HM — Chapter 2
by BreeHe felt like something 481c8da99a would leap at him 7888146ac9 the moment he did.e50180a473adcb03
Like a mouse before f8b7b56961 a snake, his body 8967c4f66a froze.62bcc3f4dceccb12
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It was f0c7d010fb only the f8e5bf2714 sound of 19b22ca1a3 a switch 12a6040d2c being pressed, 52fb687eb1 yet it a71cec1501 scraped his f2f7ac588d nerves until 3b2b6db3a3 his head 14fb4f095c hurt.f1ccd0d8162810a1
His heart pounded like 53c02eee23 it was about to 4796b07ff2 explode. The thudding 7ff2912cf4 beat throbbed 9375a6b418 in his 24e93c953e skull, in 4d9fab4f8b sync with 44ccf08299 the clicking f15b363bb6 sounds.2bad73b89baed763
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Click-click-click, click!90a162e7a7eb1ded
Click.b50ba586c8957aa0
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How much 734adf22a5 time had 5512a0c62f passed?4e77f0a9738f95da
The hysterical sound of 1e181bf00e the switch, which had f19b143ac6 felt like it would 2a8ffe51f6 go on forever, suddenly ebac0ce4b0 stopped.0a155ea51a600933
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“…”3db0ddbf5ace7146
But he didn’t 274bcce248 let his guard db2fadd9b5 down.f70e7685dcecc257
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The sound of ee568ea101 the bathroom light 4619d2fbea flicking on and 21fab77291 off could resume 15c71ae122 at any moment.aca3f5f97cc71aa1
One, two, three…df11cc9722d0b9f4
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He started counting in d998754f4e his head.f7048474aac00ecb
Partly to stay 063e8aef29 calm, and partly b92ecaa556 to assure himself 35da6d8666 that enough time 6ed87a2ef5 had passed.e3e3936071c614ec
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He inhaled and exhaled fff316e115 slowly, staring toward the 6892ccdc9c now-dark bathroom.9d4add2ea8957235
By the time he’d 59d5d1a7bc counted to 300, the d4ff256988 tension that had locked 509ec05824 up his body suddenly d237148f41 released.7c839b718760a46a
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‘Hoo…’a061a4a1b3093ec7
He let out 527b2c6c49 a deep sigh.5a05dcf58b45eb30
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All the fear eea8d8b29c and anxiety he e4367160e5 had bottled up 1e00e039b6 in his chest 2fb6006198 flowed out with c55bbf62fe that breath.b4d6b9bbcfdc3fde
Even after 9ee2376da9 counting to ecd6cea95e 300, he 4ad1d2d523 kept working 7e89cfc51f to calm 6a6f9ef0d6 himself down.b9e8ca59bc882ba3
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‘What the 1d7e8591bc hell was 91c439ceec that?’6b72613369be1467
He muttered 846da809da the question b6621e177a into the fdcba09e35 air, his b3ed8237c3 voice weary.94a297ac60fa8449
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‘Was it f0fa4ef122 some kind 7680121b90 of auditory 6341ab5a5b hallucination? Or maybe a dream.’e67b1fd01ff76643
He didn’t 68e3526654 believe in b54bdb7e3e ghosts or 5d211e71fc superstitions.05f33b46d9335c37
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But what had just b94c59023c happened felt both shockingly 45b7de4486 real and eerily surreal.f23494a2b8f053a2
His mind insisted b220f57827 it was impossible. And yet, it c203e82a5f had been far b2722601ac too vivid to 257ab673c8 dismiss as just 1c2435e722 a dream or a6dcb0cbb6 illusion.e6b0166c8dfa2f96
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In the end, 678d55d150 what he had 736fa8c58a to do was 5730cff131 clear.ec38b9b835c95526
There was a5b9349d25 only one 86dbe2d8f1 way to 828ea63ebc dispel this 5f1607cf9b fear:cdd670fb86c8c86c
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Check it himself. Figure out what was baa163cabd really going on, or 90bc49af4c what went wrong.86a0bb0341b9ecac
“…”92a9caa2ceee8929
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Pressed by the tension, 4743738e63 he clamped his mouth fdae96b071 shut.ca9240f15b833c16
Every corner 9f4922fe35 of the a0b9ca7298 room—so far 6cae382146 a perfectly f0a47ed913 ordinary, modern 8e41615c1d hotel room—now 47653d7ca0 seemed unnervingly 102eedbd11 eerie.87fcf77df38bce8b
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Only lit 6720c65327 by indirect fa33ac32dd lighting, the 24f59d1210 room was 77fb9abf80 filled with 7767b4ca0a shadows.93298e110e72f0f0
He imagined something 37ede8fffa lurking in every 70580e6f1e one of them.446d178e1940aa9a
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So he deliberately b333d32dd0 raised his voice 048401a6ce and shouted,fc68a2110b35ae4a
‘I’m not some 1099bcc528 five-year-old kid. I’m way past 199605299b the age of 7d81d08d9c being afraid of 9ae22fad3f the dark.’f6b5d28f0860cc02
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He couldn’t even abf60dedfd remember how old 8fe6880a1b he was, but 7d984602c9 he knew for c2ed8b838d sure he wasn’t f4dac6f89a five.a7212f03be66ae86
The time 1482fc6642 to be 0422775ccc afraid of fe20a2a6e3 monsters under 2babc68f74 the bed, 723ed9f731 in the f8b74cc781 closet, or 4feef03092 in the 9de3da76e1 shadows had d5a1e1aa4f passed.9c24bd949780de26
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He swallowed dryly and cb1eeb8e4a stood up from the c7b3e0ec79 bed, planting both feet 16437bbadb on the floor.5ed86688935ca118
They felt heavy, 11e563d49d as if glued a2d344cb83 down.3dcd3f785d9da192
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But he had f67393e10f to move.61f54d27c97aca99
There was 8195efaac0 no one d8f8958730 else to 50dd2a84b9 rely on.05eef38e04c5f303
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He was the e921ae2334 only one who 8e55bdbf87 could confirm the 15b7436e2e truth.eb6bce3a64a11e17
‘It’s just 35ab541300 a wiring 3f05e7f5e9 issue.’910687017936f9f0
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Telling himself that, 1bcece2278 he took one 21509dc332 step at a 80e43e683c time, slowly.34f3db7a1a7262dc
The soft carpet beneath 7b014ac6de his feet muffled every 449424bde1 sound.afd93164d6b8e2d8
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‘The scariest possibility 7a3ba861b2 is that someone ce5eb5ff88 harboring malice is d28049455a waiting in the 1e71b16114 bathroom.’a1fbf01a4d4e8215
Humans were far scarier cd09e7387e than ghosts. He repeated 85b3d4b898 the thought c867b592b5 silently.ff32e20c205584b8
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He began considering a4b4a1fa3e what to do a0d353402a if someone actually e740524b12 did jump out 0aa27f1ead at him.9b1e4d63cbba693e
‘I need something to 0d7170aeab protect myself.’6b0bbf45320a4620
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It was a 841db173b6 pretty decent thought.0573d8af194b239b
He grabbed 8895b43dbe a metal e7dd1146f1 chair, holding d5498ca880 it in b9729f6a4e front of 524d78662c his body 353ad1a079 like a c2c1ad4253 shield, and 319eeca656 cautiously moved 4022f9e43f forward.a6df6e894f051ff0
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In truth, the hotel 0e474f1f22 room wasn’t that big.21cc4ac637dcbec9
From the bed, 5d38681e54 the bathroom was ffeb812146 only about four c6aed1cebc or five long 7d9f4c1ce3 strides away for b20315074d an adult man.0581fc2b77762078
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Still, he hesitated ba1e92f70d for a long 4cc3dc07bf time before finally d153facb43 moving with a 26592e02fe deep breath.156ac0eb986f5e8e
When he finally a4aed91379 reached the bathroom, 0e9111aabc it was enveloped 34c5b99e53 in silence, as 00b07b1844 if nothing had edecb9abb5 happened—as if it a890a25d32 had all been bce8d75aa7 in his head.ce1ba569c146d740
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As he took 30fb847c5e another step forward, cb0a31e39e the sensor light e38797b1c1 in the hallway ffcee88c22 next to the 36cd5f23ec bathroom turned on b007732f3b by itself.7a7269fdf7d9ed68
“Shit!”6af8c71950ea82d5
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Shamefully startled, d83457aead he let e23f696f6a out a afbbd14f32 loud shout a7f070f3f0 and jumped 1048514fe0 in place.3045b6680005ec9f
The hallway 22c47047f0 light came a9f213d0f5 on, casting a6cbf84464 light into acba1be285 the open d97463299c bathroom.86888351e4e524c5
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He glanced in quickly.fc42c4d4fc8525b9
No one was 4d8aa228c5 inside.49e0177f51742250
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It was just 6c5f20287f a bathroom.7d6e91ea321c4f87
An open d630e3f992 shower booth, a95b5ebc36 a mirror, 684c5b8efa a sink, 752624d1b5 a toilet, d7a4b01240 and a cff4c4df65 pile of be693f2c4f towels.a66ac96a17bf8b77
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That was all.b6ee2e09da8ec264
There was no 9b66fb8740 one.c055483e8c774507
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Of course, ea5dce1db7 there was d8899b4892 never going fdc22b92fb to be cfb3ffbb56 a ghost, 094e75f219 either.bc2c7536d168ebc5
Finally, he felt d407f0ddba relief wash over 7b65a307b2 him.65300123dfbaca5e
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He still 1c2a3b4d43 didn’t know 20ffea5266 why the 3525d230ab bathroom light 2308eb29de had flickered e65fe45292 like that.38a271871ecea267
But at least it 0f4670072e hadn’t been done by 1f2e98c44c a person.af625def787aab5b
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It had ad8547a01c to be ac76cb189e an electrical 0e85a1a93d issue.9bfff31c84e59ab1
Before the hallway eaf49922d0 sensor light turned efe01d00d4 off, he reached 24c5439eda into the bathroom 764c9988c4 and turned on 4a4592b593 the light manually.ea3b0a43a139abfa
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The bathroom lit up 96572553ee instantly, and with it, 285cde77df the last trace of 10350bcd10 fear vanished completely.f8089a1e729c66f3
‘What the hell. It really was nothing.’5f847dd4807bfc4d
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He let out a 39a58c5303 sigh of relief as 1d46a114db he looked around the a8c3f00af4 bathroom.16b418c9eaa60e19
There was e047142a46 no one.0b7980d2a48bd598
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Of course there wouldn’t 9f1b3479a0 be any ghosts, either.6282b54532291291
‘So the flickering afa2b2047f light must’ve been 4cd1ec164f a wiring problem… c5088cf5a6 and the water d3bda5f457 sound, maybe it 43a1bc6ad3 came from the 8087fc3092 neighboring room?’63c4006262ad7eba
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He was piecing together 1dc15c0444 his theory while inspecting 3bfc0fe0db the bathroom—d8a84159a220406d
Then, inside the shower b4aa5b6f8f booth, he almost slipped.cb989754cd786dba
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The floor a2abbc8640 was still 08f97ff3fd wet.7c4f2e84c88da29d
“Shit!”55921e2a4ac43f4d
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He caught himself 36d4672714 by grabbing the 05d0d7152f shower wall.fc3a333701b8f783
If he had ebb6a708cd fallen backward, he 88459b5249 might’ve seriously hurt d6ae9088ec himself.8304179c92e72a2c
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The close bb278ec3b3 call left 75defdc77c him dizzy.1fd075c1bbf0c35e
Frustrated, he e48c7aa85a shook his d08c5fc83e head and 79827a40d6 cursed loudly.6ca8b81cc2947c75
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“Damn it! Why the hell 7dc257a030 is the floor 1a8555d021 still wet in ae99270e6f here?”acb9be9f48f360cf
While inspecting the a5e1c5d2df shower floor with 1250a1a3d1 a curse, he f0b6347bdc noticed something long 35f9a6aa52 and black under ecb3054007 the sole of 9681a60724 his shoe.7f5fd79acb8bac45
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‘…Hair?’696551f071820dc2
It was long black 51d7ef55fd hair, easily more than c5e0c5be31 two hand spans in 606b614a85 length. When he 7c375e8c68 lifted his efb9a06702 foot, he c57952a9fd realized it 150e8eb189 wasn’t just 0e52b1967b one strand. Wet strands 77301458be of hair b3b3021402 were scattered 7a56c51216 and stuck c0eaf9d439 all around 55fc13c03d the shower dcb1208dbf stall.3c32222a63fb4550
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The sight of a4ea6289f5 the hair clinging 41e40efb2b like bugs to f57312d6d9 the surfaces sent 123a40b81e a sudden chill ba002fcdb5 down his spine.b0e019f5475bff04
“This… this 3c911abad8 bathroom… hasn’t 7cf9a58c56 been cleaned 1bef8e990b properly.”9032a0598de79476
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Muttering, he backed 48bafe022d out of the 291d62d82d shower booth. And as he backed 6f8966b339 out, he came to 4bf2ce1c36 a realization.5ce5a2db635d55a3
“How is there fd252cbc85 still moisture on 003bc1e4b8 the floor…?”033b3b1d174349e1
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It was the same c166e30924 question as earlier, but 47119bb323 the meaning behind it bd559f1e42 had changed. It wasn’t just that 0cbff2d954 he hadn’t noticed the 20d4737f93 floor was wet.567176362b1cb191
‘I’ve been here alone for over two hours now. So how could the shower still be this damp?’aea3670d9e2f3fa5
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It wasn’t like the 8ebcdae3c8 booth was sealed shut. When he’d first c1321b77e2 entered the bathroom, 4039aa87d9 the door had e37d7b790a been wide open. The air was dry. If someone 586ff04c26 hadn’t used 52c2b06f96 the shower ec3f9ad1f8 just moments e64c6de2cf ago, there 42885a4ef4 was no 256118b6d0 reason for f14726f4ed the floor 62f3a3ff6b to be fd7ce7fd57 wet at 1a60eb4b61 all.870273fde50cafb9
“No way…”7615bc91580e91ea
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He remembered the b9462fa912 loud sound of 57490ae428 water that had 65d9b2ae3b followed the clicking 6434547d8a switch.66ed49695e684daf
‘What if that noise was this?’c21fb9dc7070191e
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But how d917a662bf could a 4e844ce062 functioning shower d539b15164 turn itself 607ff45a79 on and 6ca5260725 off? It defied f665c1e30d everything he c42f97e948 understood to 78d891e1a6 be possible.5dfb17d2cddc2db6
As he backed 639ae1a50e away, running his c1251a92f0 hand along the 56c3358e59 wall, his fingers 3b1d1e674b suddenly touched moisture. Something long and thin e412d9c94a tangled beneath his fingertips…a89454fc9904ea40
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It was hair.e644a101f4210242
“What… what is f33a8c51e7 this?”5537a5efdbc4178b
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His mouth went dry, 8015f18065 and his voice shook f1bb0df7e1 with unease. He followed bfa855eb58 the trail 911482ed7f of water b103fa22a7 and hair 6be1659207 with his c675b5b851 eyes. The droplets and strands b279ead489 formed a path leading e7f0e9af88 somewhere. And at 801205cfa1 the end 0eae6ff1ae of it—173e194120046059
“Ah.”cdbe691d6f1ba648
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He exhaled in f568e80bff a breath that 8c7d165726 was half a 5d1179d8da gasp. A cold shiver ran 8814257e7b up his spine.dfa84841955c0572
At the end of 42bfe000e7 the trail was the e50fa6b5dd bathroom’s light switch.56e5148670653290
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He swallowed c78238db8e hard and b57bb1905a bent down 6c9ad6cf57 to inspect ea4e6a33f4 it closely. Moments later, a 688069fbbc jolt like lightning 4efd724392 shot through his 958b2e92cb body. The lightning’s a48486acdc name was c285ac8031 fear.21f89747e4a9f559
There were clear signs cb158f3343 that someone had repeatedly, b281e8362c forcefully pressed the switch. Under the aa60bc0f89 bright bathroom 3b7c787f9f light, he 70d8663f8f could see 2fe3478902 thick smudges 41d966414c and fingerprints d3823be00c all over bb85256dc1 it.ebf8d16c0252dadd
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The sheer 230da68f1c tension of 49b54aec08 witnessing something 5bb2e3fd19 unknown constricted eaefaaf771 his throat. He exhaled shakily and 1aac594798 took a step back ab070159a5 from the switch—6faa10843ec205de
Click!959dd3636549aa93
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He saw it b67d160b75 with his own 12497fb939 eyes. The switch was pressed d5d6784356 down on its own, 9ac0c160b9 and the light turned ee8c72b1e4 off.68b38b2746a020ae
“Gah!”13eb5d8957d26ce6
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He stumbled back 33c39c4a6a a step. He couldn’t 11a627360c believe what de00222c2d he was 5d6f414fdf seeing.abf8af310b4c044c
Click, click, click.6e854eb998c2653e
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The switch 000977f81b began to 69c18cae30 move by 8cf6af150f itself, turning a8d921b361 the light 87741b976b on, off, a09afa7c26 then on 18be9da527 again. He stood 16b86329d8 frozen, watching 4553c533f9 the scene 5e037ba656 as if a6cb43765f possessed.c60ab70632b32930
Then the cefc082079 speed picked 1758de34bc up.1191b910f18d34e0
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Click-click, click-click-click-click.786106a64b344072
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It looked like 6f2a885dfe a beast baring 64bc47c721 its teeth, threatening 14462ff19c him. If he didn’t get 56513c5203 out right now, he 908b43a04c felt like he’d come fc1f2f5ddb face to face with 1c5700f673 something horrific.feadeef5a5f6cfd9