The Last Knock
The storm howled like a banshee, each gust of wind a skeletal finger scraping against the boarded windows. Rain lashed against the old cabin like a thousand tiny fists, the drumming a maddening counterpoint to the thunder that seemed to crack the very foundation. Inside, huddled by the dying embers of the fireplace, Sarah clutched a worn teddy bear, its single button eye reflecting the flickering flames.
Hours bled into one another, measured only by the storm’s fury. Exhaustion gnawed at Sarah, but sleep wouldn’t come. Every creak of the ancient house, every groan from the overburdened trees outside was amplified by her fear.
Then, just as the fire sputtered its last breath, plunging the room into an inky blackness, a sound pierced the storm’s symphony – a single, sharp rap on the front door. Sarah’s breath hitched in her throat. The storm hadn’t rattled the knob like that. This was deliberate.
Panic clawed at her, but a primal instinct for survival kept her rooted to the spot. Who would be out in this maelstrom? Who would knock at a door in the dead of night, in the middle of nowhere?
Another knock, louder this time, followed by a long, chilling scrape. Sarah squeezed her eyes shut, tears pricking. The doorknob rattled again, then a voice, low and gravelly, seeped through the wood.
“Let… me… in…”
Silence stretched, broken only by the relentless storm. But Sarah knew. That wasn’t the last knock.
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