In the fourth floor of one of the building, there is a teacher who gives private lessons to kids. One of her student who is a 12 years old and called Josef used to go there most of the days to study. There is one elevator that could be used but electricity not always available throughout the day. So, sometimes Josef had to use stairs across the floors to reach the fourth floor. The third floor has an automatic light that works in motion.

One day Josef came in and the electricity was off from 3 PM till 6 PM, so he had to use the stairs. The place was dark and full of silence. He had to use his phone flashlight to clear his way. He watched his steps carefully so that he don’t fall down and end up hurting himself in the darkness. After walking a few minutes he stopped in one of the floors to check which level he’s in at the moment. He wasn’t counting the levels since he was busy watching where his feet were landing in every step. The flashlight was moved toward the walls searching for the sign that indicates the floor number. Then he remembered that some levels actually don’t have the sign so instead he should find a couple words that written on the walls informing people about it in case they get lost in darkness. Those words that he found on the walls indicate that he should be on the third floor. So he left with one more level to reach his teacher apartment. When he moved his flashlight straightforward to search for the stairs, a girl came to be standing a little far from him with silence. His heart skips a beat for a second but since she’s a girl he claims down a little and said “ Ohh… You scared me so bad for a second. you shouldn’t be out here like this.”

The girl didn’t reply at all; she kept standing the same way she is with no reaction. Josef couldn’t do a thing other than completing his way to the apartment in the fourth floor. When he reached the door he noticed her behind him. The only thing that he thought about at that moment is that she might be just like him and came in to study. They look the same age so there was no worry about the situation. The teacher opened the door and welcomed him but the girls were just there as she can’t be seen. He entered and welcomed everyone there and still no one is reacting about the girl existence there at the moment. For some reason, he kept silent about the situation and pretend to be ignorant. The girl kept standing for a while in the same position and still no one reacts or either interact with her.

After finishing his studies, he packed his stuff and start saying goodbye to everyone. He left the apartment and the girl was following his lead. The way she stares at him and the situation itself is terrifying him. So he decides to use the stairs and run to the way out even though the electricity is back. His heart didn’t calm down until he was out, his head couldn’t turn around to check if she left or still following him.

To be Continue…

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