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Shadows Between Us
The clock struck midnight, and Olivia found herself walking through the narrow alleyways of her old neighborhood. The air was cold and damp, her breath forming faint clouds in the dim light of flickering streetlamps. She had no choice but to take this shortcut home, though she hadn’t walked these streets in years.
As she moved deeper into the maze of alleys, an unsettling sensation crept over her. The shadows seemed... alive. They swayed and twisted unnaturally, whispering in tones too faint to discern. Olivia paused under a lamp, gripping her phone tightly. Her screen lit up, displaying no signal.
"Just keep walking," she muttered, her voice trembling.
Suddenly, her shadow detached itself from her feet. It slithered along the cracked pavement, merging with the others until it disappeared entirely. Panic set in, and Olivia spun around, looking for anyone—anything—that could explain what she had just seen.
A low chuckle echoed from behind. She turned sharply, but no one was there. The shadows along the walls began to shift, their shapes forming jagged, elongated limbs. Faces appeared in the darkness, hollow-eyed and grinning with jagged teeth.
One shadow stretched closer, reaching out to her like an ink-stained hand. “You shouldn’t have come here,” it rasped.
Olivia stumbled backward, her heart pounding. "Who's there?" she screamed.
The shadows swirled around her, their laughter growing louder. “We’ve been waiting, Olivia,” they whispered in unison. “Come join us.”
She turned to run but found herself surrounded. Her own shadow rose from the ground, staring at her with a face identical to hers—except its eyes were empty voids.
“Time’s up,” it said, lunging toward her.
The last thing Olivia saw was her shadow pulling her into the darkness. The alley fell silent, the shadows returning to their dormant state, waiting for the next unwary traveler.
End