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Eyes in the Dark
2 reviewsShe thought the nightmares she had when she was a child were that - simply nightmares. But now they're back, and more real than ever ...
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[Delilah's point of view]
As soon as the light it off, my eyes are closed. I pull the covers of my bed over my head and tuck them around me as tight as possible.
Something falls of a shelf and crashes.
I won't open my eyes. Not anymore. I know what I'll see if I do. The eyes; the blood red, thirsty, malicious eyes. Waiting for me. Waiting for me too look into them, and then I am lost.
I pretend I'm asleep. I pretend I don't know they're there. I pretend I'm relaxed, and not full of the fear that I am. I try to keep my breathing normal. I try not to picture the red slits hovering in the shadows.
What brought them out of the past?
Years ago, I could pretend they weren't there and everything would be fine.
But pretending won't save me now.
As soon as the light it off, my eyes are closed. I pull the covers of my bed over my head and tuck them around me as tight as possible.
Something falls of a shelf and crashes.
I won't open my eyes. Not anymore. I know what I'll see if I do. The eyes; the blood red, thirsty, malicious eyes. Waiting for me. Waiting for me too look into them, and then I am lost.
I pretend I'm asleep. I pretend I don't know they're there. I pretend I'm relaxed, and not full of the fear that I am. I try to keep my breathing normal. I try not to picture the red slits hovering in the shadows.
What brought them out of the past?
Years ago, I could pretend they weren't there and everything would be fine.
But pretending won't save me now.
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