I can see my breath.

It’s cold outside I can feel the chills going down my spine.

I look at the clock of my beaten up ford contour its 3 am

What am I doing up right now im almost out of gas!

I make a left hand turn then a right

I need to go home I try to head that way

But I’m stopped there’s this house,

It’s not a normal house no there’s something about it,I feel drawn to it, I don’t know why.

I put the car in reverse and head home.

Left turn,right turn, another left turn, next thing I know I’m making a u-turn and going back to the house. I have to go in I don’t know why but I have to.

I get out of the car and go knock on the door its been boarded up as long as I can remember nobody probably lives here.

I here a creek. I’m frozen. A man yells from inside

“Hello? Who’s there?”

I panic.

Wait, what if he’s a serial killer, or a criminal,this was stupid why did I do this?

He yells again

“HELLOO?”

I respond

“Um he—hello sss—sir my name is Karen lee I don’t know why im here but um I felt drawn to the house and I guess I had to stop by. I’m sorry for bothering you ill just leave.”

Then suddenly the door opens a man standing there clothes ripped hair shaggy he looks scared and hurt should I help him, should I give him money? I should leave then he interrupts my thoughts.

“Do you wanna come in? It’s kinda cold out I got blankets and my fire place going.”

“Oh no thank you im ok are you ok”

“Yes, this is my house I’ve lived for 10 years I promise im not a squatter and im not going to hurt you”

Reluctantly I go in and sit with him suddenly I hear a loud crash

“What was that?”

He says

“Oh nothing just the raccoons there a lil wild at night”

I brush it off and move on. Then I start asking him about his life and we just start talking.

Then suddenly I feel a hand on my back. It’s cold and sends shivers down my spine. I scream.

“What what’s wrong are you ok what’s the matter” he says

“ I just felt a hand on my back. I swear it was a hand. It was cold it it it was just there.”

“What are you talking about”

“ im sorry I should leave”

He takes my hands and says

“It’s ok your ok it was prolly just the wind blowing I promise you nobody’s here”

I sit back down still shaken up

We start talking again about work and where were from.

Then it happens again but this time its on my shoulders I scream again

“It happened again im sorry I have to leave”

Suddenly I go unconscious

I wake up in a dark room

It’s cold

I hear my heart beat (thump thump)

It’s all I can hear

I try to yell for help but nothing comes out

I’m terrified

I can’t feel my body

I can’t move anything

Is this the end

I sit there for hours not knowing what to do I only have my thoughts.

Suddenly I hear a mans voice.

I can’t make out what he’s saying but I can’t see who it is.

I’m scared

Foot steps start walking towards me

It’s time

I’m gonna die

Then he slaps me

I awake

What’s happening

It was a dream