I went to the grocery store at 2 a.m., where a cashier and a man kept making eye contact with me. I paid quickly and left, but as I headed home, I heard footsteps. The same man was behind me. “Why so fast, miss?” he asked. My pace quickened, but he kept following.Suddenly, a scream cut through the quiet. I turned and saw the cashier running toward us, waving his arms. My fear spiked until he shouted, out of breath, “Miss, wait! You left your wallet!”Everything froze for a moment—the cold air, the streetlights, and the confused man beside me. Then the cashier turned to him.
“Sir, I told you not to leave the store. Police are on their way.” The man raised his hands, insisting it was a misunderstanding. The cashier guided me away and explained the truth. The man wasn’t a random shopper. The store had been monitoring him for weeks because he acted erratically and sometimes followed customers out.....
