whatever it was that was in my room. I began to believe it was all in my head. I probably was just imagining things. My mu

a sponge. When I was done, I stepped out of the shower and picked up two towels from the shelf. I wrapped one around my body and the other around my head. When I was sure my hair wasn't dripping, I removed the towel to let it dry. I was at my dresser applying my l

ith you." I said to myself. I took in deep bre

t was someone in the bathroom or I was just imagining things. I always cursed at people in horror movies when

t it was, it was nothing. Suddenly, the shower came on and I taught I was imagining things but I wasn't. I asked whatever was there to turn it off just to make sure my mind wasn't playing games with me. Umma, the shower went off." My mum stiffened beside me. "Are you sure of what you're saying?" "How can I lie about such a thing? I know there's something in there." I replied. My mum checked the bathroom and came back out. "I don't think so. Just say your prayers and go to sleep." I nodded and she walked out. I really needed her to believe me because I didn't know what it was that was scaring the shit out of me. I said my prayers and reduced the intensity of the lights to a dim red. I laid down on my back and stared into the ceiling until I fell asleep. I don't know how long I slept but when I opened my eyes, there was a figure standing above me. It looked really scary with two holes as eyes. It's eyeballs held by two tiny strings hung down the holes. It had a gaping hole as it's mouth and blood poured out of it. Its fingers pressed down on my chest and I struggled to breathe. I opened my mouth to