My Sister's Apartment

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*Credit to original author, forwarded to me from a friend off of facebook*

My sister is an art teacher, and she has been renting a two bedroom apartment to use as a studio. She never was there, she was just using it to paint. Since I didn’t have anywhere to stay, she was nice enough to let me live there.

So I moved my stuff and returned to the apartment after work the next day. I was very excited, ready to enjoy my new place. My sister told me to be careful with the locks, so I turned the deadbolt and hooked the chain. I made myself some ramen noodles and watched TV until it was time for bed. I checked the door went to sleep. Some time very early in the morning, I heard the deadbolt unlock. I assumed it was my sister, that she came to paint. I heard her go into the bedroom next to mine, the one she painted in. I was in there earlier, it was empty except for a canvas and some paint. I was tired and had to work again the next day so I stayed in bed. I could hear her mumbling and laughing to herself.  Artists are weird people, I thought to myself, before falling asleep again.

When I woke up the next morning, my sister was gone and I was alone. I got ready and then went out the front door.

It was only when I turned around to lock the door that I realized, and I was suddenly terrified.

I never went back into the apartment again.

*If you didn't understand why s/he was terrified, you can't unlock a chain from the inside, picture of one on the side if you don't know what I mean by that.*

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