We were lost in the seemingly endless tunnels and every turn led us deeper into the subway. My senses were heightened as I strained my eyes and ears for any kind of threat. It didn’t take long for the shadows to appear, some darting around and others slowly peering out from corners.
A cold sweat was forming on my body and when I finally peered around the wall, the light disappeared. At first, I was looking down a dark tunnel, but a shadow down the end started to move towards me.
I felt the palpitations of my heart and wondered why I wasn’t responding to the alarm bells going off inside my mind. Still, I felt a strong desire to continue my way through the ruins. I stopped in my tracks when I heard the word “Girl” in a creepy, low voice…
“The room was still ice-cold and I could faintly hear the constant whispering in German. I could barely speak the language but three words stuck in my mind: “Hallo kleine Schweinchen” – which translates as “Hello little piggy.”
My mind scrambled to try and figure out what was going on. Then my skin began to crawl when the feeling of a presence diverted my attention. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a figure in the back seat…
I never was afraid of creepy country roads until that night.
It was worse when I was alone in the house. One afternoon I got home from school and was relieved to be alone – at first. I put some music on the stereo and sat on my bed to get my homework out of the way. Then I heard a squeaky, grinding noise coming from the door. When I looked up, I saw the handle slowly being pushed down…
I felt his hands around my throat, but don’t think I stayed still and mute. I felt a banshee screeching from deep inside me. I reached up and scratched his face, while he tried to strangle me…
I set off to explore the hotel, feeling drawn to what had been the lobby. While standing in the center, I heard the whispering voices louder now, with one in particular breaking through…
I gasped when I turned back and saw what I thought was a huge, hulking silhouette staring at me from the edge of the woods. It was too small to be a bear, but why would there be a person out here in the middle of nowhere?
