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him.
    “At least tell me your name , ” I said to him .
    “Well I’m not sure why it’s so important but, it’s Jackson, good night Leticia , ” He replied .
    “How very rude , ” I shot at him after a split second of hesitation, and surprise at his abruptness. “Why did you even help me if you’re not even going to give me the time of day after? ”
    “We look after our own . ”
    “What is that supposed to mean Jackson ?”
    “It means I saw a wolf in need . ”
    “What? How do you know... ?”
    “I have met your type before . ”
    “O K , well, what are you then?”
    “I have to go now Leticia, see you around, and be careful . ”
    I stood there silent and watched him walk away, slowly disappearing into the fog that had started to envelope the lower part of the hills. I didn’t know what to do or what to make of him. First impressions were, he was arrogant, unsociable , but more importantly he was supernatural, to know what I was straight away made that obvious.
    I made my way back home. All kinds of questions were racing through my mind, and no matter how much I tried to think of an answer to them, not one came.  I walked through the door just in time, the heavens opened and the thunder started to roar. It was almost deafening, and the lightning was rather blinding . It was beautiful, but I was glad I wasn’t caught out in it. I made myself a drink and sat in the living room . I decided to read a book instead of watching the TV. I loved being able to escape into another world and leave all my problems and thoughts behind.
    I had only been reading about an hour when the phone rang. Not many people had that number, only a very select few of my clients, and surely none of them would ring at this time.
    “Hello , ” I said rather warily .
    “Hi Leticia, its Mary Whitstable . ”
    Mary was one of my olde r clients, eighty-two years old.
    “Hello Mary, are you ok?”
    “Yes, yes, I need to cancel my appointment tomorrow afternoon my love, I’m afraid I forgot and made a doctor’s appointment, and I really can’t cancel it, I’m so sorry to inconvenience you . ”
    “That’s fine Mary; just give me a call when you want me . ”
    “Thank you very much, see you soon . ”
    I’d just got ten back to the sofa with my book when the phone rang again; I smiled to myself as I made my way to it. Mary was quite forgetful sometimes.
    “Hello , ” I said, rather chirpy.
    “Hello, Leticia , ” a deep male voice replied .
    “............”
    “I know you’re still there, I can hear you breathing . ”
    “Who is this?”
    “You’re on your own a lot these days, that’s not like you . ”
    “I said who is this ? ”
    “It’s a shame you know, spending all your free time alone, doesn’t it make you wonder why....”
    I didn’t let him finish, I slammed the phone down and was about to dial 1471 to see what the caller’s number was, but before I picked up the handset it rang again. This time I lifted the receiver but said nothing.
    “That was very rude , ” the voice almost shouted .
    “What do you want?”
    “To see you . ”
    “Well, you know I’m alone so why not come now? ”
    “I will, soon . ”
    “No, not soon, do it now, what’s the matter can’t....”
    “I SAID SOON ! ” he screeched .
    “Piss off . ”
    I cut the call off then decided to leave the phone off the hook, I didn’t want this weirdo calling me every two minutes for the rest of the night. It did un-nerve me though . How did this person know I was alone ? Was he out there, watching me? Was it him that put the photographs in my bedroom?
    I double checked all the doors were locked and sat back in my living room. I couldn’t concentrate on my book anymore, so I tossed it on to the coffee table. Every little noise was making me jump, and when you consider that I live in the hills and its windy most nights, I had to listen to the windows creaking and the howling of the wind itself. I kept imagining someone breaking