Chapter 7 - The Stalker

Riding in a train from his part-time job, Kiyoshi was sitting while listening to music in his smartphone as his clothes was mildly soaked with sweat. The train car was crowdy and busy, with other passengers busy with their phones while sitting and standing. It was a busy and hectic day for him, but, just like the previous ones, he was able to pull it off and finish it. When he arrived at his destination, he get off, walk across the platform, swipe his card at the ticket gates, and left the station. Shortly thereafter, he stopped at a nearby convenience store to buy some easy-to-eat food for dinner. So he got sandwiches with vegetables, meat, and cheese only, deciding to have drinks at home. It only costs him 540 yen, which is two and 270 yen each, but Kiyoshi was okay with that, as if he doesn't eat heavy meals very often. After paying for that, he left the convenience store and went to his apartment with an expectation of eating what he had bought. But shortly after Kiyoshi turned to the right at an intersection, Daku, in his black and dark grey clothes and shoes, followed him and starts to stalk him, hoping Kiyoshi to be his next target, as he grinned with an evil smile and eyes, magenta eyes. Upon hearing the footsteps and seeing a shadow getting closer to him, Kiyoshi became fearful and scared and started dashing for his life, believing that man was stalking and targeting him. He did so, so as Daku, who was about to pull a knife out of his suit pocket. But luckily, Kiyoshi managed to lost him to another corner, causing to Daku to wonder where he went as Kiyoshi hid behind and pant for his breath. And eventually, Daku decided that, "I guessed it's not the time to get you. I will wait until the right time, you pathetic coward. I will let you go this time." He then left the scene, causing to Kiyoshi to sigh in relief.

Luckily, Kiyoshi to arrived at his apartment home before 9 o'clock. After entering in and changed his clothes, he went to the dining table to eat up his sandwiches, while holding a glass of water. It was late, but he had some leftover energy to do his remaining work in the night. But, however, he needed enough sleep for the next day, so he will be not slacking and procrastinating for the night. He will do his fun stuff when he have the time. And as he eats, Kiyoshi starts to recall the stalker's words and wondered, "Why me? Who he is? What did I do to deserve this?" He knows he didn't do anything wrong, but he went to a conclusion that most criminals would mostly target unsuspecting people like him. But the calmness of the night managed to relax his nerves and mind and continued on in his meal. Later afterwards, he washed up his tiny amount of dishware, wiped the table clean, and took a shower, refreshing his mind and body.

By 8:59 p.m., after changing in his indoor clothes and brushing his teeth, he went to his room, shut the door closed, turned on the air conditioner, and start opening his one of his notebooks and textbooks in studying and doing his homework. He was calm and persistent while trying to store the stalker's words in his memory so he could copy them on paper in suspicion of the stalker's motives.

Later on, by 9:41 p.m., after finishing up his important tasks in his mental list, he went on his nightly journaling time, and eventually and successfully wrote the stalker's words on the page after his diary log in green ink, an idea that makes his journals colorful than boring and plain. Then, before bedtime, he would a read a few pages of one of his favorite mangas.