Night in Block 9 was different from anywhere else in Eastview.
The silence wasn’t peaceful—it was tight, suffocating, like the darkness itself was watching. People said the building was cursed. Others said it had a killer living within its walls.
Aisha never believed any of that. She was new, quiet, and minding her business. Block 9 was simply affordable, and in her life, affordability always came before comfort.
But on one Wednesday night, everything changed.
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Her manager had kept her late. By the time she reached her gate, the sky was swallowed by heavy clouds. The streetlights flickered like dying candles.
She walked faster.
Her footsteps echoed.
Then she heard it:
“Aisha…”
She stopped.
The whisper was soft—too soft. Like someone speaking through cracked lips, right behind her.
She turned.
The street was empty.
She shook her head and rushed inside the building. But as she climbed the stairs, the whisper traveled again, this time slithering through the walls.
“Aisha… you looked where you shouldn’t have…”
Her heart dropped.
Because she suddenly remembered Room 14.
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Earlier that morning, she had noticed the door was slightly open. Just a tiny crack. She wasn’t snoopy—but curiosity always has a price.
Aisha leaned closer.
Inside, she saw a man tied to a chair, bruised, gagged, shaking. And behind him stood a tall figure…
…wearing all black.
Face covered.
Knife in hand.
She gasped and stumbled back, thinking she had imagined...
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