"Voices in the Closet"

“I swear on everything—I was alone in my room… but someone else answered my phone.”

⸻ I’m sitting on my bed, editing videos, nothing weird.

My phone rings—unknown number. I decline it. A second later, my earbuds whisper:

“Don’t hang up again.” I yank them out. My phone is still on the lock screen. I’m thinking maybe

it’s a glitch, so I put the earbuds back in. Bad idea. A calm voice says,

“Look at your closet.” Now my closet door was closed—I know it was closed—but when I look up,

it’s slightly open. Just a crack. I laugh nervously, because if I don’t laugh,

I’m moving out immediately. I say, “Okay, whoever this is, you’re not funny.”