Page 57 of Ruin Me Gently

Lilith

Do I get arealname?

Mr Stalker

Nope.

Lilith

Didn’t think so. Mr.Stalker it is.

Lilith

Wait, do I get a code name too?

Mr Stalker

Firecracker.

Lilith

Excuse me? What does that even mean?

Mr Stalker

I don’t know. You put me on the spot. I panicked. I hate it as much as you do.

Lilith

Good. It made me want to throw up. Let’s just stick to Lilith.

Mr Stalker

Glad we’re on the same page. Never again.

Lilith

You’re lucky I’m starving otherwise I’d be filing a restraining order right now.

Mr Stalker

I’ll take that as a very aggressive thank you.

Lilith

Take it however you’d like.

Molly nudged me gently, digging her elbow into my side. “Lils. Twelve o’clock.”

I barely heard her, still grinning down at my phone. He was funny. Wasn’t sure what I was expecting from a stalker, but it wasn’t that. Should I have expected that? Was that a thing?

She nudged me again.

My head snapped up.

Right across the street, leaning against a streetlight like he had nowhere else to be, nothing better to do than stand there watching me.

What the hell?

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