Black widow.

"''A black widow is a cunning, seductive killer. Like all spiders they lure their prey into a web, only to spin them up and drink their blood." ''The TV documentary on spiders went on in the background as I chatted up some of my friends on Steam. I hadn't reall y thought much of it. Normally it's just backgrou nd noise. Now, the steam chat wasn't important. But there was one message that happened to be significant. A person I'd never met before, her username going by "Annex core"   sent me a message. I didn't know the name so I asked the standard "Hav e you changed your name recently?". She simply replied with "No, we're jus tin the same group." Now that I think about it, it does make sense. You can message people through a group. But I n ever thought to ask  exactly which group. We chtted a bit and I took a... Liking to her. She was sweet, but not perfect. She felt like she was actually speaking from her mind and not an online persona. SOmehow th e topic got flipped around to where we live, I think it was somethi ng about the heat or mahybe a c ertain rest uraunt. i don't remember.. She told me that she lived nearby, and maybe we could meet up some day. I responded with a genuine "That'd be amazing!".

I looked at my cell phone, reading the Time, date, and place. It was right, I w alked to a hill where it would be easy to notice anyone entering or leaving the park, and where it would be easy to get noticed. This was a good hill for picnics and such things. Nice shade, a big oak tree, a great view of the park.It was just... Good. I sat there for almost twenty minutes, before getting a message on Steam through my phone. (I had made sure data was on, didn't want to miss any important messages). "Look up ^-^". It was from Annex, of course. And ref lexively I loooked up. I was met immediately with the face of a young girl, about my age. Maybe a year younger. She had a wide grin on her face. I greeted her in absolute delight that I finally got to meet my friend. As my inquiry has suggested, she was indeed a very genuine person. Somewhat abrasive but in a sweet, gentle way. But I noticed something odd, she was hanging upside down fro m a tree branch that I would have assumed wouldn't be able toe v enpartially support her weight...

I went home that afternoon feeling well, pleased. I'd talked to the girl who simply called herself "Anna". Didn't give a last name or anything. And I thought about it. Her user name made sense con side ring the fact that "Anna" sounds like "Annex" Heh, clever right? Well, it doesn't matter righ tnow, I guess. I was on my cmputer as I usually do, seeing as I basically have no life other than the life I have online.I got another message, typical, From Annex I read it,"Goodnight"" splaying on the screen.  I smiled, and started to type a reply.

My ears were ringing, a pulsating ache.My vision was blurry and dark, but I could vaguely make out a figure ahead of me. Smaller than me. I realized I was hanging upside-down. My vision started to clear. It was somewhat dark, a dark light being seen in the distance. "Hey! Wake up!". I was shocked to hear the sweet, familiar voice.I was also angry, demanding answers. "What the hell is going on?!". I was giggled at.The sound echoed with an almost sadistic quality. I had been tricked.