working in a scary shop

bab 4 Automatic Door part 3

　You were here a while ago, where have you been? Is it a toilet?

　Even so, I don't know how to say it's careless... How can I leave the store empty even though it's late at night and there are no customers. What do you do when a guest comes suddenly? If he doesn't come, I guess he's anticipating it.

　I was alone in the empty store. Even so, I have free time. The hands of the clock had already passed 2:30 midnight, and while I was being told about miscellaneous tasks, most of the work was done.

　Will it stay like this until morning? How many more guests will come before the sun rises? At this rate, I can probably remember the number of customers, their faces, and the things I bought.

　....... Aoyama-san won't come back...

　suddenly. Feeling her gaze, I raise my head. The glass area of ​​the magazine corner.

"Aoyama-san?"

　I thought. The other side of the glass is pitch black, and Aoyama-san is not a single fool. What is it?

　That happens often. I didn't pay much attention to it and returned my eyes to the store.

　At that time--.

　The automatic door opened with a mediocre chime.

　north……!

"Welcome--"

　I reflexively said so and turned to the automatic door. A long time customer.

　I thought I was fully equipped with a sales smile, but the next moment I froze while facing the door.

　No... what?

　I'm not.

　A customer who should be there.

　A customer who should have slipped through the automatic door. Anywhere.

　The automatic door closed as if nothing had happened. The chimes also stop ringing.

　……. what……?

　I narrowed my eyes and stared at it, but it didn't look like anything changed. It's just an automatic door. No, the wind isn't blowing that much today, and there's nothing that looks like trash near the door.

　that's strange. Tilt her head and think so. The door opened by itself again.

"..."

　scared.

　I didn't think so.

　It's weird at that time.

　After confirming that the door closed again, I slipped out of the counter and stood in front of the automatic door. The sensor is activated by me standing up, and it opens like a matter of course. I stick my head out of the door and look around. No one, of course. ...it's not a prank.

　If it's not a prank, there's only one thing I can think of.

"Is it broken..."

　The sensor must be screwed.

　The words of the store manager and Mr. Aoyama revived in my mind. Even though I couldn't see it with my own eyes, I felt uncomfortable trying to attribute a mysterious phenomenon to a ghost.

　Well, if a woman with no legs came in, I'd probably believe in the existence of ghosts.

　But if the door opens on its own even though there's nothing there, it's likely that the door is broken or some other reason.

　what is it……. I let out a short sigh.

　I think the people who quit until now probably misunderstood the failure of the automatic door as the work of a ghost and quit because they got scared.

　I'm sorry, what is this? Not scary at all.

　The lack of traffic, the fact that the surrounding area is a sea of ​​trees, and it's also a famous place for suicides doubles my anxiety and fear, and because of that, I get the illusion that I've seen something strange.

　Unfortunately, I'm not a religious person. I hate stories that have no invisible evidence.

　Because there's always someone doing that kind of talk behind the scenes and enjoying it. If you think about it like that, don't you think it's extremely stupid to be swept away by other people who make a fuss about being scared? If it's something like this, a week is not enough.

　When I went back to the counter, the door opened again, and this time it remained open even after the chime had finished ringing.

"..."

　I stare at it with cold eyes.

　This never happened when I was with Aoyama-san.

　The door in front of the line of sight is not closed and remains open, constantly sending the lukewarm air outside into the store.

　The same phenomenon can occur when a person is left standing alone in front of a door.

　No, no way...

　No way…….

　It takes about a few minutes to return to the counter and continue observing the strange automatic door.

　I got tired of the automatic door that didn't close easily, so I left the counter and went to check the door.

　If the door is left open, insects will enter the store. I can't take it anymore. After all, it's the punch line that the rails or something else is clogged with garbage.

　But. I squatted down and looked at the rail from corner to corner, but there wasn't even a single piece of dust stuck in it.

　Is it really broken? Ahh, this. What do you do with it open?

　For the time being, if Aoyama-san comes, talk to him... That's what I thought when I scratched the back of my head.