"Good girl" -- my voice rings in your head as you head towards the bathroom. Your mind is a buzz of connections, trying to understand what just happened fully -- as your feet move you robotically towards the restroom.
Moments before, while you were getting your tickets, somebody was dressed up for the movies -- nothing too uncommon and it didn't garner much attention. You giggled to yourself, "He would have a better costume... " as you stepped forward to pay for your ticket. You weren't alone, you had company. That didn't really matter, I knew that in a few moments, they would melt away from your mind as I forced my way inside, eating you alive from the inside.
"Little Mouse" -- the hair stands up on the back of your neck and your ears prick up - all of your focus is on what is going on behind you. Nobody else seems to have noticed the voice and you start to think that maybe you didn't really hear it at all. You fight for a moment and try to shrug it off -- your party has already started to head towards the popcorn and drinks while you finish up your purchase.
"Found You." -- Darkness, pure darkness as you retrieve the ticket. A wash of adrenaline floods you as the potential reality fights it's way to the forefront of your consciousness. I'm here.
"10pm." -- I say, not even acknowledging you as you turn to face me.
"Sarah! Hurry up!!" -- you hear your friends call out to you but you haven't quite figured out how to move your legs yet. It's as though you are waiting for permission.
"Go." -- you turn, without a sound and head towards your friends. The heat that was in your chest, burning from the anxiety has slowly taken up home a bit lower, between your legs. After you rejoin your friends, you try to be present but all you can think about is what I'm doing here. Well, obviously you know why I'm here... but you didn't really think I'd actually show up...
As you find your seats, you are still uneasy -- constantly scanning for any sight of me, not knowing what you'd do if you found me.. just needing to know. You continue searching but the movie starts and the lights dim -- but you never saw me enter the theatre. The little sign for muting your phone appears on the screen, reminding you to check your phone for any last minute texts and silence it.
You look, no texts, 8:45 -- movie is always a little late.. but 10pm claws at your head.. you know what I meant, but you have no intention of going through with it.. though the dampness between your legs betrays you.
After a little while, you suddenly panic and check your phone for the time -- if it's after 10pm... what would he do? He didn't come out all this way just to say 5 little words, did he? It's 9:55pm... your gut wrenches as you debate on whether or not to go.. the twisting has caused you to actually feel a little like you need to use the restroom. So, you start to reason with yourself that you needed to go anyway..yeah, that's it..
You get up and walk down the aisle, heading towards the exit to the hallway that will eventually lead you down to the main lobby and the restrooms. As you round the corner, your blood chills and you feel like you are about to faint -- I'm leaning casually up against the wall right in front of you. You take a few steps forward, curiously bold -- ready to tell me to fuck off. My hand raises with my finger raised - *stop* - your legs feel like they might crumble beneath you as you wait, uncertain what will happen next.
I turn my finger and point off to my side, indicating that you need to keep moving. You stammer for a moment... decided if you should rebuttal or maybe turn around and tell your party or run... but you can't. You are far too curious about what is going to happen next... curiosity killed the cat, you think, and you are hoping for some similar treatment for your cat.
As you pass by me, I say just loud enough for you to hear, "Good Girl." -- the words send shocks throughout your body as you pass by me, the scent of my cologne, though subtle, embeds itself in your nose and fills you. Your body is impossibly brimming with excitement and dread, fear and anxiety... but you head towards the restroom.
You get into the bathroom and the door slowly shuts behind you and you head to a stall. Halfway to the stall, you hear the door pop open suddenly and you jerk around -- but it's just a couple of girls who appear half drunk and giggling. You reach the stall you intended and wait for the girls to leave before you relieve yourself. You hear the bathroom door finally close and you breathe a small sigh of relief and finish up.
As you stand up you notice a shadow on the floor.. your heart catches in your chest and you try to think you are imagining things. You peer through the crack in the stall - your legs give out and you nearly fall completely -- I'm here. Your chest starts to get tighter and you wait for what seems like eternity for anything to happen.