Formerly_Sane
I Found an Abandoned Hallway but Now I Regret It
Hello. This is my first time actually posting on this app but today I feel like I have to since nobody believes me. I don’t even know if I believe myself honestly.
I’m a sophomore student at Marlowe State University and I have started going to a writer’s group for some time now since like my second semester. Someone I wanted to be friends with goes there so I wanted to tag along but that's beyond the point. Meetings are held in a huge lecture hall, like it’s literally a whole separate building that’s just that. There’s a building in front where the bathroom is which also has multiple classrooms and stuff. I sometimes arrive too early for the meetings so I can’t go in so I stay in the front building. I’m typically the only one in the building so I get bored often and walk around a bit.
It was just another old building in need of remodeling ASAP. It was a bit hot and humid but nothing out of the ordinary. Some classrooms were open and empty so I decided to look around. There were only rocks, maps, and random books in most of them but it was still better than doom scrolling on my phone. That was until I found a classroom whose door was ajar which made me open it as well. It wasn’t a classroom though, it was a dark hallway that only had a light up sign on which I think was for a bathroom. It was slightly flickering and I could hear static from further down the hall as well as some knocking which put me off a bit but I still took a few steps in. As I walked in I heard a loud thump followed by some footsteps that sounded as if someone was running towards me so I left ASAP and went to the meeting. I have no idea what I just encountered. Should I go back? I’m scared though.
EDIT: I don’t know if I should tell the authorities about what I saw yesterday. I went back and got a little further this time. I still heard the static but no knocking noises, at least at first. The sign was distorted, it almost looked like two mushed up faces but again, it might just be faulty. Most of the rooms were locked except one which was practically empty except for a desk and an old tv with some tapes. The room felt oddly cold. I got shivers when I went in but I was determined to know what's up with this place.
I went over to the lone desk where the tv was placed and I examined the tapes. They had tape on the side and each was named as follows:
“Warning”
“Discretion”
“Final Warning”
Yeah, should’ve been enough for me not to look but I couldn’t help it since I’ve gotten so much support here. For morbid curiosity I guess we could say, I put in the one titled “Warning” and waited for it to start playing. More static and random noises came from the tv until it started playing. Some silent film type music played in the background followed by a man talking. “Marlowe University was founded in 1927 and as of today, August 12th 1998, we count with thousands of great alumni and students putting to good use their bright minds. Some would even say they are-” said the audio while showing videos of the campus until it abruptly cut off going silent once again. The screen was once again pitch black until the following text appeared:
IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS
YOU ARE NOT
THERE IS NOTHING
TO SEE HERE
PLEASE
GO AWAY
STAY AWAY
NEVER COMEBACK
DO NOT SAY A WORD
Then it stopped. A bit weird but I brushed it off thinking it was just an old film project so I decided to check the one titled “Discretion” which started in the same fashion but a new message about safety. “One of Marlowe State University’s priorities is student safety but students have some rules they should follow. Number 1: have discretion when talking to your professors. Number 2: be careful walking around at night. Number 3: never go into room 103,” it said until it stopped once again. Another text popped up:
I TOLD YOU
GO AWAY
STAY AWAY
NEVER COME BACK
I PROMISE YOU
YOU DO NOT
WANT TO FIND OUT
I was put off but I had already gone too far to back out. Still thinking it was just a horror film project I put in the tape “Final Warning” and waited for it to start up. “At Marlowe State University we help students put their bright minds to good use. Even the ones that are out of their mind,” said the narrator and it all went dark. The following message was on the screen:
FINAL WARNING
CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK
YOU DO NOT WANT TO FIND OUT
An audio of someone screaming in horror followed, startling me. Another message popped up.
THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING
Then a dark video followed showcasing random objects with something on them but I couldn’t tell what. There was also some crying in the background which unsettled me more until the last message popped up.
THIS IS YOUR FINALE
After a video of a heavily beat up young woman with blood appeared on the screen which left me frozen. I couldn’t get myself to leave until the tv screen just shattered making me jump and finally run away. I don’t know what happened or what will happen but I’m worried. Do you think they’ll believe me? Do you believe me? I really don’t know what to do.