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The House Remembers Its Tenants
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Mara pulled the blanket over her head. "Old houses do that," she whispered. "Go to sleep." Daniel tried. But the pacing matched his own heartbeat, and when he held his breath, it slowed down too. Like whatever it was could feel him listening.
By morning the pacing stopped. Relieved, they started unpacking. But every box was already empty, their things neatly arranged in upstairs rooms they'd never entered, as if the house had moved them in overnight and decided where everything went. Mara found her grandmother's ring on a stranger's nightstand.
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