Jake had been a proud owner of his five German Shepherd dogs, which he walked multiple times a day. While walking your dogs isn’t all that strange, there was just something about Jake his neighbors couldn’t quite place.
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It didn’t take long for people to notice that he was doing something unusual, but what exactly? One of his neighbors simply couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. Following Jake, the neighbor was soon frozen in shock. They couldn’t believe their eyes…
WALKING HIS DOGS
It wasn’t unusual for the neighborhood to see Jake walking his five German Shepherd dogs. He did it three to four times a day and had a strict routine.
In the mornings, he walked for about fifteen minutes, and in the evenings, he walked for about twenty minutes. The thing was, he never walked the same route twice; he always chose another route.
EVERYBODY KNEW JAKE
The whole neighborhood knew who Jake was, or at least, they knew him as the German Shepherd guy.
When he first moved into the street, many of the neighbors thought Jake to be a very neat guy who just liked to stick to his routine. They didn’t think much else of it. But Jake’s direct neighbor, Mrs. Goodheart, wasn’t so easy to fool.
A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS
Mrs. Goodheart found his need for routine a little strange, especially with having five German Shephard dogs.
His house had to be full of hair, broken furniture, or chewed-up shoes, she had thought. But she quickly realized that her neighbor had trained the German Shepherds very well. They didn’t even walk on a leash! They just stuck to their owner’s side like glue.
SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT HIM
After a few months of Jake living in his new neighborhood, Mrs. Goodheart had many more neighbors on her side. They all thought there was something strange about Jake, but they just couldn’t pinpoint what.
Mrs. Goodheart was a seventy-year-old lady, so she couldn’t do much about it, but there was one neighbor who could: Steven the seventeen-year-old grandson of Mrs. Goodheart.
STEVEN HAD ENOUGH
He lived a few houses down the street with his mother, but still knew all about Jake and his dogs.
He was kind of the only thing the neighbors gossiped about, so it would have been weirder if Steven knew nothing about that man. One day, Steven had enough of all the gossiping. He wanted to find out what was really going on with Jake.
GOING AFTER HIM
Was he just a neurotic guy who had his routines, or was there something else going on with Jake? That was precisely what Steven wanted to find out.
One morning, he saw Jake walk by, and in a split second, he decided he was going to follow him. He hastily put on his shoes and a coat and almost ran outside.
FOLLOWING JAKE
Once outside, Steven acted as if he was on his way to the mailbox. He casually walked over his driveway and even looked into the mailbox to make it seem real.
While checking the mailbox, he looked in the direction Jake was going and quickly followed after him when there were at least a few meters in between them.
A RACING HEART
Now, all he had to do was keep his distance from Jake and not get caught. His heart was racing as it dawned on him that he was actually following someone.
This was all a very last-minute decision, and it wasn’t like Steven to sneak around like this. He was usually more of a, confront your problem head first kind of guy.
HIDING BEHIND A CAR
He didn’t even tell his mother he was leaving, so he only hoped she wouldn’t call him at an unfortunate time. Suddenly, Steven’s heart sank. Jake had abruptly stopped walking.
He looked around him as if he was looking for someone. Steven didn’t want to risk being seen, so he jumped behind a car to hide. He held his breath as he peeked in Jake’s direction.
FROZEN IN FEAR
As he peeked over the car, he suddenly froze in fear. One of Jake’s dogs was staring directly at him. They even had a brief second of direct eye contact.
Steven slowly sank backward, hiding behind the car again. “What have I gotten myself into?” he thought to himself. When he finally found the courage to look over the car again, Jake had already started walking again.
HURRYING AFTER HIM
Steven quickly hurried after Jake again. He had to catch up with him without being noticed. Suddenly, Jake walked into a street to the right.
