Horror Short and Diary Stories

Forever

November 2, 2022

Tonight was the same as the night before. everyone in the house was asleep, except me. I always imagine weird and scary things before going to sleep. Are you the same like me?

I have been suffering from insomnia since the incident 2 years ago. I want to be like other people who can sleep soundly without having to wake up suddenly in the middle of the night. Honestly I'm tired, really.

Tonight my room feels much quieter than before. It was so quiet that only the ticking of the clock on the wall could be heard clearly. I suddenly thought of my best friend, Lion. We used to be together everywhere. I met him when we were in high school. 2 years ago he and I went to the funfair. There we tried all the rides and games. What I remember the most is the roller coaster, because that was the last time I laughed with him. Lion really likes anything red.

The roller coaster we were riding had a technical fault. The seat right where Lion was sitting had his seat belt damaged. Lion fell bouncing far away and the red glasses he was wearing pierced his eyes. I cried so hard to see what happened. Tonight I cried again remembering what happened to my best friend.

I always wake up in the middle of the night because nightmares about the incident replayed in my memory. The incident is clearly etched in my mind. I feel guilty about what happened because if I had not asked him to go to the funfair to celebrate my birthday, he would still be alive today. I hate my birthday, because it's the same day my best friend died. I cried hard in the blanket.

My crying subsided when I felt a warm hand gently caress my back. My mother always wakes up every night hearing me cry. The difference is, usually she scolds me for disturbing the others' sleep, and today I think she understands me. I opened my blanket so I could hug her and thanked her for calming me down.

I was surprised that she wasn't my mother, he was my best friend, Lion was here. Right beside me. Lion stroked my back weakly. He was no different from before, the color red was still his favorite until now. His whole body was covered in blood, especially his glasses-pierced eyes. He smiled at me. I'm glad he's here. From the beginning, he was the only one who understood me.

"You don't have to feel guilty, you don't have to dream of me anymore, because I will always be with you from now on, forever."
I'm lucky to have a friend like him.