Young Couple and A Secret Friend

It was a dark and stormy night, and Sarah and David were driving home from a late-night movie. They had been dating for a few months and had decided to move in together. As they drove, they talked about how excited they were to start their new life together.

Suddenly, Sarah slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to a screeching halt. David looked at her, confused. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"I thought I saw something in the road," Sarah said, peering through the rain. "But it's gone now."

David shrugged it off and they continued driving. When they arrived at their new apartment, they were exhausted and quickly fell asleep.

The next day, Sarah went out to run errands while David stayed home to unpack. As he was putting away dishes in the kitchen, he heard a strange noise. It sounded like someone was knocking on the wall. He walked over to investigate, but there was no one there.

Later that day, Sarah returned home and noticed that David seemed on edge. When she asked him what was wrong, he told her about the strange knocking noise. Sarah laughed it off, saying it was probably just the pipes. But David couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right.

That night, as they were lying in bed, Sarah suddenly sat up. "David, did you see that?" she asked.

"See what?" David replied, groggily.

"I saw a figure standing in the corner," Sarah said, her voice shaking.

David got up to check, but there was no one there. "It was probably just a dream," he said, trying to reassure her.

But Sarah couldn't shake the feeling that they weren't alone in their new apartment.

Over the next few weeks, strange things continued to happen. They would hear footsteps when no one was there, objects would move on their own, and they would both catch glimpses of a figure in the shadows.

One day, Sarah was home alone when she heard the knocking again. This time, it was louder and more insistent. She followed the noise and found a hidden compartment in the wall. Inside, she found an old diary.

As she began to read it, she realized that it belonged to a young woman who had lived in the apartment many years ago. The woman had been in love with a man who had betrayed her, and she had taken her own life in the apartment.

As Sarah continued to read, she realized that the woman's ghost had been watching over her and David. She had been the one making the strange noises and moving objects. But why had she been doing it?

It wasn't until a few days later that Sarah discovered the reason. She had gone out for a walk and had bumped into an old man who had lived in the building for years. He told her that the young woman who had lived in their apartment had had a best friend, who had promised to never leave her side. But when the woman had died, the friend had disappeared, never to be seen again.

Sarah realized that the young woman's ghost had been trying to reach out to them, to make contact with her long-lost friend. With this realization, Sarah and David decided to try to help the ghost find her friend.

It took some research, but they finally found the woman's friend, who was now an elderly woman living in a retirement home. When they visited her and explained the situation, the woman was overjoyed. She had never forgotten her dear friend and had always regretted not being there for her in her time of need.

With the woman's blessing, Sarah and David held a seance in their apartment, calling forth the young woman's ghost. As the ghost materialized, they could see that she was no longer