A Repeating Pattern

Over the next few nights, the same pattern continued. The eerie sound of footsteps was followed by the distinct sound of Erica’s window opening and closing. Her nights were filled with anxiety and worry, her heart aching with the helplessness of not being able to reach out to her daughter.

It was becoming a routine, one that filled Monica with dread. The silence of the night was broken by the unsettling rhythm of Erica’s footsteps, a pattern that indicated a mysterious nocturnal life that Monica was determined to uncover.