To dream awake?

The world is composed of all kinds of unexplained supernatural phenomena. We as a people tend to ignore the frightening or we are just oblivious to it all. Somethings are hard to ignore....

It was a stormy night in the heavily wooded area of North Houston, Texas. The rain was banging on the windows as if someone was trying to break in. There was an ominous howl as the wind passes through the long barren tree branches of an old oak tree. I hate the rain. I hate the dark as well. I at times can see things that would make others go crazy. This night was no different from the others as my room lit and dimmed when the lightning strikes and dies. I could see something slouched in the corner, hunched over as if its body was giving out. Every time the lightning would strike the object would seem to be closer and closer to me. It was frail with long bony fingers with eyes dark as any abyss. It was hairless and misconfigured as if it was a contortionist, and with every move it made there was a cracking noise. I wasn't scared even though my hands were shaking and I couldn't seem to catch my breath. Maybe because it comes to visit me every night, closer and closer each day.

As soon as it would come close I would close my eyes and pray 10 different prayers as I feel its cold sharp breath on my face. Once my eyes open its gone, vanished without a trace as I'm left heart racing. I cant sleep, i think its been 5 days since I had a good nights rest and also since the creature has shown up. What is this creature and what does it wants? I'm too afraid to figure out. Maybe I'll check on google...maybe. I get up to walk to the restroom so I can wash the fear off my face. I splash cold water on my face then take a big long over drawn breath. As I look up in the mirror i can see a dark twisted eyeless face staring at me as it screams the most hideous howl. I fall to the floor and run out of my house into the rain. I cant help but cry because the fear I was obviously hiding is now front and center. Lightning strikes with a loud bang noise shutting off the power to my old passed down house in the woods. Now life gets better (sarcastically)…

Am I doomed to be tormented until I die of fright? Am I cursed or am I just one of those special people who can veer into the abyss. I googled the creature "skinny dark twisted creature who torments" and demons seem to pop up. As I was scanning through my eyes stopped on one that seems to be my aliment. Its called the tormentor demon and it comes for those who wish bad luck on the good. It torments its prey for 5 days and comes to snatch its victims away to be tortured for all eternity. As my heart began to pump faster and faster a dark bony hand reached through the phone and grabbed my face and pulling me towards the phone. I dropped my phone and raced back into the house and slammed the door behind me. As I took my first step into the dark house there were bodies hanging from my ceiling all clothe less and paled skinned dripping a black liquid. I screamed and ran into my closet eyes swollen from all the crying. My throat burns and itches from all the screaming as well.

I reach for my phone to call my mom because what can the police do right? I'm just losing my mind anyway right? As I try to catch my breath I open my closet door to run for my life but I'm pulled back into the closet, door slamming behind me. Its silent as the view is of the closed closet door. There's just a piercing silence, then rain beats the window and a single candle in the window waiting to be lit.

I bust through the closet door screaming my lungs out, bloodied, beaten, with deep scratches on my body and face. I can see all the bodies staring at me as if they are rooting for me to survive. They are all broken...destroyed, missing limbs and organs. Maybe they are other victims. I can see flashing lights outside so I run outside as I hear loud banging footsteps behind me. He or she or Its chasing me. I open the front door and crash into the arms of a city worker with no face. HE HAS NO FACE!! I punch and kick and scream but he doesn't let go. All I can hear is a dark morbid laughter coming from his faceless face. At that moment I just give up as he says "Are you ok ma'am!?' "Ma'am!?' What a relief I'm just seeing things again...maybe. They take me to the hospital and I black out due to the lack of sleep and thrills of the night. I awake to doctors telling me I had an anxiety attack after being attacked by an animal. It was no animal though, it was a demon.

Doctor: We will keep you here for a couple of days so you can heal and we can monitor you

Me: ok as long as I'm not home

Doctor: Well you don't have a choice because your house was burnt to the ground.

I cry but only because I hate that place and I'm expelling tears of joy.

Doctor: You also have a visitor.

As the doctor leaves a strange looking older woman walks in and looks at me for a while.

Me: Do I know you or something

Weird lady: No but i know you. And you are in danger. It is not over!!!

Me: What do you mean I left that place!! I left that awful place!!

WL: He doesn't want to let you go. He wants you because you are a bad person.

The woman looks down at the floor as if she found something important. Should I run?

WL: He says you sabotaged the happiness of another so you can be happy! He wants you!! Your spite will full his bowels!!

I run outside but the weird lady grabs me and as I turn to push her, I can see into the back of her head through her eye sockets. She grips me tightly and screams into my face as yellow mucus shoots onto my face. I close my eyes and scream. When I open my eyes I'm back in my house with no power. The same house that was supposed to be burnt to the ground. Now I'm so scared that I can feel the loosening of my uretha. I walk back slowly towards the wall behind me whispering "no no no no no no NO!!" As I bump into the wall I can hear a cracking noise getting louder and louder and LOUDER! There's a cold sharp breath on my neck and before i could scream.... The room is left empty and silent as can be. There's just a piercing silence, then rain beats the window and a single candle in the window waiting to be lit. All that's left behind is a burned building. Ashes as smoke from the rain smothers all the leftover embers.