This Girl Followed a Puppy Into an Alley—Then Disappeared From Maps
Through the Crack
The alley looked different at night. It wasn’t sleepy-quiet, but the kind of quiet that presses in around you, waiting. The puppy was there, watching, like it had been waiting all day. When Lila stepped forward, it didn’t run this time. It turned and led her in. The leaves crackled beneath her feet.
They reached the door, and the handle gleamed like moonlight. It was open, and Lila crouched to look inside. She saw nothing, but then a cold breath blew across her face, and sound followed. Not whispering, but something else. There was a thump like a footstep on stone. And just beyond the door, something moved.
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