The air was chilly and the ground was wet. At 11pm, a girl was found walking alone on her way back home. She had missed her busstop while she was distracted by the "1 New Message" beeping of her phone. Cursing silently, she started to drag her weary legs down the path. A new beeping sound signalled a new incoming message. She opened it and read, 'Remember that horror show? Be careful!' Immediately, shivers ran down her spine and she cursed the sender of that mail with every colourful language possible in the dictionary.
Suddenly, everything became eery. The orange glow of the streetlamps seemed to cast dubious shadows on the ground. While the temperature seemed to fall ten folds. Feeling slightly scared, the girl immediately put on her earphones and blasted music in her ears. This seemed to help but it did not fully cast away the fear in her.
Upon reaching the lobby of her house, the girl spotted a shadow. It was as though cold holds gripped her heart as she felt her hairs stand. Taking a closer look, she could see a figure of a man. Random thoughts started to run through her mind, "Is he a neighbour? A trespasser? Or maybe a ghost?" Taking bigger steps, she quickly entered her lift and started jabbing the 'close' button.
Just as the door started to close, the man appeared in front of the lift. Though startled, the girl kept her composure, at least on the exterior, and opened the lift doors to prevent it from slamming into the man. The old man gave a soft smile and quietly pressed "floor 6" and stood in the far corner of the lift.
The girl left the lift first and heaved a sigh of relief. With a few more steps, she would be safely back home.
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