Episode 1 -Full Moon I

The light from the moonlight lit the dark room of hers; she was still lying on her right side, half asleep. She didn't know why but at that night, she felt the need to drink water. She already can feel the dryness on her

throat. She weakly and forced her body to sit on her bed and raise her left hand to get the glass of water she always prepared before she sleep beside her.

With her closed eyes she reached the table that was set on the left side of her bed only to found-out, that the glass was empty. She was confused on why it happened since she remembered filling it full before she slept. She decided to just forget drinking and goes back to lie again in her bed.

Toss and turn... toss and turn...

A repetition but still she can't find the dreamland she wanted. Her throat is really quiet annoying and at the same time she's conscious on her surroundings for some reason; as the light from the moon that is occupying the dark space of her room is really unusual.

She even loathed Amy, the working student who is staying in their house for changing the color of her room's curtain. She doesn't want to think badly on

her, but it really irritates her now that it became one of the reasons why she can't sleep.

At last, she perks up her body to sit again, she already decided to go to the kitchen and fetch water. She also wanted to add additional cover to the window as light really blinded her consciousness though her eyes were already close for a long time.

She moves her body to the right side of the bed and let her feet fell down just to feel the chill from the floor tiles. Still with half-closed eyes, her foot moves unconsciously on her bunny pink slippers which she remembered leaving there after she climbed on her bed before sleeping. But it only made her more irritated as she can't also find it.

"Shit! Did Ron bullied me again? That brat, till the end?" she whispered as she stand furious feeling the chilled-tiles floor through her feet. She walks but stops as she felt shiver running on her whole body. She already reached the doorknob and only one click and she can go out freely and fast. She knew, at that moment there is something wrong in her surroundings. But why did she stop, out of all the time, when she's in-front of her door. She's thirsty, she understood but the chill that she is feeling is making her nervous for some reason that she can’t fully explain.

"Irish Min, you're a strong 29 years old woman already. Stop fidgeting and move." She whispered again while trying to be strong.

Her eyes rolled from left side to her right side staying for a moment on the same position she had, still listening not even moving her head, afraid that she might see something that she will regret. She’s checking and proving that her guesses are wrong and when she felt the need that it's already settled, she turned the doorknob and opened the door slowly but with cautious. It's too dark, she can't see anything at front of her, she wanted to go back in her bed and bring her phone to use it for some light but her nervousness is telling her body to not look back, so she did.

"Ah! whatever! My eyes will be accustomed to the dark anyways, I should not always use man made things, it's dangerous." She speaks again with high spirit, as she knows, that is the only way to be stronger mentally.

She thought that it's only her imagination but she really felt her body moving very slowly, as she takes her first step forward outside her room with her right foot. She can feel the heavy atmosphere for some reason, and the funny thing is that, she can only feel it from her right foot that is already outside her room. It felt like someone is grabbing it. It's not even cold or

warm on that certain area, but it only felt heavy. Like a dark force is trying to hold on to it not wanting to let go. She gulps the last bit of saliva she had from her throat. She stops moving. No, she doesn't want to move anymore, she felt like, if she decided to move her body to go outside she will be eaten alive on whatever it is that is hidden in the darkness.

The moonlight is still too bright but the funny thing is, it didn’t occupy the space outside her room. And that makes it much more scarier for her. The door is open but the moonlight can only reach the tip of her left foot that still inside her room. And the most terrifying is that, though she wanted to justify the fact that she don't have any shadow at the other side of the room,

she really can't explain and those big sweat is now forming on her forehead.

She knew there is no one outside, the quietness is really suffocating.

Buzz...buzz..buzzz...

She felt an electrifying force on her body and thus the reason for her to pull back her right foot inside her room. For the very first time of her life, she felt alive. Her phone is vibrating, she remembered putting it in

silent since she don't want to be disturbed on her sleep by the calls of her long distance boyfriend. She hurriedly holds the doorknob and closes the door

once again.

She walked hurriedly to the side of her bed and took her phone. Her eyes got bigger, eyebrows flicked and cold hands busy tapping. The confusion added, there was no call, no miscall, no text, no chat, it's not even the alarm that rang. But she can promise at that moment that her cellphone vibrated and even the light appeared.

"I think this is a dream. Yeah! It must be a dream. Let's lie down again." Convincing herself from what is happening.

She lie-down in her bed again with the assumption that everything that is happening is only a dream. She forced her eyes to close but her consciousness is killing her. She can still get a sight of her bright room from

the effects of the moonlight.

“Why the- this annoying brightness of the moon…” she mumbled while covering her whole body with the blanket.

Even her throat is killing her; she still can feel the dry throat that wanted a sip of water. She tried to forget it, calmed herself but later on decided, after many minutes of thinking and listening to her surrounding, that she will go down, wake Amy to make her accompany to fetch water and she would sleep to Amy's room.

"Yes! That's the best solution. I should go to Amy."

She stands again, and this time she grabbed her phone, tapped for a few times, and alas, switch opens the flashlight. But before stepping, she uses her flashlight to look on every corner of her room. There's nothing. Her eyes felt satisfied but her mind is still thinking twice.

"Damn! It's just my imagination and maybe it's the cold tiles fault why I'm chickening." She whispered with eyes still looking sideways.

She stepped slowly, from her right to left foot until she arrived at the door. She slowly grabbed the doorknob once again with her left hand; right hand

holding the phone that is beaming with light. She breathes slowly but heavy and she slowly opened the door. She didn't even blink, but to her surprise, when

she point the light from her phone to the right side of the corregidor, she stops at the middle front where she stands. The shadow that she can't find a while ago is now there. She stops moving again. She thought at that moment that she need to close the door at that instance and go back to her bed or just shout to try calling the attention of her parents who is only sleeping next door. But she can't open her mouth. She can't move her hands. And what's crazy is that, she saw her shadow moving its right foot. She can't move. Her eyes looked down without moving her head. And there, the crazy stuff that she saw in her shadow is happening to her. Her right foot moved, taking a step forward outside her room. She wanted to cry, the emotion is building her up. She finally realized at that moment that something is really wrong and it’s not only strong mentality that she need to harbor at that moment but also a strong body, to escape at that situation, because she knew that all this is really happening and her body is moving and she can't feel anything.

"What's happening? Why? Ahhh!!!!!"

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