As my body sank deeper into the water, I felt a strong grip on my leg. I looked up at the bleak-white ceiling, and a drop of some weird crimson liquid dripped onto my forehead. I inspected it more, and shrieked. BLOOD was coming off the ceiling in little droplets, tapping out a small rhythm of Morse code that spelled out:
"LOOK AT THE WALL, ALANA..."
I look at the wall, but find nothing there. Soon, another rhythm of taps followed.
"THE OTHER WALL..."
I roll my eyes in annoyance, then look at the wall on the right. A wave of fear rushed over me as I saw what was written.
"I KILLED YOUR FAMILY, ALANA. YOU'RE NEXT..."
Then, as soon as I read the sentence, my head was pushed down under the surface. I tried to scream, but water enveloped my lungs as quickly as it had submerged my body. Right before I passed out from both my struggling to breathe and the sheer terror of drowning in my own bathtub, it was over. I had now met my watery grave in person.
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ELAINE
Cerita Pendek"ELAINE" is a short horror story following the main character, Elaine Hampton's, grisly murder occurring in the 1950s, a time of crisis for Hampton County, New Jersey.
