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Submitted to Contest #316
Present day. Marshal awoke with a jolt, the sudden sensation of being thrown from his dream caused his heart to beat like a jackhammer inside his chest. A lingering disorientation surrounded him as he struggled to come to terms with the fact that he was no longer dreaming. For a terrifying moment, everything seemed strange, even the walls of his room felt unfamiliar. Sweat trickled down his cheek, leaving little pools of water on the bedsheets. What he would give just to have a normal night's sleep. Marshal understood why the dreams were ba...
Submitted to Contest #295
A strange humming noise wakes me from the much-needed deep sleep I am in. Pitted into the mattress, I sluggishly pull myself out of bed and reach for my phone. 3:30 AM flashes at me from the brightness of the screen. I sigh angrily and lay back down, but the annoying humming noise is becoming louder, as if it’s calling to me. Jumping out of bed, I throw on my hoodie and make my way down the stairs, each step as creaky as my knees. I pop the kettle on, hoping that it drowns out that goddamn humming, but it doesn’t; it just gets louder. That’s...
Submitted to Contest #235
I stumble through the dreamlike terrain, legs heavy, exhausted, and ready to surrender. I can either sit and down and let the beast take me or I can stand and fight. My heart pounds in my chest. I can sense it; the menacing presence that lurks in the shadows- the Hellhound.I've always been plagued by the most vivid of nightmares. In the waking world I'm just a regular guy, going about my everyday mind-numbing life but in the realm of dreams, I'm hunted by a relentless creature from the depths of hell. Night after night, the Hellhound hunts m...
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