Chapter 19

• I was peacefully dreaming that I was eating a whole pizza all by myself, with no one around asking me for a slice, when suddenly I heard a noise coming from my window. It was raining heavily, with thunder and lightning, and I'm scared of lightning, so that noise put me on edge. I covered myself from head to toe with a bit of fear, wishing I had someone to sleep with at this moment, but there was no one around. Ugh. Maybe I should go sleep with mom, like when I was a child and it rained heavily, I would sneak into her bed and she would hug me, making me feel safe and comfortable, the fear would disappear. But now it doesn't seem like a good option.
• Suddenly, another noise made me jump, also coming from the damn window, which I had left locked with a padlock, you can imagine why. I know Kayler is my boyfriend and all, but that doesn't change things. I gathered my courage and peeked out from under the blanket, I looked at my bedside clock and it was 2:40 am. God! I hate staying up late. I reached out to turn on my lamp, but it wouldn't turn on. Did the power go out? Ugh! Just what I needed. I sat on the bed, staring into the darkness of my room, it was dark, only illuminated by the occasional lightning, it felt like a horror movie. This is the part where the room lights up and you see a ghost standing in front of you. I just hope that doesn't happen to me. I felt cold, colder than usual.
• I searched for my phone under my pillows, found it, and turned on the flashlight. Ah, the window is open and that's why I feel colder, but why is it open when I had left it closed? And with a padlock! I took a deep breath, this is weird. I got out of bed and stealthily approached the window. The padlock was broken. Oh, God! Someone broke into the house and it's not Kayler because if it were him, he would be in my bed, not scaring me because if that's the case, I swear I'll kill him. I closed the window and stood there looking out at the lake. I wanted to see beyond but the darkness prevented me, deep down I wanted to see if I could see Kayler's house. And as if hearing my pleas, a lightning illuminated everything, so I could see his house, it was dark. Obviously, everyone is asleep, I'm just the crazy paranoid one awake. I sighed and stood up to go back to bed, but I bumped into something. It's a man. I can't see his face but I'm facing him. Fear. That's what I feel right now.