Moving in

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  Here you are in your new home. It's a bit shabby looking but you got it for a low price. The previous owner said he didn't want the house anymore because it was haunted. It didn't seem haunted; it looked like any other house. It was a bit far out in the country, but hey, at least you have a roof over your head. Staring at the ceiling in your rickety old bed you start to slowly drift off into a deep sleep surrounded by the smell of dust and mold.

"WHERE THE HELL IS SHE!? WHERE IS ROSANNE? WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!?."


You snap awake and look for the voice but nobody's there, just you, sitting confused, looking around for the raspy voice. You took notice of your rather noisy abdomen and realized you haven't eaten in awhile, so you decided to order Chinese from a little restaurant about 30 miles away from your house.

You were in your living room scrolling through your phone since the TV was broken, when all of a sudden you heard a knock at your window. You got up expecting to see either a raccoon or a tree branch. Instead it was a tall figure in all black as if it were dressed in shadows. A scream escaped your mouth and with a quick jolt you were on your rug, terrified at what you just witnessed. You hesitantly got up to peer at the monster again; nothing. "I'm just seeing things" you said aloud with that you were upstairs.

You plopped down on your bed, *CRACK*  You jumped off your bed like a cat who just got drenched with water. You looked under your bed in caution. The bed frame snapped. It was an old bed with a wooden frame instead of steel, so you weren't surprised that it finally gave out. You lay in your now broken bed, pondering about the creature. "Is that what the voice was talking about?" You looked down at your watch. "What?! It's 10:30 already!? Gosh, time sure flies." you thought to yourself. "Well, I might as well get some shut eye." With that last thought you were asleep, dreaming of your parents and yourself as a kid, going to a carnival, eating cotton candy and having fun. In your dream you see a man pulling you away from your parents. You try screaming for help but nothing comes out of your mouth.

Awake again, but this time you can't move. You saw the same figure at the edge of your bed, lurking, just staring at you. "Hello?" You asked the figure. No response. Its hairs start rising a very mild buzzing fills the room. The creature looked at you and if looks could kill, you'd be dead. All the glass in the house shattered. You heard the windows down stairs break. You gained the ability to move again and the first thing you did was grab for the knife by your nightstand. You unsheathed your blade and it shone a bright silver in the moonlight that's coming from the gaping hole in the wall where a giant circular window used to be. The gleam hit the creature's face and its reflective eyes stare at the mirrored image of the moon. It bent down on all fours and with a running start it darted out of the window. You got up to see if it survived the 14 foot drop from your home. You couldn't believe your eyes. When the monster hit the ground it disintegrated into ash, then took the form of a tabby cat and walked along the dirt road until it reached the forest

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