["I was walking home from my friend's house, and it was pretty late. Really dark. I manage to walk all the way to the front of my apartment, but then I see a figure in my peripheral vision, behind me."]
Oh my goodness! What did you do? I bet your heart was racing!
I was walking home alone from a friend's house, and it was really dark. When I get close to my home, I see a figure moving behind me. I freaked out, but it was just my shadow.