His Return

It was like a dream within a dream. I felt like I was watching all the activity in the house on a tv screen. There was no one home and it was quite. That was until the door opened and someone came in. Maybe it was one of my parents or brother. Possibly a friend to visit, but no. That wasn't the case. It was far worse than that- at least in my eyes. The person that came in was my ex. He walked in as casually as he would if him and I were still together, but that wasn't the case. We had broken up some time ago and I didn't see much of him. But why was he coming into my house? To find me, probably for he was heading towards my room.

It was then when I found myself in my bed, wide awake. There was silence in the house when I awoke. Was he gone? I hoped he was. However, my hopes were quickly turned into fear. Something was terribly wrong. All of a sudden, I felt frozen and couldn't move as the dark began getting darker. A wieght slowly began to build on my chest and I couldn't breathe. It felt like someone had their hand on my throat and was trying to suffocate me. What was happening to me? I didn't understand as I began to panic. That was until I saw him. Not my ex, but a man far worse than him. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a black male figure coming towards me. I felt my heart race and my eyes grew wide in fear. I was familiar with this man. I had seen him once before. During the years of his absence, I never forgot him for the fear he struck in me, and after not seeing him for a while, he still looked the same.

The man had no face, no eyes, nothing. He was just a shadow, but now he seemed darker than before; especially now that he seemed to have a hold on me. I couldn't move. I couldn't breathe as he crept forward and looked down at me. I wanted to scream for help, but my lungs felt constricted. I was helpless under his empty, abysmal stare. I mentally screamed for help and hopefully to wake up. I clamped my eyes shut, hoping he'd go away even though I felt his gaze upon me. My mental screams continued until I finally did awake. Panting and shaking, I had realized that he returned to haunt me once again...