October Watched

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>October is oranges and pumpkin spice. Ghouls on porches and dead leaves underfoot. It's fall break for college students and kids alike. a season of cozy sweaters warm drinks and carefree nights.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>That's what Maple thought she was signing up for.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She imagined a week of pumpkin spice lattes at her part-time job at Willow Blends and being reluctantly dragged to dorm parties by her wild twin roommates June and Fern.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But after one of those parties everything changes.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A masked man begins to follow her not openly but obsessively. Her favorite flowers her favorite snacks even her preferred brand of pen begin appearing on her doorstep. No name. No note. Just him... always watching.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A part of her is drawn to the mystery. She wants to unmask him.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But her instincts whisper a warning she can't ignore:</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He knows too much. And he's far from safe.</span></p><p></p>