I moved into an apartment for students in June and i choose it because it was cheap all utilities were included and it was close to my school. The house is very old and small and I rent out the first floor with a friend. The upstairs can house 2 addition people in a separate housing and I have never met anyone who lived up there. While the house had its shortcomings I lived there comfortably up until early September when a new tenant moved into the room directly above mine on the 2nd floor. Since many students who live in this housing complex are/were international students I had heard that the new person living above me was a Korean exchange student. As the days passed from when the new person moved in above I started noticing little things; like how every time I went to the toilet there were footsteps above me (2nd-floor toilet is directly above mine. Or how I would sleep in some days when I didn't have class and when I moved in my bed to wake up even an inch I could hear footsteps running from anywhere in the house directly to the room above mine.
I consider myself an understanding person, so whenever I saw these coincidences I would either give them the benefit of the doubt or just assume the exchange student was lonely (had no friends, etc...) and was just trying to listen in on my life. As these coincidences starting happening more and more I got more and more upset. I would go to the bathroom pretending to use it by flushing the toilet and hop out quickly and sure enough (EVERY SINGLE TIME) footsteps would continue following me. I leave my room, footsteps, I use the bathroom footsteps. Even times when I just go grab a glass of water the PERSON WILL FOLLOW ME EVEN IN THE 5 SECOND INTERVAL IT TAKES FOR ME TO WALK TO THE FRIDGE AND BACK TO MY BEDROOM. Because the house is very old EVERYTHING CREAKS/SQUEAKS (the doors, floorboards, bed) and as a result moving ANYWHERE in this small apartment will incur a very easily hearable and followable sound which the upstairs person listens to and tracks my location around the house. It has gotten so bad in recent months every time I want to take a piss or shit I leave the shower running, the kitchen sink running and turn on the microwave to get the most sound possible so I can take a fcking shit without someone listening to me.
Finally, I had enough and decided that I really didn't know who was living above me. I circled around the house and looked at the mailbox. It WAS NOT AN EXCHANGE STUDENT. Its some girl from Maine who has been following me around for the past 6 months. Normally I would not be bothered by being followed around BUT THIS HAPPENED EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY SINGLE WAKING MINUTE of my time living here. I quickly realized the girl has
a) No job (no alarm in the morning or any other time)
b) No school (see above)
c) No friends (Walls are paper thin you could hear someone whisper and I have NEVER HEARD ANYTHING IN 6 MONTHS, NOT EVEN A FCKING SNEEZE)
d) No immediate family
What this means is this girl spends every SINGLE WAKING SECOND OF HER LIFE following me around the house. First, that made me mad as hell that someone would take the time out of their life just to do that to somebody. And second I'm scared for my life, this person is legitimately stalking me. I still have not met the upstairs girl EVER and she continues to harass me. Numerous times (including today) I have heard her footsteps following me (i can hear them very well she is a big woman) I hit the ceiling with my first full force and yell some shit like "STOP FOLLOWING ME" "LEAVE ME ALONE" or "THIS ISNT FUNNY, STOP". The footsteps subside for 5mintues but she always continues. I can't even have guests over because I know she is listening to all my conversations. I recently got a job that requires me to wake up at 530AM! and when I WAKE UP every time I HEAR HER FOLLOWING ME. SHE HAS NO OTHER OBLIGATIONS, SHE IS INTENTIONALLY WAKING UP AT THE SAME TIME AS ME (when she hears my alarm) JUST TO HEAR ME SHIT IN THE MORNING
In the past week its been getting worse; I think she overheard that my gf is on vacation in Florida this week so she's been extra tenacious (she follows me around more if she knows its just me in the house). I stepped out to smoke a cig the other night and go for an hour-long walk to clear my head from this shit(keep in mind this is at 12am). As I approach my house there is a window from the 2nd floor that is able to see all the way down the street I am walking. I think nothing of it and continue walking but then I look up and see THE WOMAN FUCKING SMILING STARING AT ME WALKING (fucking peeping her head out to see me). She was waiting by the window for 1 HOUR. SHE WAITS BY THE WINDOW WHEN IM NOT THERE TO TRY TO SEE WHERE IM GOING. I was fucking shook after that, I literally think she is going to kill me
Just today the most egregious thing happened, I went to go out with a friend and we met up at the porch of my place. I walked out and we went to the corner store ~2blocks away to get some drinks. I exit the store and I see that woman in her car heading down the street I am walking on staring at me like this is some fukcing game. Im SHOOK
My lease here expires in June (just ~2 months left) but I don't know how much longer I can take this. I don't know what to do, technically she is not doing anything wrong following me around the house so I can't call the cops on her, my landlord is a hopeless old lady who cannot help me (even if i did tell her I think maybe the following from the girl would get worse) AND i don't want to go over there myself and confront her because I don't want to play her game and give her the satisfaction of seeing me (Im also scared shitless)
Worse part about all this is I tell it to all my friends and my girlfriend and they just brush it off like IM THE CRAZY ONE. "its probably just a coincidence" "your lease is almost up" "Chill dude, just ignore it " HOW CAN I IGNORE A PERSON FOLLOWING ME AROUND LITERALLY EVERY SECOND IM IN MY HOUSE.
TL;DR Crazy women I don't know who lives in the room above me is legit stalking me and I don't know what actions (legal or otherwise) I can take.
THIS IS NOT A CREEPYPASTA THIS SHIT IS MY REAL LIFE I NEED HELP
I consider myself an understanding person, so whenever I saw these coincidences I would either give them the benefit of the doubt or just assume the exchange student was lonely (had no friends, etc...) and was just trying to listen in on my life. As these coincidences starting happening more and more I got more and more upset. I would go to the bathroom pretending to use it by flushing the toilet and hop out quickly and sure enough (EVERY SINGLE TIME) footsteps would continue following me. I leave my room, footsteps, I use the bathroom footsteps. Even times when I just go grab a glass of water the PERSON WILL FOLLOW ME EVEN IN THE 5 SECOND INTERVAL IT TAKES FOR ME TO WALK TO THE FRIDGE AND BACK TO MY BEDROOM. Because the house is very old EVERYTHING CREAKS/SQUEAKS (the doors, floorboards, bed) and as a result moving ANYWHERE in this small apartment will incur a very easily hearable and followable sound which the upstairs person listens to and tracks my location around the house. It has gotten so bad in recent months every time I want to take a piss or shit I leave the shower running, the kitchen sink running and turn on the microwave to get the most sound possible so I can take a fcking shit without someone listening to me.
Finally, I had enough and decided that I really didn't know who was living above me. I circled around the house and looked at the mailbox. It WAS NOT AN EXCHANGE STUDENT. Its some girl from Maine who has been following me around for the past 6 months. Normally I would not be bothered by being followed around BUT THIS HAPPENED EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY SINGLE WAKING MINUTE of my time living here. I quickly realized the girl has
a) No job (no alarm in the morning or any other time)
b) No school (see above)
c) No friends (Walls are paper thin you could hear someone whisper and I have NEVER HEARD ANYTHING IN 6 MONTHS, NOT EVEN A FCKING SNEEZE)
d) No immediate family
What this means is this girl spends every SINGLE WAKING SECOND OF HER LIFE following me around the house. First, that made me mad as hell that someone would take the time out of their life just to do that to somebody. And second I'm scared for my life, this person is legitimately stalking me. I still have not met the upstairs girl EVER and she continues to harass me. Numerous times (including today) I have heard her footsteps following me (i can hear them very well she is a big woman) I hit the ceiling with my first full force and yell some shit like "STOP FOLLOWING ME" "LEAVE ME ALONE" or "THIS ISNT FUNNY, STOP". The footsteps subside for 5mintues but she always continues. I can't even have guests over because I know she is listening to all my conversations. I recently got a job that requires me to wake up at 530AM! and when I WAKE UP every time I HEAR HER FOLLOWING ME. SHE HAS NO OTHER OBLIGATIONS, SHE IS INTENTIONALLY WAKING UP AT THE SAME TIME AS ME (when she hears my alarm) JUST TO HEAR ME SHIT IN THE MORNING
In the past week its been getting worse; I think she overheard that my gf is on vacation in Florida this week so she's been extra tenacious (she follows me around more if she knows its just me in the house). I stepped out to smoke a cig the other night and go for an hour-long walk to clear my head from this shit(keep in mind this is at 12am). As I approach my house there is a window from the 2nd floor that is able to see all the way down the street I am walking. I think nothing of it and continue walking but then I look up and see THE WOMAN FUCKING SMILING STARING AT ME WALKING (fucking peeping her head out to see me). She was waiting by the window for 1 HOUR. SHE WAITS BY THE WINDOW WHEN IM NOT THERE TO TRY TO SEE WHERE IM GOING. I was fucking shook after that, I literally think she is going to kill me
Just today the most egregious thing happened, I went to go out with a friend and we met up at the porch of my place. I walked out and we went to the corner store ~2blocks away to get some drinks. I exit the store and I see that woman in her car heading down the street I am walking on staring at me like this is some fukcing game. Im SHOOK
My lease here expires in June (just ~2 months left) but I don't know how much longer I can take this. I don't know what to do, technically she is not doing anything wrong following me around the house so I can't call the cops on her, my landlord is a hopeless old lady who cannot help me (even if i did tell her I think maybe the following from the girl would get worse) AND i don't want to go over there myself and confront her because I don't want to play her game and give her the satisfaction of seeing me (Im also scared shitless)
Worse part about all this is I tell it to all my friends and my girlfriend and they just brush it off like IM THE CRAZY ONE. "its probably just a coincidence" "your lease is almost up" "Chill dude, just ignore it " HOW CAN I IGNORE A PERSON FOLLOWING ME AROUND LITERALLY EVERY SECOND IM IN MY HOUSE.
TL;DR Crazy women I don't know who lives in the room above me is legit stalking me and I don't know what actions (legal or otherwise) I can take.
THIS IS NOT A CREEPYPASTA THIS SHIT IS MY REAL LIFE I NEED HELP
