Goosebumps 3 [#Wattys2016]

Chapter 16

HANNAH

I lay beside Zach, who suddenly collapsed on the queen-sized bed in our hotel room when we came in. He still wore his jeans and shirt from this morning.

He looks so handsome. In anything and in everything.

"Good night Zach."Zach remained quiet. His usual reply. He just lay face down on the bed.

I wore my pajamas and a simple tank top to bed. I stared up at the ceiling before closing my eyes and falling asleep.

...

I snapped awake when I felt my body falling endlessly into a pit. I screamed and braced myself as I got nearer to the end.

I groaned when I fell, realizing it was a steel cage. I lay on the floor, my hands wrapped around my already bulging pregnant belly.

I propped my elbows and pushed myself up and balanced myself on my feet. It took me several attemlts before I could walk, and it took me even more to learn to run again.

I ran to the bars as soon as I got control of my balance, pounding my fists and shaking the bars off the steel flooring.

"Let me out!"I yelled.

I shook the bars again, hoping they'd somehow be loose.

"I said LET ME OUT!"I yelled even louder. I looked around. It was all pitch black, except for the light bulb that illuminated dim light on my cage.

"Please! SOMEONE HELP ME!"I begged, shaking the bars harder. I pushed myself away from the bars when I realized that it's no use. The bars won't come off.

It's reality, Hannah Cooper. Just face it. You're trapped.

Tears formed in my eyes but I forced then to go back in.

The last thing I need to do is to cry.

I looked up and saw Slappy's face, but much much bigger. It opened it's mouth.

"Say hi to your papa and beloved Zach for me, darling."Slappy said.

I screamed as his mouth swallowed me and the cage whole.

...

I gasped as I woke up and sat on the bed. I was covered in sweat. Zach flinched a bit but was still sleeping. I took my face towel from the bedside table and wiped it on my face and neck.

I was really drenched in sweat. Boy I had so much nightmares!

I stood up, careful not to wake my sleeping husband, and walked to the small kitched in our hotel room.

I went straight to the cupboards and searched for coffee and to the fridge to look for milk.

Finally, I found a glass of milk in the fridge and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hallelujah."I praised as I poured milk into a glass.

I slowly gulped down the milk, thinking that it tastes...different.

Not like any normal milk.

That's when I realized what it is.

I dropped the glass, on the counter and clasped my mouth with my hand while the other held my stomach.

"Hannah!"I heard Zach call out my name.

My vision blurred and I fell on the floor.

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