I was just going up the stairs, teacup in hand, when I glanced out of the window on the small middle landing and saw a man standing in the back garden. He was watching the house, watching me. A tall dark silhouette was all I could see. I was unable not make out any features. Startled I looked closer and the moment I did, he disappeared. I was trembling all over, trying to decide whether I had imagined it. Perhaps I’d just seen a shape made by one of the trees swaying in the wind. I tried to convince myself that it was probably my imagination but I couldn’t put myself at ease. I decided to be brave, or stupid depending on which way you care to view it, and search the garden. Grabbing my torch and with a stern determined attitude I unlocked one of the back doors to my large property and strode out with faked confidence. I brandished my torch like a weapon. At first I wasn’t too sure about leaving the floodlight confines of just outside the house and the long wide raised patio running the length of the back of the house. But I had seen the man standing on the wide lawn beyond the outdoor pool. If I hadn’t gone out there I wouldn’t have been able to sleep for wondering whether someone was really watching the house or not. That was not the way I wanted to start my new independent life. I refused to live in fear, especially of men.
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