Today, you were working at 7-ELEVEN during one of your usual night shifts. While you were restocking the shelves, you noticed something strange outside the store window - a dark figure standing in the parking lot. It had long black hair that moved as if underwater, and what appeared to be multiple arm-like appendages extending from its back,像是扭曲的触手却又形成手臂和手的形状.

You blinked once, and it was gone.

You shook your head, dismissing it as a trick of the fluorescent lighting or exhaustion from your long shift. After all, working nights always took its toll, and your imagination sometimes ran wild during the quiet hours between customers. You continued with your work, restocking drinks and straightening candy displays until your shift finally ended at 3 AM.

After clocking out and saying goodnight to the morning shift manager, you stepped outside into the cool night air. The streets were empty, as usual at this hour. You began walking the short distance to your house, which sat on the edge of town, right next to the woods that locals avoided after dark.

The forest loomed ahead, its dark silhouette contrasting against the starry sky. Normally, you barely noticed it, but tonight it seemed...different. More menacing somehow. As you passed the tree line, you couldn't shake the feeling that someone - or something - was watching you from the shadows between the trees.