Terror in The Box

CHAPTER 5 : THE NIGHTMARE

I'm stuck in the same room again and again, no matter i opened the door it's always the same room and suddenly the light gets turned off and I left in utter darkness.

"Where am i ?" i said to myself.

I hear some footsteps, it become closer and closer i tried to run away but it's no use cause i don't know where am i, drenched in sweat, i look around the surroundings to make sure that it was all just a nightmare.

The footsteps stopped, making it more scarier.

"Please"

I hear a rasped voice. it's like coming from an old man

"Please"

I hear that voice again.

It make sound again , i quickly look around to make sure there's somebody in here. all of sudden a strong wind blowed, i tried to run away but i can't there's like someone hold my feet, in a nowhere someone taped my sholder as i turned back, i woke up from my sleep, sweat is all over my body, i'm panting hardly trying to catch a breath.

The nightmare is so real and awful, as my breath become normal again i look around to my room to make sure no one is here, it gives me creep to sleep with the lights off after this nightmare, i ran to the switch light and immediatly switch the light on, i cover my face in a blanket trying to go to sleep again

Not long after that i fell asleep.

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"Are you okay? didn't you sleep last night?" asked Tom, who sit next to my chair

"What ? yeah, i've been gaming all night" i lied, i can't say that i was having a nightmare so i didn't have enough sleep, he's going to mock me. It's been 3 days since i have this nightmare, i can tell that my face looks awful, at first i thought this nightmare will be gone away after a day but i was wrong, it's keep coming and i can't sleep because of that.

"You do need to sort your priorities right" said Tom, shaking his head

I looked at Sandra who sit in a right corner, she did like she haven't got any sleep, she looked tired. Did she have a nightmare too?

Mr Hesley come to the classroom and the whole class become quite , when Mr Hesley is writing some math equation in the blackboard there's a knocked on the door.

"Excusme , Mr Hesley may i come in ?"

It was Ryan, i forgot about him i thought he's going to skipped school today

"You're late," said Mr Hesley "30 minutes late" he looked at his watch

"I'm sorry Sir , i overslept"

"Come in, i'm not gonna tolerate you another time, don't late again okay?"

"Yes Sir , thank you"

Ryan sit in the front row near the teacher's desk, he looked tired, looks like he didn't get any sleep last night , just like me and Sandra. Three of us, coincidence? ever since we opened the box and found the card i have a nightmare constantly. My feeling was right , the box has to do something with this nightmare , maybe we shouldn't opened the box at the first place.

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"Max"

"Hey, Max"

"It's break time, let's have a lunch" i saw Ryan standing next to my chair

"Okay, where's everyone?" i asked, rubb my eyes , i've been sleeping in this entire class

"Geez, you fell aslepp, lucky you ,Shawn's covering up for you," said Ryan, "Everyone has headed to cafeteria , duh"

Shawn is our class president, he's big and has bulky figure when i met him for the first time i thought he's someone who likes to bullies other people instead he's a really nice kid and cool to talk with , Usually i didn't want to sit behind him because i can't see nothing in the blackboard but recently i choose to sit behind him so i can sleep in the class.

I grabbed my lunch box and headed to cafeteria with Ryan.

"You didn't get enough sleep?" asked Ryan

"Hmm," i replied, chewing my sandwich "You too, right?"

Ryan nodded his head, "That's weird, Ever since we opened the box and found the card, riddle or whatever is that the nightmare's coming"

"What ? do you have a nightmare too ?"

"You don't?"

I froze for one second , this is strange i thought i'm the only one who had nightmares

"Is in you dream you were in a dark room and you hear someone said 'please' ?"

Ryan's mouth agaped "Holy crap, yes it is"

"I thought it's just me but you did maybe sandra too" i said

"Guys" someone shouted from the back it was Sandra and she run toward us

"Hey, you look awful" said Ryan

"Yeah , you too," said Sandra muttering her eyes "listen, this is weird maybe you don't belive me but i- "

"You're having nightmare in a dark place and there's a voice said 'please' ?" i interrupted her knowing that she's going to say that

"What ? you too?"

"We all are" replied Ryan

"That's strange,"She froze for one second "Do you think that's related to my box ?"

"It could be" i said

"You know, ever since we opened the box it's never knocked again, it's like the card wants to be found"

"Yeah, and we are all have a trouble at sleep , thanks for that" said Ryan in a sarcastic tone

"We still haven't solve the riddle , maybe if we solve this ,the nightmare will stop" i suggested

"That's what i've been thinking too" Said Sandra pointed her finger to us

"Okay, after school we go to your place, is that okay ?" i asked Sandra

"Not today, my mom's friend are coming this afternoon , they're too loud" Said Sandra shaking her head.

"Okay, we're going to my place"

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