I knew I shouldn’t have gone to check but I needed to see what was tapping against the glass.

It was so quiet and still outside. There was a heaviness in the air, like before a storm. I tried to shrug off the uneasiness I felt. I am a grown woman not a scared teenager, well that’s what I kept telling myself as I walked the perimeter of the house. I finally reached the bedroom window and nothing was there not even a twig or branch nearby that could make that sound.

I was about to turn and head back inside when I saw the shadow forming beside the bassinet. I knew I was sleep deprived and rubbed my eyes but the shadow kept growing and started to take human form and bent over and picked up my baby. I screamed and starting banging on the window as the thing cradled the Molly.

I ran back into the house and into the bedroom but there was nothing there. I ran to the bassinet and Molly was gone.

The undeniable fear rose inside of me … that gut wrenching knot in my stomach. I screamed out Mollys name but there wasn’t a sound. The house was so quiet and still. I ran from room to room searching but there was no one or no other thing here. I ran out the front door and around the house but there was nothing but darkness abound.

I ran back in and grabbed my phone and dialled 911. The dispatcher didn’t understand as I frantically tried to explain what I saw, but soon I saw the flashing red and blue lights coming. I ran to the cop car pleading with them to find my baby and again explained the figure I saw.

One of the men was trying to calm me down while the other searched the property. I could hear the crackle of their radios, … no one inside … erratic mother … crib empty … no sign of anyone else leaving here … found medication Haloperidol…

The young man asked what the medication was for. I don’t take any medication I told him especially as I was still breastfeeding. He asked again, but I couldn’t take it anymore and screamed at him to find my baby. The tears rolling down my face