The nights

THE NIGHT

Tik.. Tok... Tik...Tok... Argh, the watch is really loud... I have to ask my mother to fix it sometime or I'll never get sleep...

It was 3:00 Am.. I didn't sleep for more than 2 days because of recent events... Not something small like my cat died or a nightmare...It was something more... Sinister...

Anyways before I describe my recent events I should really introduce myself. Hello there, my name is Julia Gallagher. I'm going to turn 18 In 8 days. I have long dark brown hair and I'm 5,10. Yes, quite tall right? . I live with my mother, uncle, and my older twin brothers. Both my brothers are 6 years older than me. Our uncle, a 49-year-old man, addressed as Mr. Thomas Pritchard moved in with us after his father's passing.

Uncle Thomas is their mother's dear older brother. She was devastated when her father passed away... Well, my father had a heart attack after some unexplainable events. He and his uncle works as inspectors. They were respected people.. Mother never agreed on Uncle Thomas's profession... She always worried what happened to her father might happen to him... Well since he is older.

Anyways.. I should introduce my mother. She is a beautiful lady. Short curled hair, 5,3 in her 40's
. They always called her Mimi for short whereas her full name is Mrs Marthia Gallagher. She gave birth to my brothers, Joseph Gallagher and Jacob Gallagher On September 15, 1995. Then 6 years later, July 16 2001 came to me, Julia Gallagher. I guess that's where they got my name...

. Now that I have done introducing myself, I should get on with the recent events...

You see, uncle has been working with cases that sometimes involving a priest... Our town was always superstitious. Nothing will ever stay quiet in here... Like so, I will describe some of them. You could hear sudden footsteps by the door but all we saw was white shadows when we check the CCTV of our apartment. At night we would hear a dog howling, cats hissing, and even object crashing. The part that scares me the most is that... Every time that happens... The animals would be found...DEAD ......

We had always chose to ignore these kinds of stuff because well... We were busy with our own stuff... For example, My brother's upcoming job interview and my finals. As I mentioned... I haven't had enough sleep...BARELY.. I was always sleepy in class and never able to concentrate properly...

8 AM THURSDAY

It was time for my first class, physics. I could tell you, I was dead during the whole 30 minutes of the first class. Aaliyah Anderson, my one and only close friend since primary, came to my desk and gave me coffee. ''You okay there Jul? You seem a little ..Well...LOST''. I looked up while slurping the coffee and rolled my eyes. ''SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON!''. ''well what do you think Aaliyah? I would say the usual!?". Aaliyah pulled a chair and sat beside me. "Tell me right now... Has it been happening again? ".

I slowly shook my head. Aaliyah was not convinced. She never was... She just knows me too well.
"Well, Jul! Speak up! I need to know everything.!" I laughed and rested my head on the table
"I don't know anymore... Aaliyah... It's just... Unspeakable.. Something that is too... Abnormal or... Maybe unnatural. ". Aaliyah looked understanding but confused at the same time. "Hey, it's fine Jul... If it makes you uncomfortable to speak about this... I won't force you... But.. Please tell me if anything goes bad."

She leaned in for a hug. "Thanks Aaliyah .. This... Few months have somehow been more exhausting than well the other months... I don't know... Maybe it's the finals " Aaliyah rubbed my back "Hey... Why not you take a day off? I'm sure your mum won't mind... I mean she sure knows that u haven't been sleeping right?"

"Sure... Let's go tell the professor.. "
We walked towards the professor and told us our situation where we had to go home. I could tell he didn't believe us but he had no choice since I looked dead and I would probably
Faint in the middle of class.

I rushed to grab my assignment papers and head out through the door with Aaliyah holding my hand. "Careful their cowgirl. Your gonna drop face first! " Aaliyah was giggling... I didn't appreciate that gesture

We were halfway home when I suddenly had to hurl. I quickly ran to the nearest alley, 'About 3 blocks from my apartment '. And stood near the drain and spewed out the remaining coffee. I could tell Aaliyah couldn't handle it but she was still there patting my back.

Just as I finished throwing up one of my assignment papers flew out of my file. It somehow went in a room through a small opening. It was a rather shabby door... It had holes, graffiti, and even the doorknob was already wiggly.

''TSK why does sh*t keep happening to me! Now how am I supposed to get that!.''

''Um... I don,t know... open the door maybe?''. I scoffed at her response.
I MEAN WHAT IF THERES A SERIAL KILLER OR SOMETHING

"Fine! You do it, Aaliyah! ". She slowly pushed the door and it let out a slow and eerie creak.
We peeked inside to see if there's anyone but thank god there was no one. I could see my paper by the dim lightings caused by the holes around the room. "There it is! Let me go get it ". As soon as I entered the room... I felt a little uneasy. Aaliyah could also feel the same way.
I quickly got my paper. But then realized a photo frame beside it. It looked somewhat familiar... I took a peek at it...
"What the HELL how in the world did they get this photo! "
It was our family photo... My dad, mum and my two brothers and me. Accept my dad's face was crossed with a red marking.
Just right then a paper flew on my hand. It said "YOU NEXT" It was the same red color as the marking.
"WHAT KIND OF PRANK ARE THEY PULLING! HEY ALAIY-" I turn around... And saw Aaliyah ..Petrified

She gestured towards her feet and whispers "Help... Me" I looked down towards her feet... Eyes widen...
Two wrinkly grey hands slowly crawling to her feet and tightening the grip.
Before I could do anything I could hear her scream. She was being dragged to the other side of the room... It was too dark to see anything

By this time I was already trembling hard... Cold sweat was running down my forehead. I looked at the open door "What should I do now... I can't just leave her.. "

Just then I felt something In my throat. I was gurgling black thick liquid that was coming out through my nose and mouth. I coughed up the liquid and blood. With a dead centipede at the end. I was suffocating as the liquids became more and more "HELP... ANYONE HELP " I couldn't speak as it was still foaming in my mouth... My eyes rolled back as I collapsed on the floor...
I could feel an out-of-body experience. I saw black shadows cornering me while crossing my photo...................