THE ROOM ABOVE MINE

Every night at exactly 2:30 AM, David heard someone walking above his bedroom.
The footsteps were slow at first, then became heavier as they moved across the ceiling.
The strange thing was that David lived on the top floor of the building.
He asked the landlord about it, but the landlord simply said, “There is nothing above you.”
One night, David recorded the sound on his phone and went back to sleep.
The next morning, he played the recording for his friend.
His friend listened twice before asking, “Did you hear the voice?”
David hadn't.
Hidden beneath the footsteps was a man quietly whispering David's name.
That evening, David searched his ceiling and discovered a tiny metal hatch covered with paint.
He forced it open and found a narrow room between the floors.
Inside were empty food containers, a mattress, and dozens of photographs.
Every photograph showed David sleeping in his bedroom.
Some photographs were several months old.
The newest one showed David standing beneath the hatch.
It had been taken ten minutes after he discovered it.

The Tenant Who Lived in My Wall