Diary of a.............

[lolaslaughter]

Thursday, March 2, 2017                               6:43am
Dear Diary Journal

Comments

[rswndrlst]

"Moving is exhausting"
A little art imitating life there L? 😉

I enjoyed how the creepiness factor builds here and I love how a series of journals entries limits the perspective.

Well done lady!

[lolaslaughter]

Thanks!! 😁😁 And moving is exhausting indeed!! Lol.. Down to the wire yet again.. I told you procrastination was my middle name!! 😝😝

[kathrynrose]

"Creepy" was the word I was looking for. Also compelling. Nicely done. :)

[lolaslaughter]

Thank you!! I was really hoping that the creepy factor shined.. I was going for the "you never know" factor of life.. I feel like this is one I will go back to and revamp a bit when I have more time.. 😁😁

[kathrynrose]

If you do, it might be fun to ask people when they caught that something was off,

[lolaslaughter]

That's a fantastic idea!! I was wondering that when I was writing it because I already knew the ending so I was curious to know when people figured out that something wasn't quite right. When did you catch on?? I tried to drop little hints but I hope I didn't give it away too soon. 🤗🤗

[i_17bingo]

That certainly escalated, didn't it? You really ratcheted up the tension on this one while keeping Joe's voice consistent. Well done!

[lolaslaughter]

Thank you!! I pulled from a personal experience that was obviously much less drastic but still very unsettling none the less. It's scary to think that a "casual" exchange with a stranger could actually trigger something this intense. Getting into "Joe's" head was a bit strange and honestly a little scary. Lol 😳😳

[lolaslaughter]

*hugs* back
Thank you. I was very lucky. I got myself out of the situation (basically by going into hiding) in just the nick of time. Unfortunately he ended up assaulting someone less than a month later. I wish the police could have done more but stalking is still a pretty vague thing when it comes to getting the authorities involved. They basically couldn't do anything until it was too late. He wound up in jail. I never really thought about how close of a call it was until I found out he had been released from jail years later.

[kajel]

Well then! Creepy indeed. Nicely done.

[lolaslaughter]

Thank you!! Creepy is definitely what I was going for with this one!! 😁😁

[xlovebecomesher]

I was not expecting that ending! Very well done!

[lolaslaughter]

Thank you!! I was hoping I didn't give it away too soon!! I'm glad you were surprised!! 😁😁