I got no answer. I began to think I saw some dream but at the same time, the sound seemed real.
I glanced at the clock - it showed 2:30 AM. I confirmed myself that I heard the knock in my dream, as it was too late for someone to knock the door.
So, I again put myself under my blanket and tried to sleep. I fell in sleep after some time but it was soon broken. I woke up after a strong smell hit my nose. It was a very… very strange smell, smell of something rotten, something dead. The smell was growing stronger with every passing second. I covered my nose. I felt that the source of the choking smell was under the bed.
Rohan
I crawled to the other side of the bed. I bowed myself down slowly, as my injured knee didn’t allow me free movements. I was about to look down when I heard a knock at the door. The same I had heard before some time. This time I was sure it was a real knock.
I was startled. I stopped. I looked at the door. I still couldn’t believe I heard a knock.
Rohan
`Who… who… who’s ther… there?’
No one answered.
I got off the bed and moved towards the door. I stood against it. I lifted my hand up to open the lock, it was shivering. I held the knob and twisted it open. The door opened with an eerie sound. I moved out.
Rohan
The aisle was completely vacant. No trace of any living thing there. I gathered courage and stepped out on the aisle. Complete emptiness. That is what I saw. It was a very strange feeling, an eerie silence. I looked to my left, then to my right. I was petrified, looking at the scene beyond me.
The aisle seemed to be endless on both sides. But at the right side of me, one of the ceiling lights was flickering. Just one light. Rest other lights were off.
I turned back to get to my room. The door was closed. I didn’t remember when I closed the door, or even whether I closed it or not. Anyway, I opened it and went inside, thinking and rethinking of the knock.
Rohan
Who was that? Was it someone’s prank? Or was the sound even legit? I didn’t know.
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