It was a morning like any other, or so I thought. 7 am Saturday morning, the sun shining through the window illuminating the room. As I laid on my side I opened my eyes to find that something was different about this morning. It wasn't that the sun rose from the opposite side, or that my room had rearranged itself throughout the night, but that there was an unfamiliar presence in the room that should not have been there.
I kept calm assuming my brother had just awoken and was getting ready for the day. However, in the back of my mind I could not help but think there was something else. Seconds passed by, which turned into minutes, I struggled to concentrate on hearing what was in my room without moving, to confirm that it was my brother. As time dragged on I stared at the clock which had accumulated 30 minutes. That was long enough for me, so I decided to lift my head to see if he was actually there. But at that moment I knew something was wrong. Before I could lift my head, I heard his voice, but . . . it was coming from outside my room. I started to panic, cold sweat filled my body, and I was becoming short of breath. The presence that I had previously felt began to grow stronger. I tried to look past my bed but my blanket had blocked my view of everything, and just when I tried to move I felt that I had lost control of my body. I couldn't move at all, my body lay in the same position for what felt like hours. In constant panic there was nothing I could do but wait, but as I waited a force began to press against me, pinning me to my bed. Voices began to speak, but they were muffled and distorted. I closed my eyes thinking it was only a dream, but the voices spoke louder and in the next moment . . . BAM!
My brother opened the door which relieved me from this paralyzation. He had come over to my bed assuming I was asleep and shook my body freeing me from the stiffness that had overwhelmed me. I could not have felt more saved in my life. As I confirmed that I was awake he left the room. I got up relieved and convinced that it was nothing more than just hallucinations. I looked at the damaged done by my sweat, almost laughing, there had been a mark so big that it was split in two. But even that seemed a bit odd, and I remembered that I had only been laying on my side . . .
I absolutely love the way you wrote this. It made it seem as if I was the one in your position.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine how terrifying that must have been to not have any control over your body! I had a friend who told me a similar experience and she was traumatized. Hopefully it didn't leave such a big impact on you as it did on her!
scary...... haha lucid dreaming/sleep paralysis weirdest things ever. i used to have hypnopompic sleep hallucinations when you're half awake and see things as something else for example i saw a doll (sister left it in my room) and saw it as an hallucinations as a old guy raping me.
ReplyDeletebut yeah, dreams are your subconscious or something. some intense scary stuff.
This was written so clearly that as I read I felt like i could see this happening. That is so terrifying! if i was in your position I probably would have passed out from hyperventilating or something because of all the movies and stories I've heard over the years.
ReplyDeleteSo glad your okay too .
That feeling of not being able to move (when you're half way between sleep and waking) has got to be one of the worst in the world. I like how you've conveyed the feeling here. I was a little confused about how your brother fit in to the first half... In the future on a post like this you might think about linking to info about "night terrors" or something at the end.
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