the story

She was reading to sleep in her bed. Soon after, she heard the front door downstairs clanking. Panic, she jumped from her bed and dashed to the door, dropping her book to the floor. She makes no attempt to pick it up. She cupped her left ear to the door and listened. There - the door was opening. Quickly, she switched off the room light and dashed to the bed and hid herself under the blanket. She closed her eyes and pretends to sleep.

The quietness engulfs her fear like a wolf spying on its prey. She swallowed hard and listened. She can hear footstep in the kitchen. Crash! Her eyes flew open. Broken cups - She thought and prayed no one will be hurt. She followed the sound of the footstep. It's at the front door now. There was now screaming of words that she couldn't make it out. She pulled the blanket tighter until her knuckles turned white. She closed her eyes again and forced herself to sleep. She still heard muffles of screams downstairs. The screaming brought her back to 17 years ago when she was a little girl......

While she let the scenario playing in her head, she slowly drifted off to sleep.