Harp chimes rang through the dark house as the doorbell sounded once again for the second hour, the fifth time this week,
"Just like clockwork."
The chimes instantly stopped, going quiet for a time.
The eerie silence made her glance over to her illuminating digital clock across the room as the time stood brightly as it displayed the three numbers of the day to her.
Sitting up quickly, shockingly no more chimes sounded, and by this point, it had been well over two more hours since they began.
As per usual she took her jaunt downstairs to check the perimeter and secure all the locks and doors, except the windows as she had never opened them before.
After sweeping over the final lock feeling it still intact as she had left it, once she entered her home, she turned to return upstairs.
However, just as before, as it had become a natural occurrence in her life as of recently, cursing carnivals and all city day fairs alike, she was snatched up and hurried upstairs to her room with the distinct click of the lock sounding through the dark.
"Uh, uh, here we go again."
