A jolt of pure horror shot through me . My face went pale . I knew , without a doubt , that I had torn that book into a million pieces last night . A deep sense of dread told me I had to get it out of my life . I grabbed the book , threw on some clothes , and on my way to work , I tossed it into a river . It was at the bottom of the river now . It couldn't possibly come back ... right ? That thought haunted me all day . When I finally got home from work , I pushed open my front door . Lying on the floor , soaking wet , was the comic book . " Aaaah ! " I screamed , scrambling back and curling into a ball in the corner . I called Jess and told her everything , the words tumbling out in a frantic , incoherent rush . Afterward , I felt a little better . It didn't matter if she believed me or not . I just needed someone to listen . If I kept this all bottled up , was going to lose my mind for real . Jess : " Aubrey , you sound so serious , of course I believe you . The world is a weird place . I thought you were joking last time , but I guess it's real ! " Jess : " This sounds like some kind of supernatural stuff . I know a psychic who's amazing . You should talk to him . " Jess : " Tell him I sent you , he won't charge you . " She sent me his contact info . At this point , I was desperate . I was terrified of that comic book . I had nothing to lose . I added the psychic and told him my story . He asked for a video call . He looked at my face and told me I was in grave danger . Then he looked around my apartment and said the feng shui was terrible, a beacon for vengeful spirits . He looked me straight in the eyes and asked , " Young lady , have you done something to attract this bad karma ? " His words sent a shiver down my spine . My skepticism vanished , replaced by total belief . " What do I do , Master ? " I pleaded . " How do I break this curse ?" " You have to move out ! Now ! If you're not out of that apartment by midnight tonight , your life is in danger ! " My mind raced . I immediately messaged my landlord about breaking the lease . Landlord : " You can move , but you have to find a new tenant before you go . Your lease is for a year , and you still have six months left . You're the one breaking the contract , so I'm not refunding your deposit . Find a replacement yourself . " No matter how much I begged , he refused to budge , then he blocked me . But I was broke . How could afford to find a new place and move out ? " Does it really have to be tonight ? " I asked the psychic . " Listen to me , girl ! If you wait any longer , someone else will be collecting your corpse ! " I had no choice . I contacted a real estate agent and listed the apartment at a steep discount . I started packing my things in a panic . I would have to stay in a cheap hotel for now . My life was more important than money . I was only halfway through packing when my phone started blowing up . The agent messaged me . Someone wanted to see the apartment tonight and was ready to move in immediately . If they liked it , they would pay six months ' rent upfront . I'd worked with this agent before , he was trustworthy . I looked at my nearly empty bank account . I was tempted . There were still two hours until midnight . I should have enough time . 11.15 Chapter 2 15 I stood by the door with my suitcase , watching the minutes tick by . The agent arrived , but the prospective tenant was late . " It's been an hour , " I said , growing anxious . " Is he going to stand me up ? " " He said he was coming from far away , that it would take him about an hour and a half . Just wait a little longer , he should be here soon . " " An hour and a half ? Why didn't you say so earlier ? No , I can't wait . Tell him to come back tomorrow . " I started to leave , but the agent stopped me . " Come on , I came all the way out here for you this late at night . For my sake , just wait a little longer . This guy is serious . He'll probably take one look and decide in five minutes . " He was right . He had come out late just for me . He was an old client , and he looked exhausted . I sighed . " Fine . A little longer . " Finally , at , the tenant arrived . I urged him to look around quickly . He said he just needed to see the bedroom . In my rush , didn't think twice and quickly showed him . He clapped his hands together . " Great , I'll take it ! I'll pay you right now . " " Thank you , " I said automatically . The tenant looked up at me . " Thank you ? " he said , a strange smile on his face . " So ... how are you going to thank me ? " I froze . That voice . Those words . I'd heard them before . But this man wasn't the delivery driver . I glanced at the time . 11:59 . Oh god . It was a trap ! I bolted for the door . 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