[Music] it all started on a cold gray afternoon I was walking home from school as I always did my backpack felt heavy with books and I was looking forward to getting home and playing video games the streets were quiet and most people were still at work the air was chilly and I pulled my jacket tighter around me that's when I first saw him he was standing across the street leaning against a lamp post he wore a long dark coat and a hat that hid his face in Shadow at first I thought nothing of it lots of people walked these streets but then I noticed he was looking at me not just looking staring his eyes followed me as I walked past I felt a shiver run down my spine but I tried to shake it off the next day I saw him again this time he was closer standing at the corner near my school I tried to ignore him but his presence was hard to miss I walked faster glancing over my shoulder he was still there his eyes never leaving me I felt a knot of fear in my stomach why was he watching me days turned into weeks and he kept appearing sometimes he was across the street other times he was at the bus stop he never came close but he was always there watching I didn't tell anyone at first I thought maybe I was just imagining things but deep down I knew something was wrong one evening I decided to take a different route home I thought I could lose him or maybe he wouldn't follow I walked through alleys and side streets my heart pounding in my chest when I finally reached home I felt a wave of relief but then I turned around and saw him standing at the end of my street his dark silhouette framed by the Setting Sun he had followed me that night I couldn't sleep every Creek and groan of the house made me jump I kept thinking about the man in the dark coat why was he following me what did he want my mind raced with terrifying thoughts I knew I had to do something the next day at school I told my friend Max about the man Max was the kind of friend who believed in ghosts and monsters so I thought he would understand he listened carefully his eyes wide with fear we have to tell someone Max said like your parents or a teacher I nodded but deep down I was scared what if they didn't believe me what if the man found out and came after me but Max was right I couldn't handle this alone that afternoon I went straight to my parents I told them everything from the first first time I saw the man to how he followed me home they listened their faces growing more serious with each word my dad immediately called the police and my mom hugged me tightly telling me everything would be okay the police came and took my statement they said they would keep an eye on the neighborhood and told me to be careful for a few days I didn't see the man and I started to hope that maybe he had given up but then one evening as I was walking home with Max I saw him again this time he was closer than ever standing on the opposite side of the street his eyes fixed on me Max and I ran home not stopping until we were inside my heart was pounding and I felt sick with fear the police came again but they couldn't find him it was as if he had vanished Into Thin Air a few days later I was home alone my parents were at work and I was sitting in my room trying to do my homework the house was quiet too quiet suddenly I heard a noise from downstairs my heart skipped a beat I tried to tell myself it was nothing maybe just the wind but then I heard it again a soft scraping sound I got up slowly and crept to the top of the stairs I listened my heart pounding in my chest the scraping sound was louder now coming from the front door I peered down and saw the door handle turning slowly my blood ran cold I ran back to my room and locked the door I grabbed my phone and called the police my hands shaking please hurry I whispered trying to keep my voice steady someone is trying to get into my house I could hear footsteps downstairs now moving through the house I pressed myself against the door praying that it would hold minutes felt like hours as I waited listening to the sounds of the Intruder moving closer finally I heard the sound of sirens outside the footsteps stopped and I heard the front door slam the police arrived and searched the house they found the front door broken and signs that someone had been inside but the man man was gone they told me I was Brave and that I had done the right thing by calling them my parents came home and my mom hugged me tightly Tears In Her Eyes that night I couldn't sleep I kept seeing the man's shadowy figure in my mind his eyes watching me I knew he was still out there somewhere the police said they would keep looking for him but I didn't feel safe days turned into weeks and I slowly started to feel normal but sometimes when I'm walking home I can't help but look over my shoulder half expecting to see him standing there watching me I know I'll never forget those dark piercing eyes and the terror they brought into my life and now and then when the house is quiet and the Shadows grow long I hear a soft scraping sound and my heart skips a beat I know he's still out there waiting watching and I pray that I never see him again before we get into the next story if you come for the first time please make sure to subscribe to our Channel and press the Bell icon for upcoming scary stories we need your support please share these stories with your friends and family thanks my name is Lily and I work at a subway in a small town it's not a glamorous job but it pays the bills I'm 22 years old and I like to express myself with a few piercings I have a nose ring a lip ring and a few on my ears most people don't mind them but one man seemed very interested in them too interested it started on a Wednesday afternoon the man came in around 300 p. m. when the shop was quiet he looked in his late 50s with gray hair and a scruffy beard he wore an old wornout coat he ordered a turkey sandwich but his eyes were on me the whole time it made me uncomfortable but I tried to be polite nice piercings he said with a creepy smile thanks I replied trying to keep it short I handed him his sandwich and he left the next day he came back at the same time he ordered the same sandwich and made another comment about my piercing this time he asked how many I had and if they hurt I felt uneasy but I didn't want to be rude I answered his questions quickly and hoped he would leave soon but he didn't stop coming every day at 300 p.
m. he was there his comments became more personal and more uncomfortable he started asking about my shifts and how long I worked each day he even asked if I had a boyfriend I didn't want to answer but I felt trapped I told him I had a boyfriend hoping it would make him back off it didn't one day after a particularly creepy encounter I told my manager Karen about him Karen was in her early 40s and always looked out for us she listened carefully and told me to tell her if he bothered me again the next day the man didn't come in at 3:00 p. m.
I felt relieved thinking he had finally given up but when my shift ended at 5:00 p. m.
