And He Kept Coming
Waking Nightmare
I must have fallen asleep, for I didn’t hear the demon enter the room. The devil just appeared out of nowhere and stared at me.
I tried to scream as loud as possible, but no sound came out. It was like a dream, and I had no voice whatsoever. So, I tried to get out of bed and run but could not move. Suddenly, I was a wooden puppet with cut strings. Completely immobile.
The demon saw me and knew I was trying to escape. The monster started advancing on me. The nightmare came nearer with each breath I took.
Finally, freeing my hand, I pinched myself to wake myself up. It hurt but must not hurt enough to wake me from this nightmare vision. Because the demon was still there,
and
he
kept
coming.
So, I slapped myself so hard I bloodied my nose. I knew now that I wasn’t asleep. The demon became so enraged by the smell of my blood that it was frothing at the mouth
and
he
kept
coming.
At this point, I knew I would be a goner, so I began to pray. I begged for salvation. I begged for a hero. I begged for a way out.
But my prayers were to be unanswered. For the demon was mere feet from my bed.
and
he
kept
coming.
Suddenly the demon grabbed me, opened his ever-widening mouth, and sucked me down to hell alongside him.
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Wow. That's scary. Well done.
This is so good!
I've been frozen from a panic attack before.No fun. Great story!❤️
What a terrifying monster. Omigosh. Being brought up in a Christian home, I just repat the 23rd Psalms. Somehow. it works for sleep paralysis. Maybe it's mind over matter, but, it works.
Some say that when You gaze into the bottomless pits that is their gaping maws, that is a form of true hell. As Your escape is as long, if not longer, than Your descent. There's no escape the further down You go. There is much danger in rising as its internal hell has devious plans that its constantly devising.
Oh, no! And what happened down there? Is it much different than up here?
nice
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Impressive
the suspense! loved it
This gave me goosebumps! I did not expect that at all!
Love it♥️♥️
This kept me on my toes!
Wow! I didn’t see that coming lol
oh wow did not see that ending coming. Really thought you'd wake up and be okay. Well done
glad i had the lights on lol well done!!! loved it... congrats on TS too,well deserved
Eek! He kept coming. The panic is palpable. Probably should have waited until morning to read it. Congrats on TS!
The way you controlled the rhythm is brilliant! One of my favorite lines is "Suddenly, I was a wooden puppet with cut strings." Bravo! 👏
Love the style of this, you don't waste time or pull punches 😁
That was horrific!!! Congratulations on Top Story!!!💕❤️❤️
congratulations. well done.
This is fantastic. Congratulations!
Love how the title was revealed in the story. It created anxiety! Well done, Mother!
Congratulations!!! 💖🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations on Top Story!