Don't Scream

Don't make a peep..

       

       I know he's under my bed, waiting for me to move or do anything that proves I'm awake, but he thinks I'm asleep. Or atleast I hope he does. I really hope he does. Every few minutes I hear some shuffling under the bed and the floorboards creaking. My heartbeat quickens and beats so loudly it's the only thing I hear, and every other sound in the room is painfully loud. Every single breath I let out makes noise, but I can't hear his.

SCREECH!

His fingernails scratched against the wooden floor. The sounds make me cringe back, like nails on a chalkboard. Is he teasing me? Slowly driving me insane, to the point where I can't stand it anymore and snap? He must think I'm really dumb. I've thought about calling for help, but my phone is in my bathroom. I forgot it there while taking a shower. I've thought about running to the bathroom and locking the door and calling 911, but by the time i finish the call, the door won't stand against whatever he has, since I doubt he came empty-handed. I've also thought of just making a break for the bedroom door and running out to the street, but i feel like, I wont make it. And, if i know  i won't make it, why take the risk.

Screech!

Again, his nails scratch the floor, like a dog clawing at something. Boom! Boom! Boom! My heart beats faster. My hands become sweaty, and my breathing picks up a little. Dang it! No, no no! Calm down, i can't freak out. I need to stay calm, but fear blinds my thoughts like fog and all I can do is lay there, paralyzed in my own terror. Silence. He's stopped clawing at the ground. 

"Jackie!" I hear someone whisper. Is it him? Of course! Who else could it be? Ohhh, Nooo.... Lily! Please, God. Please..It can't be her. Earlier we were playing hide and seek,  she was really bored and Zoe, my other little sister, was fast asleep and didn't like to play that game. Lily on the other hand, wouldn't stop bothering me. Nobody else was home. My mom always worked night shifts. The last game we played, I won. In the end, she couldn't find me and gave up and started yelling "Okay, Jackie! You win!" when I wouldn't answer, she started getting worried. I was hiding in the closet and while she was looking for me i Spooked her. she jumped back, and shrieked. She's always been really stubborn and always wants revenge. this must be it.She thinks by scaring me, we'll be even. No! she's smart enough to know I'd expect it that day, right? So, It can't be her. It must be him. He's trying to make me think it's her. He's trying to lure me down there to check.

"Jackie!" he sang quietly.

 My arm twitched without meaning to, causing the bed to shake a little and making the bed creak a little too. Boom! Boom! Boom! my heart raced faster. He heard me. Ohhh, no... I almost whimpered from fright because I know he heard me. Maybe, if i keep quiet and pretend to fall asleep, he'll think i just moved in my sleep. Maybe, he'll. . . he'll get tired of waiting for me to wake up and leave. I mean he can't stay down there forever can he....can he? I began feeling the doubt cloud my mind, when Suddenly I heard him moving under the bed. 

SCREECH!

SCREECH

SCREECH!

What was that? Is he getting up? Part of me felt relieved because it meant he was leaving, yet another part of my me felt more terrified. he might not leave, he might try to kill me or Lily or even little Zoe.

Thump!

Screech!

Thump! 

Screech!

Thump!

Screech!

His footsteps echoed throughout the room, nearing my bed. Then, all i felt was hot breath on my head. For a few minutes that's all I felt and heard. I'm so scared, I swear  I feel all my hair on end. I started feeling goosebumps all over and it made me shiver a little. Which caused me to move. Right in front of him. Fuck!

I swear I heard his lips part into a smile. His hot breath came closer and closer to my face, until I felt his lips kiss my forehead. I flitched at his touch, and heard him chuckle softly. "My sweet, sweet  Jackie..." He whispered into my ear.

I parted my eyes a teeny, weeny, little bit and I saw him. He was raising something really shinny in the air. Oh, shit! that's an axe! My instincts finally kicked in and I rolled to the right, just in time to hear the axe cut through the bed, hitting the metal springs.

My body landed on the ground with a thump! I looked back at him, It was only half a second, but it felt longer. He was smiling like an idiot, just standing there, with an axe in hand, ready to attack me. I looked around in the moonlight covered room and spotted my lamp. I threw it as hard as i could at him. He put his axe between the lamp and him, but the lamp ended up hitting his head. I took the chance. I ran.

Thanks for reading! I hope you guys like this version better and I'll post part 2 soon!