Creative Writing

Told from the perspective of an unseen observer, this story unfolds in the tense space between voyeurism and discovery. The narrator, concealed beneath the floor of a woman’s home, chronicles her movements, habits, and haunting art, drawn deeper into her private world through the narrow view of a loose vent. What begins as silent observation shifts toward a charged encounter when she engages with a mirror—speaking soundless words, gazing not at her own reflection but seemingly through it—and turns her attention toward him. Blurring the boundaries between watcher and watched, the narrative builds a slow, intimate dread, leaving both the narrator and the reader uncertain whether the balance of control has irrevocably changed.