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Lurking In The Dark

Quiet , it was too quiet for my liking. I sat alone in the dark as I

waited for the light to come back. As minutes turned into hours the

darkness slowly drove me to insanity. Being unable to see anything,

however, I felt a touch on my shoulder. I would have been relieved

if I was not alone in my room. I try to convince myself that I am just

being delusional and there is nothing to be frightened of.

I was wrong, I saw it there lurking in front of me, staring dead into

my eyes. I was never afraid of the dark, just what the darkness may

lead to. I started to think I was losing my mind, I wanted to get out

of this darkness as soon as possible. The silence was deafening, I

felt a chill down my spine when I heard a small whisper. I froze in

place and could see myself finding it hard to breathe.

“The darkness is not what you should be afraid of, it is what the

darkness contains that you should be wary off”

Even as it was pitch black, I could see its glowing eyes staring at

me. At that moment all I wanted was to get out of this nightmare

and as if the lurking figure

could read my mind, it faded away as the lights went back on. I

could feel cold sweat down my back, and from then on, I never saw
it again.

By Joselyn

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