Are You a Ghost?

Chen Ge hung up the phone and gripped the doorknob. With his right hand on the hammer, his left hand pulled the door open a sliver. The light filtered into the corridor, and the simple door seemed to split the world in two.

"Who are you looking for?"

There was a thin, lanky man standing at the door. His eyes were sunken, and his skin looked rough. He seemed tired.

"I came to give you a warning." The man kept a fair distance from the door. "Don't stay here overnight. If you have to stay within this residential area, do not stay on this floor."

"Why?" Chen Ge wanted to hear what this strange man had to say.

"Don't mind why. Just don't stay here overnight." He coughed twice and pulled his hand out of his right pocket to put over his mouth like he did not want people to hear him. He whispered, "Someone went missing on this floor before."