THIRTEEN

Chapter 4

Fortunately I had some mini cameras with me, and I connected them everywhere in my house except my parent's room  as I can't hinder their privacy. I connected it to the computer with a timer, after each day all the recordings will be automatically posted on the website. It was  almost midnight , but I could not sleep. I laid down on my bed looking at the ceiling. The house was so silent, my mother slept long back ago and all I could hear was the ticking of the clock. My breath grew faster as the time passed, I looked at the clock and it was finally midnight. I switched off the lamp and closed my eyes trying for a good sleep. My heart raced when I heard a faint sound of foot step I took out a long sigh. 

" It's just my mind..it's my imagination…", I murmured in my mind, yet I could hear it coming closer to me. It was as if I could feel someone standing behind me, I almost froze, my heart was throbbing, I didn't have the courage to look behind , not even to move my hands and cover myself with the blanket. I laid still in the same position and didn't move. I looked at the clock and I didn't even realize it was now 3am, when I felt as if someone pushed my bed in order to sit. I flinched back and looked at the wall unblinkingly. I was scared to close my eyes, I just wanted this night to end. 

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the clock. It was 7:30 pm in the morning, sunlight peeked through the curtains , I could hear the chirping of birds and some distant hubbubs from outside noises which made me sigh but my eyes were still heavy when the door slammed open. 

" Sami! Wake up, it's already morning!'' My mom cried, she was not in a good mood  as it seemed so.

" Mom, can I sleep for few more minutes, I really didn't have good sleep in the night" 

" Stop making excuses and get up! I am making breakfast so come down fast" , she said and slammed shut my door. 
Reluctantly I woke up, my head was dizzy and I freshened myself up. 

I went down to the breakfast table, it was bread jam and milk as usual, I am just sick of it. My mind was still clogged with the thoughts about yesterday. 

" Last night was my imagination.. I thought about it too much, I will say these to Daniel", I thought when I heard my mother talking on the phone. I looked at her. 

" When? Day after tomorrow? Fine.. I was really looking forward to a nice get together, I am just so tired of my routine now."  , she said and laughed.

" Oh.. don't worry about her Cathy, she is a big girl now, she can take her own responsibility" 

My eyes widened as I watched her. 

" oh, okay, byee", she smiled and cut the call. 

" Mom…", I whispered. 

"What! You haven't finished your breakfast yet. Finish it now I don't want to hear anything" , she snapped and got up. 
I finished my breakfast and went to my room. I checked last night's recording. I let out a sigh of relief after I realized that I was just panicking when suddenly I noticed a gust of wind blowing through the window, I zoomed in, my eyes widened as I noticed a faint misty figure or thing passing through the window outside. 

" Maybe because it was pitch dark in the room, it must be the wind", I fumbled and rewatched the recording but found nothing. I called Daniel but he didn't pick up even after trying several times. An uncanny panic circled my mind  and I called Rachel but she didn't take the call either. I paced back and forth, as I couldn't keep my mind calm, they were not the people who would not take up the call, especially Daniel when suddenly my foot stepped on the tv remote and the tv switched on. 

" Two young people, Dave Somerset and Nina Mills, mysteriously disappeared on 29th October, their parents reported that they were not home and when they came back in the morning, they were already gone. They were assumed to have gone missing in the night but strangely no evidence regarding their disappearances were found. No windows were brokens or signs of breaking and locks were found. "