Steve’s shorts: The Stalker, Part Two…

The Stalker

Part Two

Copyright 2019, Steven M. Moore

“I turn my heat down to sixty at night,” Mary Lou said after Raul arrived, studied the emails, and reiterated his intentions of sleeping on the rug in front of her door. “Let me get you a blanket. I have some sharp knives. Do you want a weapon?”

He laughed. “Mary Lou, don’t worry.” He jerked a thumb towards the door. “With your door lock and two deadbolts, he’s not getting in here easily. But I’ll have my cellphone ready to dial 9-1-1 if he...