#MidnightFear

[nosleep2812]

The Late Night Call

You ever get one of those phone calls in the middle of the night? The ones that make your heart race before you even check the screen. Well, I got one last night. The thing is… I don’t own a phone anymore.

It was 2:34 AM. The old landline on my desk rang, the one I kept for nostalgia's sake—unplugged for years. Yet, there it was. Ringing. My hands were shaking, but I picked up.

At first, all I heard was static. But then, faintly, I could hear breathing. Slow. Deliberate.

I tried to speak, but my voice caught in my throat. Before I could hang up, a voice crackled through the static: “I see you.”

I froze. My room was pitch black, except for the dim glow of my laptop screen. The hairs on my neck stood up. I turned around slowly, heart pounding in my chest, expecting to see… something. But nothing. Just darkness.

Then the voice came again, more distinct. “Don’t bother looking. I’m already inside.”

The line went dead. I stood there for a few seconds, paralyzed with fear, until I felt it—cold fingers brushing against my arm.

And then, a whisper, right by my ear: “We’ve always been watching.”

I never turned on the lights. And I’m not sure if I’ll make it through tonight.

[anthonydarnell]

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