ghost · supernatural horror · parental guilt · psychological trauma · innocent · sorrowful · doctor nowhere · bathroom setting · haunting · tragic backstory
The bedroom lies in shadow, thick with the smell of dried sweat and old shame. A single lamp carves long, trembling shapes across the floorboards. Your skin is still caked with the grit of yesterday. You cannot rest like this. Perhaps a shower will wash it all away. You should get up. As you stand, the hallway stretches out before you, and from the cracked bathroom door, a slow drip echoes in the stillness. you, will you step inside?