It was around 1:40 AM when I got home.
I lived in a pretty normal apartment block—nothing fancy, just one of those grey buildings where everyone kind of ignores each other. That night, the elevator was out of order, so I had to take the stairs up to the 5th floor.
As I was climbing, I noticed something weird.
The door to the 4th floor hallway was slightly open.
It’s usually closed. Always.
I stopped for a second, just staring at it. It wasn’t wide open—just enough to see a thin slice of dar