Title: "I heard it too." By: StoryLord.
As Sarah lay in bed, engrossed in her TikTok feed, the tranquility of the late evening was shattered by her mother's call, "Sarahhhh."
The sound reverberated through the house, prompting Sarah to reluctantly set her phone aside. Slipping out from under the covers, she approached her bedroom door cautiously. With a hesitant glance to her left, she surveyed the dimly lit hallway beyond, the staircase entrance looming in the shadows.
"Sarahhhh." The call echoed once more, this time seemingly emanating from the depths of the dark staircase. With a mixture of curiosity and apprehension, Sarah approached, her heart pounding in her chest. Peering down into the abyss, she felt a shiver run down her spine as the darkness seemed to swallow her whole.
Again, her name reverberated through the house, unmistakably her mother's voice. "Sarahhhh." The echo persisted, sending chills down her spine.
Suddenly, her mother burst out of her own room, gripping Sarah's arms tightly. Together, they fled back to Sarah's room, the fear palpable in the air.
Breathless and trembling, Sarah's mother whispered, "I heard it too."
As panic surged through her veins, Sarah hastily barricaded the door, her heart racing with each thud of her pounding footsteps. "Sarahhh," the voice persisted, now ominously close, as if it were right outside the door.
With a sense of urgency, she scooped up her child, seeking refuge in the closet. As she handed her trembling child the phone, her voice firm with resolve, "Call the police. Do not leave this closet. I'll be back."
Leaving her child in the safety of the closet, Sarah dashed back into the darkness, her mind racing with fear and determination to confront whatever lurked beyond the safety of her barricaded door.
Her mom gives her a tender kiss on her forehead her mom whispered, "Be careful. Don't do anything stupid."
"SARAHHH!" The voice thundered louder, sending shockwaves of fear through the room. Sarah's mom swiftly closed the closet door, her heart racing as she fortified herself for what lay ahead.
Her mom grabbing the lamp from atop the dresser, she wrapped the cord around it, holding it like a makeshift weapon in a defensive stance. Outside, the relentless pounding on the door intensified, causing cracks to spiderweb across its surface.
"Sarahhh," the voice echoed once more, sending chills down her spine. With determination etched on her face, Sarah's mom braced herself for whatever awaited on the other side of the splintering door.
With adrenaline coursing through her veins, Sarah's grip tightened on the phone as she struggled to maintain her composure. "911, what's your emergency?" the operator's voice came through the line.
"Someone broke into my house," Sarah whispered, tears streaming down her face, her voice trembling with fear.
"It's gonna be okay. What's your location so we can send help?" the operator reassured.
"Sarahhhh?" The voice interrupted once more, freezing Sarah in her tracks as she struggled to find the words to respond.
"1234 Elm Street, Springfield, Anytown, USA 12345," Sarah relayed to the operator, her voice still trembling with fear.
"That's good, you're doing great. We're sending police to your location right now," the operator assured her. "Do you know what the intruder looks like?"
"No," Sarah replied in a shaky voice, her mind racing with uncertainty and dread.
As the tense silence enveloped the room, Sarah's heart raced in anticipation. Suddenly, a deafening crash shattered the stillness as the creature slammed against the door with bone-rattling force. The wood groaned and splintered, resisting the onslaught for a brief moment before succumbing to the overwhelming power.
With agonizing slowness, the door buckled under the relentless assault, each creak and crack echoing through the room like a death knell. Sarah's breath caught in her throat as she watched in horror, every second stretching into an eternity of dread.
Finally, with a thunderous boom, the door exploded inward, sending shards of wood flying in all directions. Time seemed to stand still as the monstrous silhouette of the creature loomed in the doorway, its twisted disfigured form silhouetted against the dim light of the room. With a guttural roar, it surged forward, a nightmarish vision of chaos and despair.
In that moment, Sarah's mom knew that her worst fears had come to life, and that she'll be face to face with a terror beyond comprehension.
The creature burst into the room, the creature had a grotesque distortion of Sarah's mom's face, the creature features had a twisted contorted of a nightmare version of her mom's facial appearance. Its skin, pallid and sickly, seemed stretched too tight over its skeletal frame. Instead of two arms, it had seven, each one ending in elongated, claw-like fingers that twitched with unnatural agility. Its eyes, devoid of any humanity, were deep pools of darkness, reflecting no light.
As Sarah's mother's life hung in the balance, the monstrous intruder loomed over her, its twisted form casting a shadow of fear and despair. Its eyes, devoid of any humanity, bore into Sarah's mother with an intensity that sent shivers down her spine. Deep pools of darkness, they reflected no light, only an insatiable hunger for destruction. But it was the creature's mouth that was the most horrifying sight of all. It stretched impossibly wide, revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth glistening with saliva, poised to tear into its prey with merciless ferocity.
As the creature unleashed its devastating force, Sarah's mother lunged forward, wielding the lamp as her only weapon against the monstrous intruder. But before she could strike, the creature unleashed a devastating force, hurling her across the room with frightening power. The sickening sound of bones cracking echoed through the air as her head collided with the wall, her life extinguished instantly by the brutal impact.
Sarah watched in horror as her mother's lifeless body crumpled to the ground, her heart breaking at the sight of the ultimate sacrifice made to protect her. Trembling with grief and rage, Sarah knew she had to act fast to survive the nightmarish ordeal unfolding before her.
"Sarahhhh" As the creature's chilling voice echoed through the room, Sarah's heart pounded in her chest, her breaths shallow and ragged as she struggled to remain silent. Tears streamed down her face, her hands trembling with fear as she pressed them against her mouth, stifling any sound that threatened to escape.
With bated breath, Sarah listened as the footsteps of the creature faded away, leaving behind an eerie silence that seemed to suffocate her. "Sarahhh," it echoed once more, a haunting reminder of the terror that lurked just beyond her hiding place.
Meanwhile, on the phone, the caller's voice broke through the silence, a faint lifeline in the darkness. "You're still there, what's that noise?" The caller asked, but Sarah couldn't bring herself to respond. With trembling hands, she gently placed the phone on the floor, her gaze fixed on the room door before her, the room door was left opened.
Summoning every ounce of courage she had left, Sarah slowly and cautiously pushed the closet door open, just enough to peer out into the room. And there, in the dim light, she saw the devastating sight that awaited her—a horrifying tableau of death and despair. Her mother's lifeless body sat upright, her head crushed by the brutal impact with the wall, blood dripping in a macabre rhythm onto the floor below.
Tears welled in Sarah's eyes as she beheld the tragic scene before her, her world crumbling around her with each passing moment. But amid the overwhelming grief and fear, one thought burned bright in her mind—a determination to survive, no matter the cost.
As Sarah crawled closer to her mother's lifeless body, her heart shattered into a million pieces. Tears streamed down her cheeks, mingling with the blood from her injured hand as she reached out to touch her mother one last time.
But before she could even process the horror of her situation, the voice called out again, closer this time, "Saraahhh" sending a surge of panic through her veins. With a jolt of fear, Sarah scrambled back, her hand grazing against the jagged edges of the broken wood on the floor, drawing blood.
"SARAHHHH!!!!!!!!" The voice thundered louder, echoing through the room like a primal roar. Sarah's body froze in terror as the creature burst into the room, its eyes locking onto her with an intensity that sent shivers down her spine.
Unable to move, Sarah could only watch in horror as the creature approached her, its twisted form reaching out to embrace her. But instead of comfort, Sarah felt a wave of revulsion wash over her, pushing the creature away with all her strength.
As she tried to flee, the creature's grasp tightened around her, dragging her back with a force that seemed inhuman. Sarah fought desperately, clawing at the floor, but it was futile. With a bone-chilling scream, she was dragged out of the room, her cries for help echoing through the empty house until they were swallowed by the darkness.
And with that chilling scream, Sarah's harrowing ordeal came to a close, her fate sealed by the malevolent force that had invaded her home.
With every repetition of her name, the echoes seemed to grow fainter, yet somehow more sinister, as if the darkness itself was whispering her fate. And as the last haunting syllable faded into the night, as sarah was dragged off enveloped in a silence that echoed louder than any scream.
"Saarraahh"
The End.
Title: "I heard it too." By: StoryLord.
