Face in the Window - II

                                                   

2am
Ticktock, ticktock, ticktock... I couldn't sleep. I tossed and turned, I tried covering up myself with a blanket but beads of sweat started trickling down. I threw the blanket on the floor, took a deep breath. I sat up wanting to pee, but didn't have the guts to go to the washroom. But I had to so I made a quick dash, on my way back I stumbled upon something and came crashing down on my elbow. "Aaaaahhhh..." , I yelled. Someone took hold of my hand so tightly that I yelled out another 'aaaaahhhh', which led to a tight slap on my face that made me see stars, moon and all the so called planets of the outer space.

Till suddenly a masked face became clear in front of my face, I lost my voice and will to struggle. "So we finally meet", sneered the masked character. "So young lady, tell me which part of your body draws out enough blood for my next masterpiece?" Masterpiece??? Blood??? What was he even bloody thinking? How can I die? I had just written a fictional book, that was just an imagination, how could that even come true? "Hmmm...I guess you are not going to cooperate with me, lets see, how about your face," I gasped! As I tried to free from his grip, he tightened it even more, I knew I didn't want to make this whole nightmare come true. I started kicking him, which provoked him to attack me again but I bent down to avoid - I knew I was no karate champ, but I had to free myself.

As I freed myself from his clutches, I saw him flash out something silver! It shone under the moonlight so much so that it dimly lit up the pitch dark room. "Let's play hide and seek babe, if that's what you are interested in!" There was a roar of thunder outside and then a flash of lightening. I knew that even if I screamed out loud, my neighbours wouldn't be able to hear me. Another roar, lightening and then it started to rain. I suddenly reached for the door - jumped couple of stairs and headed out the building. I started running as if a bull had just been left behind me... I had no sense of direction, nothing, I was numb. I could just feel the heavy rain washing down all over me.

Suddenly I trip over a branch and fall flat on my face. Till that time my intruder gets an advantage over me and he comes near me..."O..no," I scream, he sneers at me ready to butcher me like he did others and there will be no witness, he points out the knife at my throat and hisses, "Be prepared to join others..."

I scream and wake up trembling, with sweat trickling down my face. My mother is by my side, with a look of concern in her eyes. There is a doctor standing by her side - "Mrs. Sen please these things take time, your daughter is hallucinating - in this case patients always make up things that are not there. This usually causes lot of trouble. I would rather that you keep her under our observation," the doctor says. But it seems my mum isn't listening. She walks out of the room with a look of defeat on her face.  


I am Kashish Sen, fictional writer...