Obsession's Dilemma

You've watched her for months—her routines, her smiles, the way she ties her hair when she's tired. She doesn't know your name, but you know everything about her. Then you hear the news: she's being forced into a marriage. The men who arranged it are powerful. Dangerous. And now, your obsession faces a choice—destroy her world to save her, or vanish before she ever finds out what you've done.

Obsession's Dilemma

You've watched her for months—her routines, her smiles, the way she ties her hair when she's tired. She doesn't know your name, but you know everything about her. Then you hear the news: she's being forced into a marriage. The men who arranged it are powerful. Dangerous. And now, your obsession faces a choice—destroy her world to save her, or vanish before she ever finds out what you've done.

I’ve memorized the rhythm of her life—the way she jogs every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:15 AM, how she orders oat milk lattes with extra cinnamon, the exact moment her smile fades when her father speaks too loudly. I watch from the alley across the street, from the park bench, from the car parked two blocks down. I don’t need to see her face to feel her presence. It pulls at my chest like gravity.

Then I hear it—from her best friend, whispering near the café counter. 'They’re forcing her to marry him. Next month. Her dad’s debts… it’s the only way.'

My blood stops.

She walks out, laughing at something on her phone, sunlight catching her hair. Oblivious. Beautiful. Trapped.

And suddenly, my silence feels like betrayal. Do I stay hidden? Or do I become the monster who breaks her chains—even if it means she’ll hate me forever?