The Hunters' Night

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patiently waiting for his mother at about 8pm. He had t

back and see nothing, it would be a total silence. He turned the volume two

nly see a woman next door taking out the trash bag smoking a cigar

usly. He ran to the cupboard where there was a pack of knives neatly arranged, he took out one and hea

inn

made a mess, he

room?" She was sarcastic but right. She walked in wi

as shocked as well. He could vividly remember ta

ame figure standing before him with burning eyes, another shock, he screamed yankin

n, did you see a g

apped in a shaky voice, try

at are you talking about,

m my dreams! It

head and refraining to shut th

d rest for a while! Come now! Sit!" She dragged him

of coffee and handed it to

uld help y

ed to her, his weary eye

hink we should see

me around and everyone will

a broom when i walked in lately,

nife!" He sa

titude! I saw a broom not a knife! You

hink I'm g

s, the screams, the objects, the figures don't make sense, logically! Yo

tless! Definite

e up im

and so I can't lose my son to some hallucinations o

I'm sober and i know what I'm s

fault that i ain't got no time for you but i wish i could do better, I've got to work to giv

followed her to the counter as she took the carton of pizza and placed before them alongside some fruit juice. He ate like someone chased him, he rushed the food, she was saddened tha

d a handful of dreary events lately yet he's scared that t

on was 17, he'd always remain her baby boy, she placed

a baby!" He blu

no other mother t

Finn hates moments when he has to fall asleep. He could not get hold of the eeriness he felt then he turned to his side, where the flowered design

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ing question, he felt

uld if y

*Silly!

't slee

Oops! We'll t

which made him feel

at a park that had lots of little children bombard and run around with loud sounds of giggles, you could tell through the excitement; there was nothing to worry about. A textbook that fell off the shelf adjacent his direction to the ground which startled almost to de

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ght back the sleepiness. He tried to lift up his body to sit upright but his wrist was cl

t. He was petrified, he couldn't yell or scream for his mother to hear him call aloud, his lips had glued against

, Finn! Did you really h

ashing her while she screamed his name. He was getting out of control on the bed and these screams got louder and

rd and finally a young lady in black surfaced at the edge of his bed as her black painted lips curved into a smirk, her bl

spering underneath her breath, the whispers of her voice doubled, tripled then uncountable but Finn tried to scr

ing breathinglessly sweating profusely at 6am dot

r 3am!" He sa

d rubbing his head simultaneously and roughly, he got down from the bed and headed to the bathroom staring into the mirr

to the ground, rubbing slowly his bruised wrist. His dream felt surreal that he could bet on it that everything was reality not just

colate, she saw the look on face which seemed like anot

sked handing him the mug but when he looked in

tly. He was frightened again because the person before him was the lady from his dream that overtook his mo

ing heavily again while his mother

ight! I prepa

d did you give to me Mom?!" He jabbered almos

i could never give you blood. Wha

eminded her of what he had seen. He was losing c

, you're fine n

e night without a nightmare...do you think that

being haunted, it doesn't exist and even if it do

y it! Don't say it

id to him. "I'll prepare breakfast,

to think straight since he desperately needed to end a nightmare that lasted over 5 years, it was frustrating to him. He stared at the rush of the water that sank into the drain, his eyes were closed because he felt an u

this dreadful world for good!" The voice echoed in whispers and chuckled in