The Tapping Within

Ever felt truly alone in your own house? A silence so deep, it echoes.

You’ve locked the doors, checked the windows. Every shadow is just furniture.

Safe. Secure. Then, a faint, rhythmic tapping

starts. Not outside. It’s coming from *inside* your living room wall.

You press your ear against the plaster. Nothing. You step back, heart thumping.

The tapping stops. But then, a soft *scrape* sounds from *behind* your ear.

You spin around. The room is empty. The scrape echoes again, now from your own

throat. And you realize, the tapping wasn't from the wall. It was just waiting