The Bride In Black

Part 21

I lay among the sheets unable to sleep, I felt so strange something was preventing me from sleeping I kept rubbing my neck, it was really sore. I sighed and sat up pushing the covers off me and looking around the room. I got a weird feeling from the chair again like someone was looking at me. I grabbed my phone shining the torch on the chair seeing nothing but my chair and the dress I threw over it earlier, so I turned off the light and looked around again spotting where the old wooden wardrobe was open a small crack I felt like I could see red eyes watching me from within the darkness of the wardrobe. I turned the light back on and it was nothing so I turned it off again leaning on the headboard and watching my curtains flutter gently from the gentle cool breeze. I gave up and pushed the covers off me putting my feet on the cold floor, I grabbed my robe to wrap around my nightie and I headed out hoping wondering around the house would help put me to sleep. 

I walked down the winding stairwells, the long corridors, past the various paintings, past the beautiful windows, I went to the kitchen and did myself a drink. I felt like I was being watched I kept looking over my shoulders but I was always alone. I finished my drink and headed back into the house, I noticed the luna courtyard I hurried down into it and noticed the fountain held and dry there hadn't been liquid in it likely for years, I sighed and headed back towards my room heading down the corridor and it was then I heard something.

a creak of the floorboards. 

I froze pushing my weight down on my foot again and it didn't creak meaning for sure It wasn't me. 

I held my breath but heard the creak again. 

I could hear and feel breathing behind me, breathing down my neck.

I heard another creak even though I was as still as a statue. 

whoever or whatever that was it was getting closer. 

I bolted down the corridor hearing whatever it was chase after me, I did my best through the halls and corridors that I barely knew I found a room so I hurried him shutting the door behind me hoping to keep anyway whoever it was. I looked around it was a dark cupboard just some blankets and towels. I opened the door a little trying to see who it was unsure who now to expect.

But this was more horrific than anything I could imagine.