The police found no sign of forced entry after I reported footsteps inside the house.
As they left, one officer quietly pointed to muddy prints beginning beneath the stairs.
Home-invasion fear becomes supernatural when the locked boundary is intact but the threat is already inside.
It follows the house rule: exactly two sentences, with the turn doing more than adding a monster. It changes the reader’s interpretation of the setup.
The Neighbor
My neighbor texted to say someone had been standing at my upstairs window for ten minutes.
Motion Alert
The motion alert showed a woman standing motionless in my backyard at 2:11 a.m.
Face ID
My phone unlocked with Face ID while I was asleep alone in the apartment.
Smart Lock
At midnight my smart lock notified me that the front door had been opened with my fingerprint.
Closet
I woke up to find my closet door open, although I always lock it before sleeping.