C2 (1/2)

I put my hand on the latch and was about to open the door, when the curtains on the balcony were already drawn back and a gust of wind blew in, clearing my head a little.

Right, that voice outside just now sounded so familiar.

What did he say? ”I, open the door!” I couldn't tell who he was, but there was still the second half, ”Third Brother!”

There were four people in the dorm, and according to their age, I'm Old Third.

The one who calls me third brother is only the youngest fourth brother, a month younger than me.

Fourth Bro!

That's right, that's right, number four!

The familiar voice outside the door was Number Four!

The knocking on the door had stopped, and no one spoke. I faced the door, feeling as though my head was about to explode.

Wasn't it Fourth Brother who told me about the water dispenser incident at home?

Then who is the person knocking on the door and calling for my third brother?

Extreme fear gripped me, and at that moment the light of Four's flashlight went out behind me.

Fourth Bro was lying on the bed behind him, and the one knocking on the door was also Fourth Bro.

It was obvious that one of them was a fake, or perhaps it could be said that these two 'Fourth Bro' were both fake.

I whipped around and shined my flashlight on Four's bed, which was empty. The guy I'd been talking to in the dorm room was gone.

My scalp was tingling, and goosebumps were popping up all over me. I could hear my teeth chattering, hear my heart beating, hear the wind blowing through the window, but I couldn't hear Four.

Number four, where did you go?

Four on the bed is gone. I stand in the doorway, thinking, ”Who cares what the devil is outside? Let's open the door and take a look at the situation. The reality in front of me is beyond what I can bear.”

He placed his hand on the door lock, thinking, if the guy that was previously lying on the bed wasn't number four, then could that guy outside be number four?

If the guy outside wasn't Fourth Bro, then where the hell was Fourth Bro?

Open the door, maybe open the door, and everything will be revealed. Or open the door, and the ghosts outside will kill me.

I pulled the latch and opened the door.

Outside, there was no one.

Under the light from the flashlight, the corridor was empty. There was no one there. Number four, who just knocked on the door and called out to me, Third Brother, was also gone.

I stood in the doorway, looking down the empty hallway, then turned to look at the dormitory bed. No one was there.

Ol 'Four isn't here. Eldest Brother and Second Brother are out all night, and I'm the only one in the dorm.

Perhaps there was a ghost lurking in a corner that I couldn't see, watching me from inside.

The raspy ”What happened next” during the meeting, and the guy outside who used Fourth Bro's tone and voice to call me to open the door, Fourth Bro who disappeared from the top bunk …

Fear, deep fear, everything that had happened tonight was beyond my comprehension.

The only explanation was that there was a ghost.

The wind from the windowsill blew again, leaving only the sound of the wind in the silent night, as well as my violent heartbeat …

I was all wet and trembling and wanted to take out a cigarette and light it up, but I realized that I wasn't even wearing any clothes. Besides, there was no smoke in my clothes, and the cigarette I had was from that guy in the top bunk, who I don't know if was Fourth Bro.

I couldn't move, all my muscles were tense, and my skeletal muscles were involuntarily trembling. I tried to think of a whole series of things that I couldn't think of except for ghosts.

The fear kept coming, and then it finally changed, crushing me …

”Ah …”

With a gut-wrenching cry, my entire body went limp as I leaned against the door like a fool.

This cry broke the silence of the night, and I heard voices coming from the dormitory next door.

”Holy shit, who's shouting so late at night?”

”Go out and take a look, don't let anything happen …”

”It seems to be the one next door, Shu Jing …”

This is the voice of the students from the next dorm. My shout just now woke them up.

Very soon, the doors of the next dorm room opened. Faintly dressed and drowsy classmates came out into the corridor. They saw me sitting on the floor with a terrified expression on my face. They surrounded me and asked me what had happened.

They poured tea, offered cigarettes, and helped me to my bed.

I was only slightly relieved when I saw so many people around. They were all strong young men, so the Yang Fire should be strong enough, right?

After smoking two cigarettes in a row, I gradually regained my ability to think and speak. Under the consolation of a group of male classmates, I slowly recounted what happened before, from the story of the water dispenser told by Fourth Bro to the words ”then” by someone else. I then went outside to knock on the door.

The students' reactions varied. Some of them thought I had eaten my fill and was playing a prank. Some of them were afraid to look around, worried that there were other 'things' hidden in the house. Others thought I had a nightmare …

They couldn't understand what I was feeling, and it was hard for me to convince them that what had happened before was not a dream.

He summoned up his courage and called his fourth brother. His phone was off. There was still half a box of cigarettes on his bed, but his clothes and cell phone were gone.

I'm not sure if the person who told me the story about the cigarette in bed was number four...

He called his boss again, but both of them had actually turned off their phones.

Something's not right. His second brother is going to play all night, so why is there a reason for him to turn off his phone?

Just as I was considering calling the counselor and telling him about Ol 'Four's sudden disappearance, Tao Zi leaned over and whispered, ”Shu Jing, are you going to call the counselor?”

”That's right, Fourth Bro's situation is too complicated. Even if I told you guys, you wouldn't understand. I need to get a counselor to report to him and see if I can get the school to help look for Fourth Bro …”

Tao Zi shook his head. ”Shu Jing, I think you should see a doctor.”

I don't understand why Tao Zi, who usually has a good relationship with me, would talk like this. Does he not believe me and thinks I'm delusional?

”Tao Zi, you don't believe me? Do you think I'm crazy? ” My tone was unkind. The previous experience had brought about a very bad effect to me.

Tao Zi: ”When I got back to the dorm tonight, I saw your three bros going for an all-nighter together. I asked them why they didn't bring you. They said you were taking care of the house in the dorm. ”Do you understand what I mean? The number four you mentioned, Yang Wenchao, is not in the dorm at all. He went out all night with Li Fengyun and Xie Cong.”