Random Stories That Might scare You

The Dark

    People are always telling me that the darkness is nothing to be afraid of. They were wrong.  Always be afraid of the dark.

    I had just gotten done eating my dinner and was settling down into my nighttime routine. First, I would brush my teeth and then I would change.  I thanked my mother in my head for getting me my extra bright lamp for my room.

    I settled down and started reading Insomnia by Stephen King.  I will tell you this; that man is a one of a kind artist with words.  I got to about pg. 156 and my eyelids started to droop with exhaustion.

    Jeez. I must be extremely tired.  I had gotten a whole days worth of work done on my family's farm. I loved the place, but it was just so... desolate. I only really had the animals around at this time. My parents had gone to a concert together and I was stuck at home to do chores.  Yay.

    I jerked myself awake, hoping to at least stay awake another hour.   It was about 10:00 Pm and they wouldn't be home for another few hours.

    Knock.  Knock. KNOCK!

    I got up, expecting my parents to be back. But why would they be back this early?

    I opened the front door cautiously and looked outside. Nothing. Absolutely nothing out here except darkness. I turned and walked back in but suddenly stopped. Wasn't it weird that there was a knock and the door and no one around to atone for it? I turned back, grabbed a flashlight from the self, and walked outside to look around.

    Brr.... Why am I even doing this? I was freezing my ass off in the cold, wearing a tank top and shorts for pajamas. I wasn't really finding anything. I turned back, walked to my door and stopped. It was open. How though? I closed it when I left hadn't I?