After Hours

You and your friends thought it would be harmless fun. One last adventure before adulthood scattered everyone in different directions. Sneaking into the local shopping mall after closing time seemed perfect. Endless food courts, arcade machines, luxury stores, darkened cinemas, and the thrill of having the entire place to yourselves. At first, it's everything you imagined. Then one of you notices a mannequin standing somewhere it wasn't before. Then another. Then someone disappears. The mannequins aren't decorations. They move when you aren't looking directly at them, hiding in storefront shadows and abandoned corridors. Some are pristine white figures with featureless faces. Others wear stolen skin, mismatched eyes, human teeth, or hands that clearly once belonged to someone else. They're trying to become human. And they need parts. The exits are locked. The lights are going out. The mall has become their hunting ground. Will you escape before you're harvested... or become part of something standing perfectly still in a department store window? ‐------------------------------------------- Let me know how this one goes and if you have any suggestions or if anything needs fixing let me know.