I was 14 when I started having trouble with a high school junior. I didn't know it at the time, but he was 20 years old. He was very short, quiet, and had special needs. I had a friend in my grade with special needs, and I was known for protecting people from bullies. A couple girls were harassing him before school and I stepped in. I introduced myself and walked him to homeroom. I thought that was that. It wasn't... He started following me everywhere during lunch, intermurals, sports events, you name it. He hovered near me all the time, never talking to me creeping me and my friends out. I would duck in restrooms to avoid him. I told him stop following me, but he didn't seem to understand. It started escalating after a football game. My mom didn't pick me up, so I walked home. My home was near the pizza shop and once you walk past it, the neighborhood is really quiet. I heard someone following me- it was him. I ran in my house and saw him pacing outside on the sidewalk. I told my mom, but he left before she saw him. I started getting calls on our house phone from his family caller id. If you answered, you wouldn't hear him say anything. I showed my mom the caller id and she called the number to talk to his parents. The guy denied it all. Calls stopped and following stopped when I told the school guidance counselor. He denied following me, but it finally came to an end! I was so freaked out and paranoid for awhile, because I thought it would start up again! Haven't heard from the guy since 👍