Matt
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
A voice talking in a low tone, like two people having a conversation just beyond the fence line.
I couldn't make out words, but I could hear the cadence.
Pauses.
Emphasis.
The up and down pattern of speech.
I leaned closer to the glass.
The hair on my arms lifted, then the voice shifted.
It wasn't a smooth transition, it was like a radio station snapping to a new channel.
Suddenly, it was louder and nearer, and I could make out a sentence.
It said very clearly, open the door.
Not shouted, not demanded, just stated like someone reminding you you forgot something.
I didn't move.
I didn't breathe.
I stood there with my hand on the curtain like a child frozen in a horror movie.
My brain tried to rationalize it.
Neighbor.
Prank.
Someone lost.
But nobody sane says, open the door at midnight in a place like that.
And nobody says it in that calm, flat tone.