It must be a dream, Dave thought. That was the only logical, rational explanation. 

But it wasn't.

As Dave stepped onto the wobbly, cheap wooden ladder, he saw the telltale signs of what he saw last night. With every step he took on the barely stable ladder, Dave saw more evidence confirming what he had seen the night before. As his calf muscle pushed on the ladder, his whole body raised up, ascending him closer and closer to the terrifying reality.

Everything else in the apartment was as...