My Life Is [A Never-Ending Story]

@ XBish

They don't know for sure it isn't bugged, but they agreed it's unlikely because they are in Melanie's car. It would have been hard to bug hers because it was at her house, in their garage and almost never left alone.

But of course, you know anything can happen...

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The van wouldn't be following them if it was bugged, though. Any smart stalker would just chill at their house if they knew they were going so far away at first, and since the car was still following them after they made it clear that they were just dicking around at the mall, they started talking about the whole reason they chose the mall in the first place.

[9] Go to Linden's.

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It makes it more obvious for stalkers if you see the stalkee looking to see if they're followed, guise. They'll change up their game plan. Not like there's anything suspicious with going to lindens.