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I woke up at exactly 3:17 a.m. At first, I heard nothing. Then came three quiet knocks from the wall beside my bed. *Knock. Knock. Knock.* I froze. My room was on the second floor, and the other side of that wall was supposed to be empty. I waited. Again. *Knock. Knock. Knock.* I whispered, “Who’s there?” Silence. Then my phone lit up. A message from an unknown number: **DON’T ANSWER IT.** My hands started shaking. Another message appeared. **IT THINKS YOU’RE ALONE.** I slowly looked toward the door. It was open. I was sure I had locked it before sleeping. Then I heard footsteps in the hallway. Slow. Heavy. They stopped directly outside my room. I held my breath. The handle began turning. But before the door opened, three knocks came from inside my wall again. *Knock. Knock. Knock.* Then a whisper came from behind the wallpaper: “Why did you tell it you were alone?” The footsteps outside suddenly stopped. My phone vibrated one last time. **TURN AROUND.** I didn’t. I stared at the wall until morning. When my parents finally entered my room, they found me sitting motionless on the bed. Behind the wallpaper was a hidden doorway. And on the other side… was my bedroom. Exactly the same. Except someone was sleeping in my bed.