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with a deep sigh, she closes the book and steals a glance at the clock. its barely 10pm and she knows its already beginning.

she can feel it in the way her body tenses at every noise that threatens the peaceful quiet. its in the way her heart skips a beat at every floating movement she swears she sees, just beyond her periphery. its the onset of fear.

how silly she is for reading a horror book at such an hour! ‘you knew this would happen, with your overactive imagination,’ she scolds herself.



her only consolation is by already being tucked into the comforting warmth of her bed.

she melts further beneath the covers, wondering how long its physically possible for a person to go without sleep. for in sleep, the fears become real. for in sleep, nightmares thrive.

so she lays there, too terrified to close her eyes.

she becomes acutely aware of every shift in the darkness, the shadows dancing in delight across the walls. and shes convinced they begin to merge into the shape of a clown…

her phone pings suddenly. in the silence of the night, the sound is as harsh as a balloon popping beside her.

she flinches. she gasps.
in the distance, sirens.

she resigns herself for a long night.

↠ 3.5 stars