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The Ghosty Hallway!

Author: ALT_Annchi_
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I followed Mr. Wright through the dimly lit hallway, trailing a few steps behind, the soft hush of my footsteps swallowed by the plush floor beneath.

The house was quiet. Too quiet.

No creaking. No wind. Just the soft hum of the distant AC and the sound of his polished shoes tapping rhythmically ahead.

I should’ve been scared.

But I wasn’t.

Because walking behind him felt safe. Even if everything about this place screamed rich, powerful, secretive—he felt steady. Like the anchor I didn’t ask for but somehow found myself needing.

My fingers brushed the cold wall as I walked. Distracted. Half in a daze.

And then—

THUD.

My body jolted forward, crashing straight into something unyielding and warm.

Shit.

It wasn’t a wall.

It was his back.

His tall, solid, infuriatingly built back.

I bounced off him like a confused pinball and stumbled two steps backward, arms flailing to steady myself.

He hadn’t even moved.

Hadn’t even budged.

“FUCK—” I yelped, grabbing my forehead, mortified. “I—I didn’t
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