Nightmares: Part 1

After Daniel reached home, he began thinking about what the old man had said. About how he was free, Daniel still couldn't make sense of it. So he stumbled into his room and flopped onto his bed. Daniel felt tired, but he still had stuff to do. Daniel got up and lazily walked to his bathroom to change into his soccer gear because later that evening Daniel had to practise.

A few hours later Daniel arrived back at his house and walked into the kitchen to his mum making dinner. Daniel decided against having dinner tonight because he was already too tired. Despite his mum’s requests he just flopped into bed and went to sleep. Daniel thought since last night he had nightmares he wouldn't get them tonight and he could enjoy a restful sleep.

But unfortunately, he was wrong. However, only later would he realise that and by then it would be too late to back out. Daniel’s dreams were soon flooded with scenes of unspeakable things, monsters, demons, ghosts, you name his nightmares have got it.

Daniel suddenly woke up to the sounds of terrified screams, and even more mortifying growls of what seemed like beasts from movies. However, Daniel could recognise those roars as he had just heard them. He got out of bed and stared out the window only to see flames burning rumble crashing and monsters running amok. Daniel in disbelief rubbed his eyes thoroughly and checked again. He then heard a familiar voice however it was filled with indescribable terror.

He rushed to the voice, and there he saw his mother holding a frying pan, waving it at a beast who was growling at her. She looked at Daniel and gave him a fearful glance and mouthed for him to step away quietly. Daniel turned tail and began tip-toeing back however he was struck with a mountain of guilt, how could he leave his mother there Daniel thought. He turned around once again and picked up his soccer cleats which were lying by the door and held them as a weapon with the studs facing out.

He gathered his courage snuck behind the beast and with one big swing, slammed the beast in the head. However, the is only stunned by the beast giving just enough time for Daniel’s mother to get past and to Daniel. They rushed into Daniel’s room and barricaded the door with whatever furniture they could find. This seemed like the dawn of the apocalypse. Daniel checked outside through the window again and all he could see was chaos. These beasts had an uncanny resemblance to his nightmares.

A few hours later

Daniel and his mother were still in his room barricaded up. Daniel explained to his mother what he had thought about the resemblance between his nightmares and the situation they are in right now. However deafening crash interrupted their conversation, it came from outside. They peeked outside with caution only to see what seemed to be a sea of blood in the sky…

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