She Bought the House at an Online Auction — But Nothing Prepared Her for the Attic

Hearing sounds

That night, the silence felt overwhelming. Lilly wasn’t used to how strange the sound of nothing could be. There was no traffic, no voices, not even a dog barking far away.

Lilly curled under a single blanket and left her phone charging beside the bed. Then, somewhere in the distance, she thought she heard wood shifting.