NOT ALONE?

It was watching ever watching and listening always there in the shadow areas at the corner of your vision in the back of your eyes scratching at your mind tickling your very soul. Good job you don’t believe, you’re ok you’re a happy person you do good it’ll never come for you,… will it?

What was that?

Uh what, where.. you saw that didn’t you? By the table leg, the reflection in the glass corner unit….. maybe?

That’s it time to go to another room, downstairs to the kitchen make a drink, yeah a drink that’ll help. Oh shit! Was there someone in the other room, na you are home alone … right!

Go back two steps check, why not call out Hey or something, but no can’t do that can’t invite the nothing in. The door opens easily your heart beating faster faster still, (ahhhhh) prat it’s just a dress hung up on the wardrobe… onward to the kitchen that drink will still your heart your nerves, won’t it!?

One step two step three step scratch four step five whistle clank 678910 and down into kitchen lickety quick light on door shut….

Fill the kettle load the cup a ice white hot chocolate, while the kettle boils you berate yourself for being daft.

What you doing? If I prick you will you not bleed? Don’t you feel that, that itch , behind your left eye under your skin . I’m on your left no over here, Behind youuuuuu!

CLICK

Ah ah ah shit take a breath man, must have doused off, the kettle has boiled , big sigh.. drinks made , too hot to drink. The door to the kitchen seems to wobble or shake then, open, by itself!

You step forward one shaky foot rolled by two shore steps, you throw the door open the darkness meets your eyes , the gleam from a streetlight on the glass from the front door, miles away getting further every second, you step forward you are drawn into the darkness, you are brave right!

BOOOO!

The hose goes silent again, the kitchen light goes out.

Waiting watching, The for sale sign goes up!

The house waits for something else to happen……………. Fin