Write to this nasty joker in a civilized manner

You frown, feeling your irritation gradually turning into fatigue. After a few seconds of hesitation, you finally decide to reply. Up until now, you'd been deliberately ignoring all messages, or at least pretending to. It didn't matter who was hiding on the other side of the screen-a man or a woman. This person only irritated you. Especially after that strange incident with the repair shop. Too many things had come together then to call it a simple coincidence or mere trolling.

Exhaling heavily, you open the reply window. Your fingers hover over the keyboard for a moment. Your thoughts are in a whirl. Should you even reply? What if that's exactly what they want from you? But constant silence wasn't helping anymore. You need to at least try to put an end to this.

Gathering your thoughts, you begin typing:

"Hello. I ask you to stop stalking me. I am deeply offended by everything you're doing. If it doesn't stop, I will be forced to contact the police and file a stalking report. Please don't send me any more explicit photos of yourself or try to contact me. I hope you hear from me. Thank you for your attention."

Rereading the message again, you slowly press the send button.

You didn't feel any better.

You'd said everything you wanted. Being rude to a stranger seemed like a bad idea. Who knew what they were capable of? If this guy really could remotely interfere with my phone, hide apps from prying eyes, and do things like that, then angering him was absolutely not an option. It could even be dangerous.

These thoughts were starting to take root, unnoticed. You didn't even notice how paranoia was slowly but surely brewing within you. Who was this stalker?

All you could do was wait. Waiting for tomorrow. Waiting for a new message. Or hoping it wouldn't come at all. The uncertainty weighed more heavily than any threat, forcing you to return to the same anxious thoughts again and again.

You went to bed, hoping that tomorrow would be better than today.