01/04/2026
My uncle gave me a small wooden cabinet before he died.
Nothing special about it. Old, dusty, only about the size of a shoebox.
But before he handed it to me, he said something strange.
“Whatever you do… don’t open it at night.”
Of course, I laughed. I thought it was just one of those old superstitions.
So I took it home and placed it in my room.
For three days, nothing happened.
Until the fourth night.
Around 1:13 AM, I woke up to a faint knocking sound.
*Tok… tok… tok…*
At first, I thought it was coming from outside. Maybe a neighbor or something loose in the wind.
But then I realized…
It was coming from inside my room.
More specifically…
From the cabinet.
I sat up, staring at it in the dark.
*Tok… tok… tok…*
Three knocks.
Then silence.
My heart started racing, but curiosity got the best of me.
I stood up and slowly walked toward it.
The closer I got, the colder the air felt.
My hand was already on the handle when I remembered my uncle’s warning.
“Don’t open it at night.”
I hesitated… then laughed at myself.
“It’s just a cabinet,” I whispered.
So I opened it.
Inside…
Nothing.
Completely empty.
I sighed in relief and was about to close it when I noticed something carved into the wood inside.
Very faint.
Like it had been scratched over and over again.
“LET ME OUT.”
I slammed it shut immediately.
That’s when I heard it again.
Not from the cabinet this time.
From behind me.
*Tok… tok… tok…*
Three knocks.
On my bedroom door.
I froze.
Because I live alone.
Slowly, I turned my head toward the door.
Another three knocks.
*Tok… tok… tok…*
Then a voice.
Soft. Weak.
“Please… open…”
I didn’t move.
I didn’t breathe.
Because the voice…
It sounded exactly like my uncle.
The same uncle we buried that afternoon.