Chapter 3Snake skin in the community building

"Liv, is that you?" I called out as I approached the entryway, but there was no answer, just incessant knocking. The knocking grew louder, as if something was chasing her.

Emily called me again, breathless, "I was scared to death. Thank God I heard your voice message and closed the elevator. I ran out!"

So, whoever's at the door isn't her!

Anxiously, I approached the door and peeked through the peephole. It was the young girl who lived across from me. Her lips were purple, and she nervously looked around. We usually exchanged glances in passing, and I had a good impression of her.

Just ten minutes ago, she was messaging in the group chat. Why was she outside now?

"Help me! I left my keys inside!" she suddenly shouted, banging on the door harder. Her voice echoed through the hallway.

The girl screamed desperately, and my compassion almost made me open the door. But then I heard her pleading voice.

"Don't bite me... I'll find you new food..."

"No!"

"Hiss, hiss." Then there was silence.

I didn't have the courage to look through the peephole again, but I could imagine the gruesome scene. Calming myself, I realized the girl across the hall wanted me to feed the snake so it would spare her. If I had opened the door, I could have been the snake's next victim.

But if this snake had already bitten the delivery person, how was it still searching for food? Could there be more than one snake in this building?