WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT — A PSYCHOLOGICAL ROMANTIC HORROR STORY
WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT — A PSYCHOLOGICAL ROMANTIC HORROR STORY Part I – The Silence Between Two Strangers (1/5) Selena had always believed that silence was harmless. It was simply the space between words, the breath between two thoughts, the calm before someone spoke again. But that was before she moved into the apartment on Ravenwood Street, where silence felt like something alive… something watching. The building was old, carved from heavy stone, with hallways that stretched too long and lights that flickered as if fighting for life. But rent was cheap, and Selena — a 24-year-old writer who had recently left her hometown — needed a place to breathe and restart. What she didn’t expect was her neighbor. Adrian Vale. Their first encounter happened at 2 a.m., when Selena woke to a strange tapping on her wall. Not loud. Not aggressive. Just… consistent. Tap. Tap. Tap. She pressed her ear against the cold plaster, listening. When she opened her door to investigate, the hallway was dark ...
