Title: The Closet Breathes Chapter 1: It Knows When You Listen At exactly 1:32 AM, the closet door clicked. Arjun didn’t move. He kept his eyes shut, pretending to sleep. The room was silent—too silent—like the air itself was holding its breath. Click. The door opened a little more. He swallowed. “It’s just wood… old wood,” he told himself. Then he heard it. Breathing. Slow. Uneven. From inside the closet. Arjun pulled the blanket over his head, heart racing. “Go away,” he whispered. The breathing stopped. For a second, relief came— Then something answered. From inside the blanket. Right next to his face. “I already did.” Arjun’s body went stiff. The closet door slammed shut. But the weight beside him didn’t leave. Didn’t move. Didn’t breathe. Just stayed there— Waiting for him to look.

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