The knocking started at 2:17 a.m.
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Three slow taps.
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Not at the door.
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From inside the wall.
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I froze.
Listening.
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Knock… knock… knock.
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Same spot.
Right behind my bed.
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I told myself it was pipes.
Old house.
Nothing else.
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Then it knocked again.
Louder.
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And this time…
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it scratched.
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Slow.
Dragging.
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Like fingernails.
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