The realization hit Ella like a slap. The door had been open when she entered.
She had not locked it.
Yet now, she felt a presence. A suffocating, uninvited presence.
Her blood ran cold.
When Ruby saw the girl plopping her head to the side, playing dead, she patted her cheek, ''Ella?"
At this point, the temperature in the room dropped even further.
It was impossible for Ruby to not sense the change in the air. She felt a piercing gaze on the back of her head.
When she turned around, she discovered a man sitting on Ella's bed.
Her eyes widened, ''Who are you…?"
Hearing Ruby's questioning, Ella stopped playing dead, just in case somebody died for real, ''Wait, Ruby… this…''
"Shut up!" Ruby shot a scathing glare at Ella before turning to look at the man sitting on the bed.
