𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒

Asper

The door opened and Regan flinched. Vesper was standing there with a messy look. Her hair was disheveled, the opposite of what they were at school; sleek straight, and her eyes were drowsy. She was wearing short pajamas.

When Regan saw that, she realized she was on pajamas too. She cringed embarrassingly at herself. She probably looked even worse. But who cared about looks in the chaos that she found herself in?

"Regan, what are you doing here?" Vesper asked, yawning and then made a confused face.

Regan felt even more ashamed to have woken up her friend in such hour. "Vesper, I really need your help, call the police, hurry!" she urged with a shaky voice.

"Wait, what happened, why should I call the police?"

"Someone is in my house, and my aunt is inside!" Regan said panicked and lowered her voice to not wake any other people up. The night was silent, so people could wake up easily if odd raised voices were heard. That was the least she wanted.

"Are you serious Regan? Who is in your house?" Vesper asked, folding her arms.

"I am dead serious, I saw it, please call the police, I don't have my phone...!"

Vesper on the other hand didn't seem very affected. She took it as a not important matter, knowing that Regan was paranoid. She stepped out in her slippers and closed the main door behind her.

"Regan, come on, you must be exaggerating. How about I come in your house and check it?" Vesper suggested putting her hand into Regan's shoulder but then jerked it away faster then the wind. Her shoulder was hotter than a spoon on a hot plate. Vesper waved her hand on the air and sighed frustrated.

"What?" Regan said, not understanding why she did so. She acted as if she burnt her hand.

"Nevermind. So, how come we go and check your house for anything wrong?"

"Okay."

Vesper's steps were tired and Regan could tell she was annoyed. She opened the front door of Regan's house and Regan followed her from behind, scared and terrified.

Vesper entered first and stood in the kitchen. Everything looked normal and fine. Meanwhile when Regan entered, she felt a weird presence. She wasn't even sure though, but she couldn't sense it.

"So, where is that someone in your house?" her short tempered friend asked with a tired look, "What's the point of waking me up over nothing?"

Regan stood there ashamed. She knew that the 'thing' meant to terrify and mess with her, and of course, not show in front of others.

She was going to answer her but footsteps were heard from the staircase.

Her heart nearly went away until she saw Monica coming downstairs.

"What on earth are you both doing in the middle of the night?" Monica asked with a bewildered look. When Regan saw her, she let a long breath. No matter what fear she felt, Monica was safe at least. Well, how would Regan explain this?

"You told me your aunt was sleeping!" Vesper hissed in her ear, making her flinch.

"I...I-"

"Okay, so Regan came in my house and told me someone broke in your house, aunt Monica," Vesper interrupted.

"What? Regan is this true?"

"I swear s-someone was here, I saw the b-bathroom's door close itself, I heard noises and saw it's sh-shadow!" she explained, rushing in her words. She hated she stuttered but she was hell scared now.

When saying this, she knew there was no way that Monica would believe. Regan felt exposed like no way before. She somehow could sense it or him making fun of her. Or this was just fabled irrationally in her mind.