A True Nighmare

Suspense Stories | Aug 2, 2013 | 4 min read
24 Votes, average: 4 out of 5
Suspense Stories

A True Nighmare

 

It was late in the night. I worked in a hospital and I was so glad that I finally could pack my stuff and go home. I was so tired. Incredibly tired.Good thing that the hospital was not that far away from my apartment. Maybe about 300 meters or less. On the way home , I imagined what I would do when I finally open the door to my apartment. Smack my shoes into the cornor , throw myself on the couch ,open a bag with crisps and fall asleep while the TV is running. "Oh yeah thats nice! Just let yourself go and be lazy for one night". With a huge grin I continued my way home. Almost there. "Here are my keys and BAM ...I'm in".

"Well that's odd.." I entered my apartment " I feel...... ...strange...." I completely lost the will of smacking shoes or eating crisps. My eyes were heavy. It was not easy to keep them open. "Too bad...I wanted to chill myself in front of the TV but it looks like I will have to go to bed now". I brushed my teeth and went to bed. But then I could not sleep. I didn't know why. It was so weird, I closed my eyes and relaxed..but something kept me awake.....seriously I had no idea what it was. I stood up and checked the kitchen. The water-plug was off ,the flowers were watered and the kitchen was so clean you could eat from the floor."Its all done and clean...what could keep me awake?" I checked the living room and the bathroom. Nothing there. "The phrase "it was just your imagination" does not fit in this situation" I thought , because...I was not imagining....I actually felt it. But what was "it"? I felt a bit crazy and ill. I did not have any headache or bellyache. My body was fine and I also heard nothing suspicious. But my instinct whispered "You are not safe". So I went back to bed, hoping to finally get the sleep I demanded. "Hmm well looks like it works". With a smile I was on my way to the famous land of dreams. Splendid. It was so relaxing. I spread my whole body over my comfortable huge bed.

About one hour later.

The weird feeling came back. I woke up in the middle of the night "3pm". Scared to death. And here comes the famous million dollar question "why?". I was scared and felt like I was in danger. But still....I had absolutely no clue what was going on. I stayed in bed for a while. Tried to close my eyes and hear the noises in my apartment. "Nothing...this is crazy what the hell is goi-" *STEP*
A wet noise....a short wet noise...

"What was that?!" I thought. It sounded like a footstep. A bare footstep. No shoes , no socks. It was definitely a bare foot. It came from the hall. You cannot imagine what fear coverd my heart and soul. My body was shaking. "Stop it" I thought to myself. "Or the burglar will hear you". I walked slowly into the hall , checking what was going on. "Of course....again ...Nothing...but let's be safe and check the kitchen again". The kitchen was clean ... so was the bathroom and the living-room. "You just worked too much ..you are tired that's all. Here is nothing. You are completely safe" I said to myself. It was madness I heard noises but it was impossible to explain why I heard them. Was it all in my head?
"YES IT WAS...YOU ARE ONLY IMAGINING THINGS...GO TO BED AND SLEEP AND THIS CREEPY
SITUATION FINDS AN END" I shouted to myself. With a powerful walk I made a few steps to my bedroom. Then I accidentally stumbled on my shoe and fell right in front of my bed.

There it was. It was under my bed. A pale human creature with big white eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth looking like needles. The lips were blood red...torn apart. The mouth looked like it had been ripped , the skin was moist and dirty...covered in filth and dirt. The creatures face was about 4 cm in front of mine. I could smell its breath,I could see its clear face... and with its white ..dead...eyes.. it starred into mine...the creatures mouth ripped open ..and formed a terrible grin.
I screamed as loud as I can...tears of fear melted down my cheeks.

And then.........I woke up.

My heart was still pumping. "What?....What?..........what?" I said. My bed was full of exudation. It was terrible, but on the other side it was a huge relief to know...
It was just a dream...nothing else. I laughed and relaxed again. Then..
I looked to my alarm-clock. It was "3pm" . My smile vanished....I had this weird feeling again....but this time ...i knew why...
....I heard a footstep in the hall.

 

A True Nightmare
By Vincent
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Sandersreggie8483 Apr 23, 2017

great story

Tristan Apr 10, 2017

I love how you made it into a loop. And the detail of the monster was so creepy someone could make a fan art of it. I personally love it

Robert Aug 2, 2013

Creepy!

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