Simone was having a restless night, and she found it hard to keep still in bed, even though she wished she wouldn’t wake William. There were so many things to consider. She recalled the picture on her bedside table, and also the envelope in which there was no doubt some kind of message — which William didn’t share with her — and the shivers running down her spine made her still. She recalled how unsafe she had felt, how scared the mere sight of something as simple as a picture made her… But also, she wondered what the stalker had been up to in her apartment. Had he touched any of her things? He could have violated her space in more ways than one, multiple times, and she would have been none the wiser, had he not decided to leave a trace this time around. Thankfully, she was wearing one

