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-jbd-202- I Was Tied Up By My My Neighbor Hana Today

My name doesn’t matter. My address doesn’t matter. What matters is this: Hana is not your friendly neighbor. She’s not the girl who borrows phone chargers. She’s a curator of fear, and I am JBD-202 — just another entry in a book no one will ever believe exists.

Over the past two days, I’ve learned a few things. She’s done this before. The notebook is filled with names, dates, and entries labeled “JBD” — her personal case files. She calls herself a “collector.” Not of things. Of people. Of their fears. -JBD-202- I Was Tied Up By My My Neighbor Hana

Yesterday, she brought me a sandwich and a glass of water. She untied one of my hands to let me eat. I thought about grabbing her, but her eyes — flat, calm, patient — told me she’d already planned for that. There was a knife in her lap. Not a threat. A fact. My name doesn’t matter

And every few hours, she tightens the ropes. She’s not the girl who borrows phone chargers

Don’t answer the knock. End of entry.