"There's no reason to be afraid, there's no reason to be afraid there's no reason to be afraid." No matter how often he repeated it, he knew it wasn't true. There was lots to be afraid of, of this he was sure. "Enjoy the new office, Jason," Theo had said. But there was something sinister in his smile, he knew it. Before long, a long time employee stopped by and stuck his head in. There was a knowing look on his face. "Room 223, huh?" He said. "Yeah," Parks replied. "Look ... Is there something I should know?" After he said that out loud, he began to realize that most of the other employees had stayed away ever since he got settled in that morning. "Look," the man told him, "I shouldn't be saying this, but ... No one who's worked in this office has stayed long. They say it's haunted. The last three people who've worked here have gone mad." "Haunted? That's not rig." He laughed at his awkward joke, but the other man did not. He left, and Parks was again on his own. "Haunted, that's stupid." He wiped his sweaty brow. The room was completely empty when he came in this morning, with nothing but cheap furniture haphazardly placed in the corner. Come to think of it, it was hotter than normal inside the office. Maybe that corner desk was blocking a vent or something. He walked over and gave it a tug. He was right, it was cheap, and light, and it moved easily. As he pulled it away from the wall, there was a crash. A small picture frame had been tucked tightly behind the desk and had fallen facedown on the floor. He picked it up, bemused by the frame. It looked homemade, and ugly, but he was a fan of the absurd and the picture was certainly that. He placed it on his desk. Hell, why not. He'd taken the job suddenly and hadn't moved many personal items with him. Besides, the picture was funny to look at. The teenager, all hair gel and sideburns, airborne. His legs out to the side, and anger in his face as he practiced some pathetic karate move. Parks laughed and went to stand up. That's when he noticed the eyes ... They were following him.