๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐:
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ง, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ.
๐๐๐๐ ๐:
Jessica sat straight up in bed, her heart immediately pounding in her ears. She stared at the message, read it three more times to be sure her sleepy eyes werenโt playing tricks on her.
โ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐๐.โ
Her first instinct was to call Sarah, but then she noticed the timestamp again: 1:14 AM. What if Sarah was asleep? What if she woke her husband overseas by accident if he called at just the wrong time?
Instead, she tiptoed downstairs and double-checked every lock on the door againโdeadbolt, handle, chain. She peered out the window but didnโt see anything except the usual glow of the base streetlamps casting shadows across the sidewalk. Still, she swore something felt off. Like someone had been watching.
Back on the couch, she stared at the text. There was no name, no profile picture. She clicked the numberโit wasnโt saved. Just a random Georgia area code.
She typed out a reply, her thumbs trembling.
Jessica: โWho is this?โ
โฆno response.
Jessica: โIf this is a joke, itโs not funny.โ
๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .
The next morning, she told Sarah.
Sarah was already on edge when she opened the door, coffee in one hand, AirPods in the other.
“You got what kind of text?! Are you serious?!”
Jessica showed her the screen.
Sarah took one look and muttered, โOkay. See. This is exactly how every Dateline episode starts.โ
The two sat at Sarahโs kitchen table with their coffees, whispering like they had something to hide. Jessica kept glancing toward the front window like someone might be listening.
Sarah finally asked, โYou think it was someone who overheard us joking? I meanโwe werenโt making fun of her. We just didn’t think it was serious.โ
Jessica nodded slowly. โYeah butโฆ who would send that text at 1 AM? I didnโt post anything. I havenโt even commented on the thread.โ
Thatโs when Sarah looked down at her phone, her face going pale.
โI think youโre not the only one being watched,โ she whispered, holding out her screen.
A screenshot had just been sent to her from another unknown number.
๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐กโ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐. ๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐.
๐๐๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ.
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Krystel is the mom of two and an Army Wife. In addition to Army Wife 101 she is the Co-Founder of SoFluential.com a digital media agency that connects brands with the military market.
She has appeared on MSNBC ,FOX LA and formerly was a weekly contributor to HLN's "Raising America". She has written for various outlets including Sheknows and Lifetime and is a big fan of cupcakes and french fries.