House Noises, Nothing New
We both shrugged it off, describing the sounds as ordinary old-house groans. People often claim that houses settle, right? So we hit play and restored our attention to the film, allowing the anxiety to dissipate as the drama unfolded on screen. After all, we’d heard house noises before and nothing came of it. I let it go and went further into the couch, hoping to enjoy the rest of the evening.

House Noises, Nothing New
An Odd Morning Discovery
The next morning rolled in slowly, breakfast aromas filling the house. I was shocked to discover that the doll had mysteriously moved to the kitchen table overnight. It lay there, oddly out of place among the coffee mugs and cereal boxes. I rubbed my head, trying to remember whether I or my spouse had touched it. “I don’t remember moving it,” I mumbled to myself, a sliver of uneasiness settling in.

An Odd Morning Discovery