The Sound in the Night

January 13, 2026

by Kody

1 min read

Story Premise 1 min read (162 words)

"Two summers back, in the middle of July, something strange happened in my bedroom. I was seventeen and had just ended a long video call with a friend. The digital clock on my desk showed it was nearly midnight, but I felt completely alert. My family was strict about lights being off late, so I […]"

Two summers back, in the middle of July, something strange happened in my bedroom. I was seventeen and had just ended a long video call with a friend. The digital clock on my desk showed it was nearly midnight, but I felt completely alert.

My family was strict about lights being off late, so I had been using a small flashlight to read a comic book for twenty minutes. I switched the light off and settled onto my mattress, gazing up into the darkness.

That’s when I first noticed the sound. It was a soft, rhythmic clicking, like two stones being tapped together. We didn’t own anything that made that kind of noise. My first thought was the family cat, but my door was shut tight and she always slept downstairs.

I pulled my blanket up higher, trying to block it out. But the sound continued, clear and steady in the quiet room. It was two distinct clicks, then a brief pause.

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