The Door Must Not Be Opened. Please Trust Me.
August 13, 2026
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5 min readThe Door Must Not Be Opened. Please Trust Me.
The narrator had always known Wallace and Dan as his closest friends, the only family he'd ever really had. When they insisted on taking him out for a celebration—drinks at Wallace's place, then downtown to meet Dan's work friends—he agreed, even though he'd been isolating himself for weeks, stuck in a dark place he couldn't escape. What he didn't know was that the night would force him to confront something far stranger and more disturbing than any depression: a dead body in Wallace's bathroom, and the revelation that the person he thought he was might not exist at all.
The discovery under the sink
During a bathroom break, the narrator rummaged through Wallace's cabinet for a clean towel and found something that didn't belong. Maggots spilled across his arm. Inside the cabinet was a corpse—wrapped in a black shirt and dark jeans, decayed into a desaturated greyish green, with hollow dot eyes and bone-yellow teeth. He snapped photos on his phone, cleaned up the maggots, and returned to the poker table, trying to act normal. But Wallace noticed something had changed. The narrator kept a close eye on the cheese knife, and when Wallace reached for it, he snatched it first, holding it as a weapon. "What so you can take it? You want to put us under the same sink?" he yelled.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:01) **Setup: A Night Out With Friends** - The narrator introduces his two best friends, Wallace and Dan, who are like family to him. He has been in a dark place, isolating himself, and the two men are determined to drag him out for a celebration.
- 2 (02:38) **The Venue Switch and the Banter** - The pre-party moves to Wallace's row house at the last minute. The narrator observes the dynamic between his two friends, who use a repetitive verbal tic when making a point.
- 3 (04:02) **Poker and Personalities** - The three settle in for chicken wings, cheese, and poker. The narrator describes his friends' contrasting playing styles and their solid, if unglamorous, careers.
- 4 (07:02) **The Discovery in the Bathroom** - The narrator goes to the bathroom and, looking for a clean towel, opens a cabinet under the sink. He finds a corpse.
- 5 (10:34) **Returning to the Game, Paralyzed by Fear** - The narrator returns to the poker table, shaken. He must hide his terror from Wallace, who seems to notice something is off.
- 6 (12:16) **A Tense Standoff Over Cheese** - The narrator and Wallace have a subtle power struggle over a cheese knife, highlighting the growing suspicion.
- 7 (15:01) **A Failed Attempt to Get Alone With Dan** - The narrator tries to get Wallace out of the room so he can warn Dan, but his plan backfires.
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Show Notes
Don't open! Written by: Saturdead
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