Horror story: the shadow at the end of the hall in room 303

I wasn't going to post this but it's been sitting in my head for three years now so.

Winter 2022. I moved into a gositel in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu. Tiny room, cheap rent, walking distance to Hongdae. Perfect for broke 20-something me. I was in room 301 on the third floor. Room 303, at the very end of the hall, had a little "VACANT" tag on the door from day one.

Here's the thing that started freaking me out. Every single night after 11pm, I'd see a shadow pass by that door. Like a person walking past. I figured it was just another resident at first. Made sense, right?

Except the hallway CCTV showed nothing. Nobody.

I asked the building manager about it. He just went, "303 hasn't been used in years. That door doesn't even open."

Okay. Sure. Cool.

So one night I'm heading out to the shared kitchen to make ramen. And I stop in front of 303. I don't know why, I just stopped. And I looked down at the gap under the door and there was a shadow. The shape of feet. Someone's FEET. Just standing there on the other side.

I stared at the door. And then.

The door went creak.

And from inside, this low whispering voice:

"You're not cold... come inside... it's warm in here..."

I ran. I didn't make the ramen. I locked my door and sat on my bed shaking. No ramen. Just vibes. Bad ones.

After that it got worse. Every night I heard this soft tap tap tap on 303's door. And then a few times my own door handle. turning. slowly.

I went to management and demanded they pull the CCTV footage again. And this time there WAS something. A figure standing in front of 303 for a long time. No face visible. Just standing there. And then it walked down the hallway and.

it didn't go to the stairs. didn't go to the elevator. it just. got blurry. in the middle of the hallway. and disappeared.

The manager watched the whole thing and turned the monitor off without saying anything. Then quietly:

"A few years ago there was a college student living in 303. He was living alone and... he died in that room. Nobody knew for days."

After that they sealed the room. Never rented it out again.

I put in my notice immediately. Last night before I moved out, I was packing up my stuff when I noticed a handwritten note someone had slipped under my door.

"Room 303 is open right now. Come take a look. Just for a second."

I did not take a look.

I left at 6am.