Chapter176.

Sherry suddenly fell silent, her racing thoughts slowing. She suddenly hugged me, “Who… who is it?”

My heart pounded. We looked at each other, simultaneously thinking of the gas explosion. We checked the time: it was midnight

“Ding dong”

The doorbell rang again, its effect as terrifying as The Ring. We instinctively backed away from the door. Sherry, who’d just told me not to be afraid, was now filled with terror.

“Tell me honestly, did you order takeout without telling me?” Sherry pretended to be calm, but her voice trembled.

I knew she was just saying something to bolster her courage. I pulled her back onto the sofa.“Let’s pretend we didn’t hear it; just ignore it.”

Sherry nodded, “Mm.”

The nod froze mid–motion. Through the glass balcony door left ajar, midnight wind rippled the white curtains like ghostly breaths. The glass door was open! Sherry’s mind exploded.

I followed her gaze and also took a deep breath.“You forgot to lock it this morning! Always rushing out last–minute!”

“I promise I locked it!”

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“Calm down; we’re on the 31st floor! No human could scale this–what’s next, Spider–Man?”

Sherry was silent for two seconds.“I swear I locked it! Question my pretty face, not my excellent memory!”

I was silent for two seconds. So, she meant the person knocking was a “ghost,” and there was another “ghost” inside? We were surrounded?

“Call the police!”

“I’ll do it!”

out her phone. Only the

went out, and the doorbell rang urgently twice. I swept my

ding dong, ding

“Knock knock knock-”

doorbell rang repeatedly, now accompanied by knocking. Sherry reported the incident to the police. The dispatcher told us to stay put and not open the door; they’d arrive as

scene. We sat back–to–back

“Is anyone there?”

there were voices.

respond. Then we heard the sound of someone unlocking the door…

of our shock, we scrambled to

“You…”

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intruder only got out one word before being drowned out by our screams. We

a door leading to the balcony; it was

didn’t believe in ghosts. But now… a chill ran down our spines. Was there any chance that we talked

slowly appeared, a magnified

Cody whispered outside,

#

to beat him

what time it is? You freaked

Jones sent me to

at Sherry and added the word “two.”

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