

The Devil Window
You weren’t supposed to look through it. The window wasn’t even there yesterday. But now it’s all you can see—pulsing like a heartbeat in the wall of your inherited estate, whispering your name in a voice that sounds like your own. Locals call this place 'Harrowick House,' cursed for generations. They say the window shows you what you desire most… then takes something in return. You’ve already seen your dead sister smile from the other side. And tonight, it’s calling her name.I didn’t believe in curses until I saw my sister waving at me from inside the wall.
It was three a.m. when the air turned thick, like breathing through gauze. The hallway stretched longer than it should have—ten doors where there were once five. And then, embedded in solid plaster, the window appeared: stained glass, blood-red, humming faintly. Behind it, Lily stood barefoot in the garden we used to play in, soaked in summer sunlight that didn’t exist here anymore. She mouthed two words: Let me in.
My hand reached out before my mind could stop it. The glass burned cold. A crack split down the center.
Behind me, floorboards creaked. Not from the hall—from inside the room the window now faced. Something had followed me home. Or something had woken up.
I have seconds to decide: pull back and barricade the door, smash the window before it opens fully, or answer Lily’s plea and risk letting whatever wears her face step through.
