The last bus home is always late. Tonight, it arrives empty—except for the feeling that someone is already on board.

In her apartment building, there’s only one rule: never open the door after midnight. She follows it—until the knocking comes anyway. By morning, a note waits on her door: ‘You almost let it in.’ And the lock isn’t the way she left it.

The landlord gave MJ six rules when she moved into Apartment 13. A week later, MJ found a seventh rule—hidden behind the bathroom mirror.