Rule Horror: A Cheap Apartment, a Woman Knocks at the Door

[Don't read if you're a scaredy-cat: even the author is trembling]

[Huilan Apartments: Rules for Residents]

1. Between midnight and five in the morning, do not answer any knocking.

2. If the person outside claims to be a neighbor, do not open the door or make a sound.

3. If there's a passenger wearing red shoes in the elevator, look down at your own shoes.

4. If your reflection is half a beat behind, smash the mirror immediately.

5. If the rules have changed since yesterday, trust yesterday's version.

I asked the landlord what would happen if I broke the rules.

The corners of the landlord's mouth curled upward. The angle of that smile sent a chill down my spine.