Rain poured relentlessly over Yoo Jinhoo's house, the heavy drops striking the roof and windows like a thousand impatient fingers. Thunder rolled across the night sky, shaking the glass panes and filling the living room with a low, ominous rumble.
Inside, the lights from the television flickered against three pale faces.
So-ah sat curled up on the couch, her knees pulled close to her chest. Beside her, Kim Gae-in clutched a thick blanket tightly around her body, while Min-seo tried her best to appear calm, though her stiff posture betrayed her fear.
On the screen, a man in a horror film slowly approached a dark hallway.
"K-why is he going toward that sound?!" Kim Gae-in shrieked, her voice trembling as she buried half her face into the blanket.
The tension in the room tightened.
"I-it's making me shiver…" So-ah muttered, her voice quivering.
