24/09/2025
Last night something happened that I still can’t wrap my head around.
I was sitting in my room, scrolling on my phone, when I heard the sound of our front door opening. My parents were asleep, and no one else was supposed to be home. I froze, listening. I heard slow footsteps in the hallway, then complete silence.
I thought maybe I imagined it—until I saw the shadow move across the bottom gap of my door. Whoever it was stood there for at least a full minute. I didn’t breathe. I didn’t move. Then, just as quietly as it came, the shadow disappeared.
I finally got the courage to check. The front door was unlocked, but no one was inside. Nothing was taken.
I don’t know if it was a break-in, or something else entirely. But tonight, I’m locking my door and keeping the lights on.
Would you have gone out and checked… or stayed frozen like me?
