Chapter 1
The sound was so loud it woke me up and startled me; it caused my body to convulse from side to side. I then sat up properly and tried to wake myself up enough to figure out what was going on. Was this a real sound i heard or was it a part of my dream. Nothing stood out to me, but i realized I was still breathing heavily from the sound. I focused on slowing down my breathing and once I finally had control over it, I held it. I sat up in bed without making a move as I held my breathe and listened. I gave it eight seconds and then I gave up and decided it was a part of my dream. I checked the clock on my bedside table and it read 2:33am,
holy shit it's early
I thought
I'm going back to bed
. Right as I laid my head down I heard a loud sound. It sounded as though someone was pushing around furniture on a hardwood floor. This pissed me, it was too early or too later, however you wish to put it, it was not the time to be making noise that loud. I started to charge towards my door and then came to my senses before I reached the handle. What am I doing? I'm not dreaming, this is real, another scary point that pops in my head is that "I do have roommates but they're out of town". This thought gives me anxiety, there are three options: 1) go to bed and pretend it never happened and possibly never wake up in the morning due to ignoring the problem. 2) call the police and wait and possibly die in the time it takes them to arrive. 3) call the police and grab a weapon and try to contain the bad guy/girl while they arrive and possible die. What to do, what to do. As I thought over my options I heard a sound outside my door that was followed by a subtle knock followed by my door knob turning. I stood there frozen with panic...
