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The Flickering Shadows
It was a typical Wednesday evening when Sarah walked into her cozy apartment, exhausted from another long day at work. She kicked off her shoes and dropped her bag on the floor, ready to relax and unwind after a hectic day. As she made her way to the kitchen, she noticed something strange - the light in the living room was flickering.
Sarah shrugged it off and went about making herself a cup of tea, but as she sipped on it, the flickering light grew more frequent and intense. She tried to ignore it, thinking it might be a loose wire or something, but it persisted, making her feel uneasy and anxious.
She decided to investigate and went into the living room, where she found that the light was indeed flickering wildly. Suddenly, the lights in the entire apartment began to dim and then brighten again, as if they were being controlled by some unseen force. Sarah's heart raced as she realized something strange was happening.
She tried to call her roommate, but their phones were dead, and there was no other way to communicate with the outside world. The flickering lights grew more intense, and Sarah began to feel a creeping sense of dread. She didn't know what was going on or why, but she knew something was very wrong.
As the night wore on, the lights continued to flicker and dim, and Sarah felt an eerie presence lurking in the shadows of her apartment. She tried to stay calm and rational, but it was hard when she was completely alone and unaware of what might be happening outside.
Just as she was starting to lose hope, Sarah heard a knock on the door. She cautiously approached it, wondering if it might be her roommate or someone else from the building. But when she opened it, there was no one there. The knocking continued, growing louder and more insistent, until Sarah realized that it was coming from inside the apartment itself.
She followed the sound to the bedroom, where she found a mysterious figure standing next to her bed. It was tall and gaunt, with glowing eyes that seemed to pierce through the darkness. Sarah froze in terror, unsure of what to do or say.
The figure began to speak in a low, raspy voice, saying something that Sarah couldn't quite make out. She strained her ears to listen, but the words were indistinct and seemed to change every time she tried to focus on them. The flickering lights grew more intense, and Sarah could feel the presence closing in around her.
Just when she thought she was going to lose her mind, the figure vanished, leaving behind an unsettling silence. Sarah let out a shaky breath and tried to calm herself down, wondering what had just happened. The lights flickered one last time before returning to normal, and Sarah realized that she had just experienced something truly inexplicable.
She didn't know if it was a ghost or some other supernatural entity, but she knew that her apartment was no longer safe for her to be in alone. She called her roommate and told them what had happened, and they agreed to stay with her until they could figure out what was going on.
As they huddled together in the living room, the flickering lights returned once more, but this time, Sarah knew she wasn't alone. She felt a strange presence lurking nearby, watching them, and she knew that whatever it was, it wouldn't stop until it got what it wanted.
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