The Noises

The Noises

I had always heard a knocking sound after I saw the glowing dots.  I don’t know what they are, or why they followed me home that night.  Knocks on my door, window, or even my walls came right after that. No one else has ever heard the knocks.  People think I’m crazy or just seeking attention. I know better than that. I needed to get away from them but they followed me everywhere.  Some nights they are loud and really fast but others are quiet and slow but still loud enough for me to hear. I told my parents but they told me everything was fine and I needed to stop worrying.  I just needed to get away from it but even when I stay somewhere new they follow me.  

One day my friends wanted to know if I wanted to camp at the pumpkin patch across the highway.  This was my chance! The noise couldn’t follow me because I was in a tent! I decided I would go, maybe that night I could actually sleep for once.  I got ready to go and headed out the door but I had a weird feeling. Like someone… or something was watching, waiting. 

 I met my friends at the pumpkin patch by nightfall.  It was a terribly cold night. The moon was full but wispy clouds covered the bright light.  It took a while to set up the tents but we got it eventually. I looked at my phone, it was one o’clock in the morning already.  We decided we should get some rest from the long day we had at school. Finally, a good night's rest! I laid my head on the pillow and as soon as I did, I fell asleep.  

Someone was up.  I didn’t know who it was but someone was outside the tent.  I could tell because the noise of someone's hand on the outside had woke all of us up at the exact same time.  It’s like we were all in the same nightmare… in a way we were. I put a finger up to my lips to signal to be quiet.  No one could tell where the person was. We all stayed quiet until the tent collapsed on us. We all screamed and yelled for help but then the tent went back to normal.  Everyone was to scared to see what it was. I tried reassuring everyone that it was just the neighborhood cat. No one would believe me so I opened the tent and looked outside.  Nothing was there except those two glowing yellow dots again. They were right next to one of the big pumpkins. As I looked the dots got closer and closer. I felt like I was hypnotized, I couldn’t move, talk, or even blink.  I sat there watching as my friends were yelling at me to close the tent. I wouldn’t listen. Then I realized the dots were glowing yellow eyes. I didn’t realize it until the creature was pouncing into our tent. I screamed as it attacked my face.  I heard my friends, but they were laughing. I realized it was only the neighborhood cat. We sat there in our cold tent laughing. We all went back to sleep. The next morning I woke up. I checked my phone to look at the time. My mom had texted me to ask when I was coming home.  I turned to see if anyone else was awake. No one was there. I thought maybe they went outside but when I opened the tent all I found was a trail of blood that lead into the black forest. I never found out what the creature was or what happened to my friends but the good news is the knocking stopped.

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