A Toxic Romance

Newsagent

(Hiding In the Dark From The Alicorn Of The Night? Okay...)

The newsagent seemed as good a choice as any other I'd had so far, and so I rushed over to the darker store and made myself busy by hiding behind a shelf, pretending to browse.

As I continued to do so, something inside me began to beat louder and louder...oh yeah, it's my heart. But before I could contemplate on just why I was suddenly able to hear my heartbeat, I noticed something in the corner of my eye.

A shadow was forming into something...almost eye shaped. A quick glance around made it very clear that only I was able to see it, which did nothing to alleviate my fear.

Something's telling me that I've just made a very poor choice, but what options do I have?

Try to sneak past the shadowy eye.

Stay where I am, don't move a muscle and pray for the damn thing to go away.