The handwritten note appears on your doorstep:

"Stored for so long, a simple test of will,
Although you had kept it inside yourself,
Soon enough everything exploded,
Seed from the granary began to spill.."

Your eyes flick from left to right after you read the odd words. Why does it feel like someone has just placed a hex on you? Who is watching you at this moment? A fluttering black curtain settles against the windowpane of the house next door. People have commented on the new neighbor, wondered aloud why she painted the entire residence black and placed ba... Show more