I couldn't even scream for help before my world went dark for good . 12 11 15 Why .... Why was this happening to me ?! WHY ! I don't want this ! I screamed into the darkness , a voice with no sound . When I opened my eyes again , a message from Jess was on my phone , with a link to a forum post . " Aubrey , look at this ! You live alone , you need to be careful . So many creeps out there these days . " 13 Seeing the message , I felt no relief at being reborn , only a vast , soul - crushing terror . I texted Jess . " Jess , were you reborn , too ? " Jess : " What ? You've been reading too many fantasy novels . Reborn ? What's next , you have a magic system ? " It seemed Jess , just like Liam in the previous hallucination , had no memory of what was to come . No. After this , I was certain . The incident with the driver wasn't a hallucination . And I had a sinking feeling that if I called the police , they would dismiss me again , accusing me of filing a false report . And the criminal ... he would vanish , as if he never existed . I remembered . The comic book ! That terrifying comic book ! I ran to the bookshelf . It was there . Frantically , I flipped through it . The title of the second chapter was THE STALKER MURDERS . Just as I thought . Was this all the work of this cursed comic book ? Everything was happening exactly as it was drawn . Me finding the psycho while chowering , Jess sending me the post , me hiding in the bathroom with the shower head , Jess knocking frantically on the door , telli- ng me to open it ... It was a perfect match . I flipped to the end . It was blank . There were only two stories in the book . I breathed a sigh of relief . Did this mean I was finally safe ? To be sure , I checked the security camera footage . It was intact , everything restored . I cautiously searched every corner of my apa- rtment . No one was hiding here . The only difference from last time was that my chat with Jess was still pinned . But this was all too strange . How did that comic book get into my home in the first place ? My instincts told me 1 couldn't let it stay here . I ripped the book to shreds , went to the window , and let the pieces flutter down into the night . Only then did I feel safe enough to sleep . But my insomnia was relentless . I found my sleeping pills , swallowed one , and felt the tension and fear melt away as a heavy dro- wsiness washed over me . I fell into a deep , dreamless sleep . The next morning , my alarm jolted me awake . I got up , still in my pajamas , and went to wash my face . When I walked into the living room , there it was , lying on the floor . 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