My eyes flutter open; slowly adjusting to the beams of light. I felt happier and more content, like a thousand pounds had been removed from my shoulders. I sighed heavily, closing my eyes and rolling over into a sunbeam, I instantly warm up. I groan and pull my pillow out from under my head, I curl up into the fetal position and put the pillow over my head. I stay like this for what felt like forever, just enjoying the warmth and focusing on my breathing. I finally realized I wasn’t going to get back to sleep, sighing once more I roll over and stared at the bright red clock numbers, it was 6:13 am. I wonder when I’m supposed to get up, whatever. My eyelids grew heavy and the temptation to close them was very compelling, even though just moments ago I was wide awake. I surrendered to the temptation and let my eyelids fall slowly shut as I drifted off to sleep.
An explosion of sound erupted from who knows where, I try opening my eyes but I can't, all I see is the darkness. My ears start ringing, my head starts pounding. I sit up so quickly that I throw myself off the bed; I landed on my knees and elbows with my head on the ground. I try and make my eyes open again, they still refuse to move. I try to thrust them open once more using all my effort, I, I think they opened. I maneuver myself so that I’m sitting on my feet, reaching my hands up I caress my face. I can feel that my eyes are open but I’m still only able to see the darkness, the void that stole my light. Using the palm of my hands I start rubbing my eyes. The ringing in my ears grows so intense that it felt like I have a nuclear war going on in my head. I move my hands from over my eyes to my ears, cupping them in an effort to block out the intrusive noise. I try to relax my scrunched up face and focus on my breathing to slow my rapid heartbeat. Still clutching my ears I take a breath in over a span of four seconds, I hold it for seven and let out a shaky breath over a span eight. I repeat this over and over in tell I can feel my heart beat start to slow. I blink rapidly in hopes that it would help my escape this void. The siren like noise was growing louder and more intense with each waking moment. I can’t stand it anymore, I drew in a deep breath pushing out all of my strength in an earth shaking, glass shattering scream. I was now out of breath and the only sound in the room was my panting, the noise was gone. I still can’t see but it’s not as dark as it was before. I hear the rustling of the blankets on my bed; a bolt of fear strikes through my entire body, there was someone in my room.
I can feel the adrenaline flowing through my body, filling every single pore with pure energy. I slowly and silently back myself up until my back grazes against what I’m going to guess are my closet doors. Through the void I start to see splotches of colour, it’s the baby blue flower rug my great aunt gave my for Christmas, at the time I hated it but at this moment it was a sign from heaven. My vision was clearing every time I blinked, I kept blinking in tell I could see clearly. It was dark in the room, I could see stars in the sky through my window, confusion struck me, it had just been early morning and now it was late, I glance over towards my clock, the red blinking numbers told me it was now 2:47 am. I look at my bed, completely undisturbed, it looked like it had been made up. There’s no one in the room with me, I swear there was someone here. I pull myself up off the ground slowly. Without realizing my hands found each other and I started fiddling with them, I started picking at the skin around my nails, its something I do when I get anxious. I looked down at my hands, I had picked away a couple layers of skin and it had started bleeding. I forced my hands apart and they automatically started combing through my hair. I froze, I could hear whispers, they’re coming from in the walls. They’re going to get me, they’re going to get me, they’re going to get me. I stumbled backwards blindly, my back hit the wall and I screamed, I heard my window shatter; the glistening shards flew through out the room. I took quick short breaths in an effort calm down; I slid down the wall until I hit the floor. I brought my knees up to my chest and put my head between them. I closed my eyes and tried to ignore the calling whispers, they got louder and louder after every passing second. Persisting that I let them in. If I let them in they will get me and if they get me I know what they’ll do. They’ll drive me crazy, insane even, I cant let them. I feel the tears start flowing down my cheeks, waterfalls of confusion and anguish. I can feel something start to snake up my hunched back, the tears stopped flowing and I slowed my breathing. It was a hand, I could feel is outline; there was a cold stiff hand venturing up my back. I keep my eyes closed and don’t move an inch, I don’t want to see what’s there; I don’t want to know what it is.
