Great idea ! Have an upvote . <| sep |> Dunno , maybe people are into it . <| sep |> Getting quiet on the phone and messaging your friend was not silly at all ! Please don ' t think that . It was a very good idea , and totally understandable under the circumstances . Is installing a small camera an option for you ? Of course not everyone has the budget to buy and install one , and if you had the money you ' d need permission from your landlord fisrt , but it ' s something to think about at least . Cops can ' t do much yet , but it ' s always good to let them know about the situation . The more aware they are in advance , the better they can handle things if anything gets serious . Same story with the landlord . Even let your neighbours in on it . The more people that know , the better . If you bump into him again , try to get on the phone with someone . If he has bad intentions , you ' ll be less vulnerable if you ' re on the phone since the person on the other end will be able to tell if something goes wrong . Maybe get a friend who you know is readily available and make up a codephrase that means creep alert , haha . It can be something like how ' s grandma doing ? or whatever sounds super unsuspicious that you ' re comfortable saying .