The Former Residence

5

I looked in the direction she pointed and found nothing different. All the doors in the corridor looked the same.

Maybe she could see the difference from her position.

"This door?" I walked to a door with doubt.

Cassie nodded.

Without any hope, I stretched out my hand and pushed it. I thought I would fail as I had done to other doors.

Unexpectedly, the door opened!

The door slipped inside quietly, and then a rotten and musty smell came out.

I covered my nose, took a step back, and stretched out my neck to look. It was dark, like a cave.

The light in the corridor could only enter a few inches before the darkness behind the door devoured it.

"Hurry up and come in," I was overjoyed and reached out to Cassie.

She held my hand. Her hand was cold and wet as if she had just taken it out of ice water.

I pulled her up and pushed her into the darkness behind the door.

I followed.

As soon as the door was closed, the room became completely dark.