Within the Shadows

The nightmare.

As I reach out in front of me nothing is there, I can't see anything, I'm swallowed in the darkness. I'm lost, there's not a sound to follow to get me out of this place. Shivers travel up and down my spine and an unsettling feeling is sitting in the pit of my stomach, something, someone is watching me from beyond the shadows but what?...
I try to keep my composure even though my heart is about to beat out within my chest. I almost forget to take my next breathe as thoughts of what is hidden out there rattle my brain rapidly. I don't know what to feel, I don't know if I'm scared, I feel numb, almost calm but in my head I know I'm not, I need out of here, but where am I? Once again I get those shivers covering my whole body this time, I feel them getting closer, I gulp and take in a deep breathe, those eyes, I feel them piercing my soul.
The sounding of claws scraping the floor echo from every direction around me. I try to look deeper into the shadows, I go to walk forward but something has a tight grip around my ankles preventing me from moving forward but I don't know what. Yet again I try to move forward but I stop in my tracks as I hear "crystal, crystal is that you?". I try to think on who it could be, I've never heard this voice before, the males voice is new to me "who's there and how do you know my name" he steps out from within the shadows, his eyes filled with fear. I don't recognise him but I feel as though I know him from somewhere, he was stood there with his messy black hair, the ends flicking in every direction, his bright blue eyes sparkled like sapphires against his pale almost porcelain like skin. He looks around the space we're in as though he's looking for something or someone. He should know what's out there, he came from the shadows, he was just standing there, watching me. "Crystal are you ok?", there is still no recognition in my mind of this guy,"who are you and what do you want?". He keeps his answer plain and simple, I really wasn't ready for what he said, it caught me off guard, all he said was "you".
I was stuck in my own world, thinking on what he really meant when I was snapped back to reality, what is that noise, claws?, there was the scraping again, the noise of claws digging deep into the concrete. Whatever it is, it's moving fast and sounds as though it's coming towards is pretty quickly. I was lost in thought again, frozen in time, next thing I know the boy is being dragged away against his will, screaming for help but I couldn't move, I wanted to help him so bad. He disappears into the darkness, further and further away. All i could here as I stare into space, in shock was "crystal, help, crystal..."
I heard a thud, and more scraping, it was coming back for me, I tried to run or find something to get ready to fight this thing but I still couldn't move I was paralysed, stuck in place, is this it?, is this the end?...
I quickly sat upright. Breathing heavily, sweat covering my whole body and my bed covers. The nightmares that are flooding my mind lately are getting far too much to handle, they're always the same, some details are different but are almost identical. I heard my name again I was scared that my dream had become reality but I just realised it was my mom was getting me up for school. I let out a breathe of relief, I was so glad to be awake, I shout to let her know that I'm up, "yes mom, I'm awake, don't worry". Somehow I can't shake that dream, it keeps replaying in my head, it felt different from the others, it felt so...real.