Greg was afraid of sleeping. Every time he fell asleep the shadows were waiting for him. When he did succumb to sleep, it was only for a short time. The shadows would come and send him bad dreams. They weren't normal dreams, these dreams were always the same. The girl appeared. He reached out. She fled. Fell, and shadows engulfed her and turned her inside out. They also ended the same. Greg would wake up in a cold sweat, hands clammy and his face was pale. Greg always told himself it was just a dream, and that's how it starts out, but not how it ends.
