Short Horror Stories

Thoughts

   Thoughts are what make people go insane. This is what I'm realizing just now. Because right now my thoughts are trying to kill me. Maybe I should go to a therapist to help with my overactive imagination. Because I know no one is in the room. So why do I hear breathing? Maybe someone's outside the window? But that'd be worse than my mind playing tricks on me. Especially seeing as I was too lazy to pull the shade down before I got into bed. I was also too lazy to close the window, unless I did shut it and just forgot I did. If I didn't then all that separates me from the breathing is a flimsy screen that you can take off from the outside. Even if I did close the window the lock doesn't work well so it could of easily been broken. But I would've heard that. So maybe I did forget to close the window? But I would hear the person removing the screen. So maybe if they try to get in, I'll hear it and be able to run? But I'm in a bunk bed so by the time they get in I'd only be out of bed. And where would I run to? Maybe they know I'm awake so they're waiting till I fall asleep before they try anything? But what if it's really just my imagination? Perhaps I should just get up and look. But what if they're watching? What am I thinking, either way I'm screwed. Maybe if they think I'm asleep they'll leave me alone? But I doubt they think I'm asleep. My heart is pounding way too hard plus I'm starting to breath heavily. What if the blind is shut and the window is closed but I forgot to lock the front door? Then they could enter the room silently? What if the breathing is coming from right next to me? Shit, just pretend you're asleep, maybe it'll go away? Maybe you'll actually fall asleep and wake up the next morning fine. Or you could just not wake up but at least when you're killed you won't feel it. But what if you're woken up while you're being murdered? Wouldn't it hurt more then?  Or would you feel nothing due to shock? I should really just stop thinking at this point. What if the thing is supernatural and it can just feel that I'm awake? I should really stop thinking now. But I can't. Why do humans think? It's really an inconvenience. Maybe if I put my earphones in I'll be able to block out the breathing and go to sleep. But then It would see me move and I'd be screwed. What do I do? Do I look at the wall so there's no chance of it seeing my eyes moving? But then my back would be to it and I wouldn't know if it's moving. But if I face it then I might accidentally open my eyes and see it. I don't want to see it. I want to ignore it so it'll go away. What if it's really just my imagination playing tricks on me? Screw it, I'll lay on my back. That's a good resolution right? Now I wish I was actually asleep. Then I wouldn't need to think. I swear my thoughts are going to drive me insane.

(A/N: These are some of the things I actually think sometimes. When I don't have internet my imagination gets the best of me and makes me kinda panic. It's probably why I'm a night owl. I really should learn to control it. I once stayed up till about three AM because I was scared someone was in the room because my mom wasn't home (I share a room with her) and my grandma had her TV off. So yeah, a lot of these are actually thoughts I've had in the middle of the night.)