When i first moved in, the only part of the apartment that creeps me out is the stairs. Not that it's creepy or anything, but it's creaky. And i don't like creaky things, like stairs and floorboards that creaks when you step on them. But it all changed one night.
It was a very hot Monday night and just as i don't like creaky things, i also don't like Mondays. So i was up burying myself in a Jack Reacher Thriller. It was about 12 going up to 1 am, when i decided to go to the kitchen for a midnight snack.
At about 2am, i was in bed forcing myself to sleep when i heard it. At first i thought my ears must be playing tricks on me. But then i heard it again, this time it was much louder. I knew which steps creaks the loudest so i figured, whoever is coming up is probably already on the landing. I crept out of bed very slowly and stood behind the door, because clearly i don't know what to do. A moment later there was a rapping sound outside the door, i held my breath, grabbed a pencil from my nightstand and threw open the door. Standing in front of me with tongue lolling out is Luna my German shepherd.
I looked at her, smiled and said; "Well, Luna i guess creaky stairs aren't that bad ". And so i went back to sleep cuddling Luna.

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