• The stranger.

    That’s me.

    I’m the one who’s always lurking in the shadows; always watching, without fail. I’m the one you see in the back of every classroom, the one who no one wishes to speak to because they’re too afraid. I’m the one who sees things; the crazy one. I’m the one who always knows what they’re thinking. I’m the one. I’m the one they want. They always want.

    But not this time.

    This time is different. This time, I’m free to do however I please, as long as I get the job done. As long as I do what I’m told, I’ll be fine, they say. But they should know I won’t. I won’t follow orders forever. I never have obeyed someone for long, and I never will. They only wanted me for this job because I’m the one. The only one.

    I’m the one who sees all of you.