The Haunting of the Songjiang Dormitory

The moon hung low in the sky, casting an eerie glow over the old Songjiang Dormitory. The air was thick with the scent of damp concrete and the distant hum of the city. The dormitory, a relic of the university’s past, had long been abandoned, its windows broken and doors hanging off their hinges. Yet, it was here that the tale of the Songjiang Syndrome would unfold, a story of fear, mystery, and the supernatural.

The protagonist, Xiao Li, was a fresh-faced student at Songjiang University. He had moved into the dormitory, hoping to find a place to call home during his first semester. Little did he know, the dormitory had a dark history, one that would change his life forever.

Xiao Li had heard whispers about the dormitory’s past, tales of students vanishing without a trace and strange occurrences at night. But he dismissed them as mere legends, the kind of ghost stories told to scare the newcomers. However, his first night in the dormitory would prove him wrong.

As Xiao Li lay in his bed, he could hear the faintest whispering coming from the adjacent room. He tried to ignore it, assuming it was just a dream. But the whispers grew louder, more insistent. He sat up, his heart pounding, and looked around the room. The shadows danced on the walls, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

He pushed open the door to the adjacent room and found it empty, save for a pile of old clothes and a few scattered books. He turned back to his own room, but the whispering had stopped. Curiosity piqued, he decided to investigate further.

The next day, Xiao Li began to notice strange occurrences. His bed would shift slightly, and he would find items moved from their places. He started to hear laughter in the hallways, even when he was the only one there. The whispers grew more frequent and louder, and he began to suspect that something was following him.

One evening, Xiao Li decided to confront the source of the whispers. He went to the library, where he found an old, tattered book about the dormitory’s history. The book spoke of a student named Wang, who had died under mysterious circumstances in the dormitory many years ago. It was said that Wang’s spirit was trapped within the walls, and that he sought release.

Xiao Li realized that he had become the vessel for Wang’s spirit. The whispers were his attempts to communicate, and the supernatural occurrences were his attempts to escape. Desperate to find a way to free Wang, Xiao Li began to search for a ritual to exorcise the spirit.

He spent days reading and researching, but nothing seemed to work. The whispers grew more desperate, and Xiao Li’s fear began to consume him. He started to see Wang’s face in the mirrors, and he felt the presence of the spirit more strongly than ever.

One night, Xiao Li had a vision. Wang appeared to him, his face twisted with pain and anger. “I need help,” Wang said. “I need someone to break the curse.”

Xiao Li knew he had to act quickly. He gathered the necessary ingredients for a ritual and set it up in his room. As he began to chant, he felt a cold hand grip his shoulder. He turned to see Wang standing behind him, his eyes glowing with an otherworldly light.

The ritual was a success. The whispers stopped, and the supernatural occurrences ceased. Wang’s spirit was free, and Xiao Li was safe. But the experience left him changed forever. He had seen the thin veil between the living and the dead, and he knew that some things could never be explained by science.

Xiao Li left the dormitory, never to return. He graduated from the university, but the memory of the Songjiang Syndrome stayed with him. He often wondered what had become of Wang, and whether the spirit had found peace.

The old Songjiang Dormitory remained abandoned, its secrets buried beneath layers of time. But the whispers continued, and the legend of the Songjiang Syndrome lived on, a reminder that some things are better left unseen.