Do not leave the inn after midnight.

I hammer the signboard to the gate.

Monster outside! I scrawl beneath it before returning to the inn’s hallway, pressing my ear to each door, listening for the breathing of those who heeded the warning.

I always did have an appetite for rule-followers.

Vishi Rin is a Literature and Creative Writing student from India. Between balancing the possibilities of an academic and a writing career, she finds herself drawn to just about everything artistic—songwriting, crocheting, painting, cooking, and even a little sorcery. She can be found at Vishi Rin.