The Knock (Short Horror Story)
The Knock (Short Horror Story) The Knock When I got my job transfer, we shifted to a small town in Mumbai. They asked me to manage in a rented house for a few days till the new house was ready. So I rented a house near my workplace, some distance apart from other houses, and the owner too did not live in that house. I shifted there with my wife and daughter. We just unpack a few of our things as we knew that we will leave soon so no need to unpack everything. They made the house in such a way that the front door and the back door were exactly facing each other. After having dinner, we all went to sleep. At around 2:30 am, there was knocking at the door. It woke me up. I looked for the time and wonder who could be at this late night. I asked for the name. There was no reply but knocking continues. As I was just about to open the door, knocking stops at once. I opened the door, but there was no one outside. I looked further outside, but there was nothing. I though