The room was hushed as Adam, Ray, and Jacob settled into their beds. It had been a really long and tiring days, leaving the boys eager for a good night's sleep. They had just finished their nightly routines and were ready to slip into dreams.
As they closed their eyes, the silence was shattered by a sound echoing through the hallway outside their room. It was a slow, deliberate thud, accompanied by the distinct scraping noise of something being dragged across the floor. The boys froze, exchanging curious glances in the dimly lit room.
"What was that?" whispered Adam, the boldest of the three, his voice tinged with a mix of curiosity and trepidation.
Jacob, ever the skeptic, replied, "Probably just the janitor doing some late-night cleaning. Nothing to worry about."
Ray, the most imaginative and easily spooked, felt a shiver run down his spine. "But... it sounds so eerie, like someone dragging a heavy object. Maybe we should check it out?"
