For months, I felt it. Eyes on me. Noises upstairs at night. But I lived alone.
Yesterday, I finally called the police. They found nothingāuntil one officer asked quietly:
āMaāam⦠have you noticed anything missing or out of place?ā
My stomach dropped. The water bottle I never opened. Keys in the wrong spot. Cigarette smoke in my hallwayāthough I donāt smoke.
The officerās face darkened.Ā āYou need to leave the house. Weāll check the attic.ā
That night, from my friendās home, the call came:
āMaāam⦠someoneās been living up there. For months.ā
I froze. The thought of sleeping peacefully while a stranger crept just above my head still haunts me.
Now, I trust my instinctsābecause sometimes, the danger isnāt in your imagination. Itās right above you.