The Attic

Others Stories | Jan 14, 2012 | 4 min read
260 Votes, average: 4 out of 5
This morning wasn't the first I had woken up with scratches on my body.  I noticed that my abrasions also appear after a violent nightmare. But it wasn't a nightmare of horror, helplessness or sorrow. I still felt powerful, even though I wasn't in control of my imaginary visions.

But after the small carving reminders on my body, I began to think they weren't so imaginary. I don't notice them right away, sometimes others notice before me.

"Evelyn, what's on your neck?" Then I'd run to the bathroom with disturbed eyes. At least once a week this has happened, I haven't told anyone yet.

But it started last year, when we put the recorder up that attic.

"Amelia, hold the chair! If you let go I'll fall right on your face." Amelia giggled. The dust quickly roared its way into my eyes, while my arms were still pushing the lid of the attic up. An atrocious yelp escaped my lips. Amelia immediately flinched.

"It's in my eyes!" I panicked, letting go of the ceiling. Tears started to form as my hands were trying to remove the agony. I got off from the chair.

"I think it's too heavy to lift up anyway." I explained. "I think you're just scared." Amelia teased. How ridiculous, of course I wasn't scared.

"You think you're so tough, you go try yourself." But we both new Amelia wouldn't of been able to reach the roof, even with that chair. So we came up with plan B.

Amelia volunteered to use her cell phone as a paranormal tracking device. We opened the attic door just enough to put the recorder through, and then scrambled away.

We stayed in my room for about half an hour, trying to make the least sound as humanly possible.

"Evelyn." She breathed, "what if we hear something terrible." I stayed silent as our minds began to race. I envisioned execrable things. What if I lived beneath a disgusting monstrosity? What if this unknown creature gets enraged because of disturbance? What if it watches us while we sleep? Hairs on my neck began to rise, but Amelia's voice interrupted my haunted thoughts.

"I think it's been long enough, we should go check." The blood in my veins started to rush. We walked to the room with great hesitation. And the atmosphere seemed to be thick on the other side of that door, and the chair still stood underneath the attic with anxiety. Amelia and I looked at each other with emptiness. I slowly meandered towards the ceiling attic, feeling her count every step.

I crawled upon the chair and reached my shaking hand into the crack. My fingers searched around until they finally found the phone. We got out of that room as fast as possible, and went somewhere we felt safe.

Amelia's fingers were trembling as she pressed the play button. There was no sound. We held our breath, still nothing. The recording went on for 20 minutes, but we don't move a muscle. We watch the minutes go buy as only the noise of our breath is being heard. At 26 minutes my heart stopped, my brain began to pound, and my body started to shake uncontrollably. Amelia's face was pale and her green eyes were filled with disbelief and fear. Her lips were fiercely tightened.

"Did you hear that?" she asked. I took the phone out of her hands and re-winded, just to make sure we haven't misheard it.

It sounded like something was scattering around with four legs. Amelia and I began to brain storm, it couldn't have been a mouse, it was much heavier than that. Not even a raccoon, it sounded like something so alarmed, and angry. It was running around the whole attic, panicking. And at one point it came so close we could hear it breathe. Its breath was terrifying to listen to, it wasn't an animal. It was something so dark, so powerful. Like a demon.

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Preeti Jan 27, 2012

wonderful story...perfect combination of Supernatural , Suspense and Thriller..

Annie Jan 30, 2012

Thank you!

Amit Jan 16, 2012

Great story! Really enjoyed it.

Annie Jan 17, 2012

Thanks Amit! :)

Rimzhim Dang Jan 15, 2012

Thats a good story but seems as if I have read somewhere..

Annie Jan 17, 2012

You might of read something similar, but this is all my work. :)

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