That Night

While sitting in a small apartment, two guys in their early twenties named Jacob and John are smoking marijuana while looking at their cellphones. Jacob is looking at a pretty girl's profile and shows John. He likes the picture a proceeds to write a message to her. John agrees that she is pretty and tells Jacob to not be an f-boy over her. As John continues to speak the apartment starts shaking violently for a few seconds, then stops. John says, what the hell was that? Jacob goes to the window to look out and as he reached for the blind a loud knock is heard at the door.

They both look at the door and then at each other. Jacob whispers, hell no, hold on, don't answer it, man! Jacob starts to look for some type of weapon for protection. John says, stop moving, they might hear you. It could be some type of alien stuff going on out there. Jacob says if it were aliens why would they knock, genius! More knocks are heard. Jacob goes to the door to open it with the weapon in his hand but before he could grab the knob they hear a female's voice. She yells, please hurry, let me in! They hear a whoosh sound and the female's voice fades away yelling for help.

John says, what the hell is going on here man? Yo, I have to home, I need to check on my mom. Jacob tells him that he doesn't think that's a good idea. Did you hear that? You don't know what happened to that girl bro. John says, it's only a few blocks away and I have this, showing his pistol. Jacob asks John if he is sure he wants to go out there? John says yes, it's my mom, man. There is no one there with her, I will come back if everything is ok with her. Jacob tells him to be careful.

John opens the door and hears a man's voice yelling for help in the distance. He shuts the doors with fear in his eyes. Jacob says, what was that, what the fuck was that. John replies, how am I supposed to know. The asks if he has his gun. Jacob answers yes, but that sounds like some alien type of stuff to me, bro. He says I've seen this in the movies before, I don't think guns will work. They agree to stay in the apartment until this event passes over.

John asks Jacob if he has seen his cell phone? He hasn't seen it. John finds it in his jacket pocket that's hanging on the doorknob. It is completely dead. He looks at the TV, walks over to it, and presses the button to turn it on. It turns on but there is no signal. John asks in frustration, why is this happening? Jacob answers him and says, this could be some biblical stuff that's going on right now. People are disappearing and yelling. John replies, what the hell are you talking about.

Jacob tells John that he might laugh after what he's about to tell him, but he is about to start praying, and if there is a god he hopes he is listening. Jacob tells him, you don't even believe in a god, how are you going to start praying now? Jacob looking worried tells John, I don't know but this is what I think we should do. A loud noise fills the room and they both jump to look around. John says the hell with it, let's pray. They pray the only prayer they knew and said, now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray to the Lord my soul to take.