The Shadow in the New Hall

March 7, 2026

by Rasheed

1 min read

Story Premise 1 min read (171 words)

"I was searching for my older sister all through our home. I checked the yard and the porch, but she was nowhere. Then I noticed the hall closet door was shut tight. I walked inside and pulled the door almost closed, leaving just a thin line of light. From the corner of my eye, I […]"

I was searching for my older sister all through our home. I checked the yard and the porch, but she was nowhere. Then I noticed the hall closet door was shut tight.

I walked inside and pulled the door almost closed, leaving just a thin line of light. From the corner of my eye, I saw a dark shape move. I spun around and called out my sister’s name, thinking I had found her. The door slammed shut by itself, though no one was there and all the windows were closed.

I yanked the door open again, but the closet was completely empty. That moment has stayed with me. My friends think my story is real, but my mother says it was just my imagination. I haven’t told my father.

The strange part is our family was the first to ever live in this house; it was built on a empty piece of land. Other odd things have happened here since that day. I am still trying to understand them all.

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