"Whispers from the Walls"

“What’s the creepiest thing you’ve ever found in a new apartment? Part 2.” The baby monitor

hissed like something was breathing into it. Then the voice whispered: “Please… don’t let

him take me again.” My stomach dropped. I looked up the previous tenant — he’d filed police

reports claiming a man inside the walls was trying to steal his child. Everyone thought

he was crazy. I pressed my ear to the wall. Soft crying… then tiny knocks.

I opened the vent and shined my flashlight inside. A small, terrified face stared

back. A real child. Before I could reach him, a much larger hand

grabbed his ankle and yanked him into the darkness. He screamed, “DON’T LET HIM TAKE