It Never Ended
I was sleeping when a sudden shrieking sound woke me up. The lights were turned off, and I was thirsty. I walked to the living room and grabbed the water bottle from the dining table. Again I heard that same sound, this time closer. It was like some bird screaming out, with a lot of rage. I thought maybe some owl or bat was out for their nighttime hunt and calling out!! But once I returned to my bed, the sound became so close that it almost felt from inside the room. I got up, scared, sweating- what was it!! I could hear something dragging itself from under my bed. I froze in fear. I was staring blankly at the wall across, not able to move an inch. The dragging sound moved as if it came out from under my bed. I could feel a huge shadow forming beside my bed. I went totally numb. It felt like something was holding my limbs tight and I had no nerves to look at what was happening just beside me. The shadow made its way towards the edge of the bed, standing just in front of me. It had...