A LOOP OF NIGHTMARES

  

The loud noise from my bedroom window woke me.

I sit up and the first thing I see is a figure standing next to my wardrobe, I turn on my bedside lamp only to find a pile of clothes on a chair.

Whew! That was scary.

I turn off the light, ready to go back to sleep but this time, the figure is standing next to my bed.

I stretch out my hands to turn on my bedside lamp again but it's not coming on.

I can't find my phone either.

"No, no no," I scream as the figure charges at me

"Wake up Nana," a gentle female voice whispers.

"Oh thank God, it was a dream," I mutter in relief.

I turn to see Joy, my best friend staring at me in concern.


"You've been shouting in your sleep, what happened?" She asks.

"I had a nightmare" I reply.

"You look terrible Nana, you know what? let me get you a glass of water to drink," Joy says and walks out of the room.

As I start to take off my sweaty shirt, Joy returns holding a glass of water.

"Here you go," she says and hands it over.

As soon I get the glass of water from her, my foggy brain clears.

Joy? She has been dead for two years, what is she doing here?

The last thing remember is the sound of the glass shattering on the bedroom floor.