The elevator doors opened with a soft ding. The man stepped inside, humming a cheerful tune. Kate, Emily, and Hannah glanced at each other. None of them spoke, but the look they shared said everything: We have to follow him. They slipped…
A shape emerged from the darkness of the open apartment. Tall. Crooked. Wrong. Smoke-like mist clung to its thin form…
Evening shadows stretched across Emily’s room as she sat on the floor, doing homework with one hand and playing video…
The next morning, the three girls sat around the breakfast table, bowls of cereal and plates of toast in front…
The elevator doors slid open to their floor, and the girls burst out like sprinters at the finish line. Hannah,…
Emily’s whole body was trembling as she pointed toward a dusty window at the end of the hallway. “Th-th-there! Look!”…
The elevator doors slid open with a low groan. The three girls stepped out, their sneakers crunching on layers of…
Emily tugged nervously on the blanket. “Kate… that story you told… it wasn’t real, right?” Kate burst out laughing. “Of…
The sleepover kicked off just the way the girls had hoped, full of laughter, jokes, and enough noise to make…
Kate scrolled lazily through her phone, ignoring the noise of her two best friends bickering beside her. Emily’s arms were…
