IF I WROTE A SHORT STORY WITH THIS AU IN MIND, WOULD YOU READ IT? AAAAH

晚安

that's all i've got for the moment lmao

My heart rate starts calming down as I blame this whole ordeal on my lack of sleep this past week. I start turning away from the closet when it comes again.

*Knock, knock, knock*

I don't know what gets into me, but I quickly grab the knob and throw open my closet door.

my head away and bite my lower lip. I raise my hand and gently knock on the closet door, mimicking the rhythm from before.

*Knock, knock, knock*

My heart is pounding and my breath is shallow as I wait. Ten seconds go by...fifteen...twenty...

Bedroom door is still slightly cracked, hasn't moved. Bathroom door is closed and untouched. I slowly turn my head toward my closet door. Quietly as I can, I slowly get out of bed and tiptoe over to my closet door. I hold my breath as I lightly push my ear against it.

I don't hear anything. I pull

and mentally counting down the seconds until the next hour. Three...two...one...

*Knock, knock, knock* Right on the dot. My dog is still sound asleep. I refuse to believe I'm imagining things at this point. I look around for the source of the knocks.

I'm still too scared to go back to sleep, so I mess around on my phone and scroll through various social media apps. As the clock gets closer to 4:00AM, my breathing starts to quicken the slightest bit.

3:58AM...scroll, scroll, scroll.

3:59AM...scroll, scroll, scroll.

I'm staring at the clock

place and the door is still cracked open. I shiver and pull the covers closer to me, waking up my dog in the process. He gets up from the foot of the bed and walks up between my arm and torso and plops down. He lets out a small yawn and goes back to sleep. I smile, beginning to feel better.

imagination?

I listen for a couple minutes in silence. Nothing. My eyelids are heavy and I welcome sleep.

*Knock, knock, knock*

I sit up this time. I look at the clock. It's now exactly 3:30AM. Once again my dog is still sleeping. Am I hearing things? I look around my room. Nothing is out of

up, sweetie? I'm sorry." I walk back to my bed and give him a kiss on the head, earning a couple tail wags, before laying back down.

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*Knock, knock, knock*

My eyes shoot open. What time is it? I turn to look at my clock. It's exactly 3:00AM. I look at my dog sleeping peacefully. Was it just my

sleep. Ever since I moved into this apartment, I've been having the worst sleep.

I lay there for a couple minutes before sighing. I get up from the bed and walk to my bedroom door and open it just a crack. My dog's ears shoot straight up and he stares at me without getting up. "Oh, did I wake you

That's weird. I wonder why that's coming to mind now. I lay in bed in my new apartment miles away from my old home. I lay the backs of my hands against my eyes and let out a small breath.

I turn my head the slightest bit and peak at the clock on my nightstand. It's half past midnight and I can't

Goodnight, hun," my mom spoke softly as she turned off my bedroom light and closed the door.

"Wait," I called out, worried.

"I know. I won't close it all the way." She smiled at me one last time and left the door open a crack. I sighed in relief.

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