Once upon a time, in a small town nestled deep in the woods, there lived a little girl named Emily. She was a shy child, always keeping to herself and avoiding social interaction. Her parents were concerned about her behavior and took her to see a therapist, but nothing seemed to help.
One day, Emily's parents went out of town for the weekend, leaving her home alone. Emily was scared, but she knew she had to be brave. She spent the evening watching TV and playing games until she eventually fell asleep.
But in the middle of the night, Emily was awoken by a strange noise coming from outside her bedroom window. She tried to ignore it, but the noise continued to grow louder and more persistent. Emily slowly got out of bed and made her way to the window, peering out into the darkness.
What she saw made her blood run cold. A figure stood in the shadows, watching her with glowing red eyes. Emily couldn't move, couldn't scream, couldn't do anything but stare in terror.
The figure slowly started moving closer to the window, and Emily knew she had to act fast. She darted away from the window and locked herself in the bathroom, trembling with fear.
But the figure was not deterred. It started to scratch at the bathroom door, the sound echoing through the empty house. Emily covered her ears and tried to block out the noise, but it was no use.
As the scratching grew louder and more frantic, Emily realized that she was not alone in the house. Something was after her, something that wanted to hurt her.
She huddled in the corner of the bathroom, praying for morning to come quickly. But when she finally ventured out of the bathroom in the morning, she found no trace of the figure. It was as if it had never been there at all.
From that night on, Emily was never the same. She became even more reclusive and quiet, afraid of the world outside her small town. And even though she never saw the figure again, she knew that it was still out there, waiting for her to let her guard down.