Paralyzed in Fear, Literally
Before going to bed with my thoughts set on slumber, I never imagined the horrors I could unleash from my own mind. Gasping for air, I sat up in my sheets to examine my room. The sinister demons I had dreamed were gone and the weights pressing down on my chest had released me from my frightful imprisonment. I was still on the top bunk of my bed, with my sister resting at the bottom. The small television still sat to the top right of the room on its usual wooden desk and my heavily cushioned chair was to the opposite corner. Staring out the window above my stuffed bears and legos, I felt sweat trickle down my forehead and sighed in relief. Still uneasy about what my dream realm had released, I tore off my lavender …show more content…
Panic ran through my veins like a wild animal escaping near death. Everything was the same. My bedroom looked normal, but I did not feel normal. Laying in bed, wide eyed, I tried to muster enough strength to elevate myself from the mysterious force sitting on my chest. My strength to release myself from this captivity failed and made the situation worse. The prickling sensation painted my body and a loud buzzing noise rang in my ears. When with this horrific nightmare end?! When i thought things couldn’t get any worse, a hand reached from under the depths of my bed and lashed at my foot. Panic grew to terror and had swallowed me like a predator and its prey. Unable to lift my head from my state of paralysis, I couldn’t see the creature that clasped my foot. It yanked it down and unable to move I screamed for help, but the cry for rescue was silenced and my yelp faded into the air. Words spewed from my mouth but not a sound was made. Minutes seemed like hours and my cries for help were only in my head. The hand grasped tighter around my ankle and I prayed for my awakening to be soon. At that instant, I awoke with a thunder. I hesitantly glanced under my dark bed to see nothing but dust bunnies stare back at me. The air was around me was heavy and my body was vigilant from the hand’s recruitment. My eyelids weighed down over my eyes but I disrupted myself from falling asleep the whole night out of
Before going to bed with my thoughts set on slumber, I never imagined the horrors I could unleash from my own mind. Gasping for air, I sat up in my sheets to examine my room. The sinister demons I had dreamed were gone and the weights pressing down on my chest had released me from my frightful imprisonment. I was still on the top bunk of my bed, with my sister resting at the bottom. The small television still sat to the top right of the room on its usual wooden desk and my heavily cushioned chair was to the opposite corner. Staring out the window above my stuffed bears and legos, I felt sweat trickle down my forehead and sighed in relief. Still uneasy about what my dream realm had released, I tore off my lavender …show more content…
Panic ran through my veins like a wild animal escaping near death. Everything was the same. My bedroom looked normal, but I did not feel normal. Laying in bed, wide eyed, I tried to muster enough strength to elevate myself from the mysterious force sitting on my chest. My strength to release myself from this captivity failed and made the situation worse. The prickling sensation painted my body and a loud buzzing noise rang in my ears. When with this horrific nightmare end?! When i thought things couldn’t get any worse, a hand reached from under the depths of my bed and lashed at my foot. Panic grew to terror and had swallowed me like a predator and its prey. Unable to lift my head from my state of paralysis, I couldn’t see the creature that clasped my foot. It yanked it down and unable to move I screamed for help, but the cry for rescue was silenced and my yelp faded into the air. Words spewed from my mouth but not a sound was made. Minutes seemed like hours and my cries for help were only in my head. The hand grasped tighter around my ankle and I prayed for my awakening to be soon. At that instant, I awoke with a thunder. I hesitantly glanced under my dark bed to see nothing but dust bunnies stare back at me. The air was around me was heavy and my body was vigilant from the hand’s recruitment. My eyelids weighed down over my eyes but I disrupted myself from falling asleep the whole night out of