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Chapter 2 - 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 am covered in sweat and breathing shakily.

"I had a nightmare" I reply in a weak voice

"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 as 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 I remember is the sound of the glass shattering on the bedroom floor.