27th June 2017
Amelia
It had been over five months since he broke in and I haven't had a good rest since. I stayed up every night with a flashlight in hand as I stared at the time on my phone, a bright 3;36 like a light house of annoyance in the harsh, unforgiving ocean that is my mind. I started to think about how it could be a one time thing, he broke in once and although I had months of those creepy messages it stopped soon after I called the police.
I guess that I scared him off
Momentarily I brushed that stupid thought away, he could just as easily be waiting for the suspicion to die down before he strikes again. I felt my eyelids getting heavy before they slammed shut.
~~~~~~~~~~~dream~~~~~~~~~~~
I was standing in a void of absolute darkness, The only light was that of my reflection on the floor parallel to me. The ground looked like a dark ocean, as if I was walking on black ink. I took a step forward and suddenly a spotlight in the distance pointed towards a present rapped in pastel shades of pink and a baby blue ribbon keeping it together . I walked towards it the spotlight growing brighter with each step. I stood right in front of the present now, my hand reaching up to touch it as the light was now blinding.
I held the blue ribbon in my hands tightly. I pulled violently. The wrapping paper burned away as the ashes danced around the darkness, like shooting stars in the night sky, revealing a jet black, gloss rotary phone.
Ring ring
Ring ring
Ring ring
I reached out to touch the phone when, the ringing stopped. I held the phone to my ear. For a few seconds all I could hear was heavy breathing, then I could make out a small sound in the background.
A baby crying.
It grew louder until I was covering my ears. I screamed in pain but I couldn't hear it. The sound felt like it was causing my brain to rot and decay inside my head. It caused my heart to pump so fast and so loud that I could hear it, I could feel it. Then, in the blink of an eye it stopped. I knew that it wasn't the end of it, I began to feel a warm breath down my neck. I span around, hair floating as I did so, like I was buzzing with electricity, but no one was there. At least no one I could see.
Until I looked down.
I saw him in my reflection, he was directly underneath me but I couldn't see his face just a blank canvas of a person.he was naked, his body muscular and tall like a soldier. Suddenly, I felt his hand grab my leg, hard enough I could feel bruises forming and his veins pulsing out of his knuckles. With a sharp tug he pulled me down with him. I felt the ink fill my lungs and stain them as I struggled for breath. The last thing I saw was his dark eyes staring into my soul.
Buzz buzz
I looked over at the time on my phone again '10:00', as I ignored the sea of 'happy birthdays' from the people who couldn't make it, including my parents. I sat up immediately as rose made her way through my door. As her sickly sweet voice sang.
"Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Amelia,
Happy birthday to you."
She balanced a round birthday cake on one hand while she held on to a small gift in her hand, making her way over to me placing the cake on my bedside table then, handing me the package.
"Um, thanks..."
I offered unwrapping my gift. The paper unfolded to reveal an iPod with my name engraved on the back, a set of headphones underneath. I crack a smile as I repeat,
"Thank you so much."
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