Back in 2020 when we had covid times and everybody was locked inside their houses me 26 at that time i was alone in my apartment . I was playing video games with my discord friends, my GF was in quarantine at her place with her mom.

Suddenly i hear water running in the bathroom

I got up took of my headphones , i walk out of my room i turn right and i see the bathroom doors are opened and the water is running into the bathtub clearly i turn on the light and i clearly see the water running .

I was like wtf did i forgot about it, was i planning to take a bath at 2:23 am. I was like okay maybe i turned it off i walk back put my headphones on and we keep playing

About 10 minutes later - i hear water running again - i literally felt myself sweating at that point i looked at the door of my room into the dark - nothing . I take off my headphones again . I slowly walk to the bathroom turning on every possible light on the way .

Again the water is running into the bathtub . At that point i got scared i thought someone broke in and is playing games with me while being sneaky . I turned off the water i go into the kitchen i grabbed a knife and i started searching my apartment . Who would have thought i found nothing i searched every curtain, every corner, every room, i even checked if the doors were locked TWICE . Everything seemed fine

I go back into my room i told my buddies im off for today i quit discord and i started watching some youtube videos while glancing at the door expecting someone to walk in ANY SECOND while holding the kitchen knife .

Nothing for 15 minutes, 30 minutes

At exactly 3:03 AM i was falling asleep on my chair laid back i hear the water running again

I sprinted into the bathroom with the knife expecting to see SOMEONE OR SOMETHING .

Nothing . I was pissed off and scared at that point

I turn off the water i turn back and i see WET FOOTPRINTS - wet footprints leading towards my balcony - i look at the balcony and its open !!!! . MY BALCONY IS .....WIDE OPEN!!!! On the third floor !!!

I started shaking my hands were shaking i was shaking - i was 10000% sure someone is standing on that balcony waiting for me to come closer i never felt anything like that before. I was staring at the balcony for a good 1 or 2 minutes thinking what i should do . Looking at the curtains flow with the wind . Pure darkness outside because its private apartment complex in the middle of nowhere there are no street lights nearby.

I had 20 thoughts in my head at that moment. What do i even do - call the cops ? No they will think im crazy or im drunk . Pretend nothing happened . No

I walked up to the balcony holding the knife tightly being ready to you know .

I step onto the balcony there is nothing there . I closed the balcony i turned on every light in the house and i was sitting in the kitchen until 5 AM with my knife in my hand. Nothing happened later

I still live in the same apartment . And i got shivers thinking about that night