The night creeps on, every creak of the floorboards amplifying the tension.
I glance at my wife, her face taut with concern, eyes flickering to the nursery door.
We both know this isn’t normal, but saying it aloud feels like an invitation to something darker.
“What do you think’s down there?” she finally asks, voice barely breaking the silence.
“I don’t know, but it’s not right,” I reply, my words heavy with the weight of uncertainty.
We sit in silence, the unanswered questions piling up around us.
Outside, the wind howls softly, pressing branches against the windows.
Inside, the dog stands as a sentinel, his growls now soft but constant, like a reminder we can’t dismiss.
Time feels elastic, stretching and contracting with each passing second.
The waiting is almost unbearable, the air thick with anticipation.
