For a long moment, fear left him frozen and paralyzed. His mind raced a mile a minute, trying to make sense of what he’d just seen. His whole body tensed up, adrenaline flooding his veins. But after taking a shaky breath, Nathan forced himself to calm down. “Funny real funny, guys,” he called out loudly, trying to steady his shaky nerves.
He took a deep exhale, letting the built-up tension fade away. It was just another stupid prank. That figure was probably just another staff member in dark clothes messing with him. Nathan laughed at his own paranoia, shaking off the last traces of fear. It was all just part of the initiation tradition—nothing more, nothing less.
