Archive-name: Couples/truefear.txt
Archive-author: David
Archive-title: True Fear (Untitled)


True Fear. If you think about the situiation I am about to put you in,
and it is real, or could be, let me know how you feel the next time
you think about it. This more than like will happen to you one night
when you are alone. Just remember this when you go to bed the  next time
you are alone.
 
 
Night time is the best time to bring out your worst fears. Especially
if you are alone. It's late but you're not tired, you know you have to
get some sleep so you can get up for work tommorow. Sitting there watching
television, it's 11:00pm, thought it's night and late, and your alone you
don't notice or think about much what could happen. But you now turn the
TV off,and head for the bathroom to get ready for bed. After washing your
face and brushing your teeth you remember to Cut the heat down,
make sure the doors are locked and head for the bedroom....
         
You've been laying there for 20 minutes and still can't doze off. It's way
to quite, you listen for the sound of your husband making noises,
turning, breathing heavy, but you don't hear it. Because your husband is gone
for the night, on a business trip. You hate the sounds when he is there, but
now you realize that the noises you hate so much are your best security blanket.
A feeling of not being alone, and not having to notice every luttle sound,
such as the heater running, cars outside driving by, with the headlights
peering through the window. Waiting to make sure the car keeps on going instead
of stopping near your house. The dog growls softly, for know reason, and you
are thinking why is she growling? You only want to go to sleep and get this
night over with. He will be home tommorow and you then can make it through
the night in peace.
 
An hour has passed, the sounds never stop, if it`s not one thing it's another.
Shut the door, it will keep some of the sounds out.....better lock it.
You can't shut the door, it get's to cold with door shut. You close your eyes,
and try to think about something to help you fall asleep. Sex? Not tonight,
too afraid to think of sex. Work? Too depressing. Husband? What is he
doing right now? He should be on a plane to Phoneix, and back tomorrow
evening. He said he would call tonight, why hasn't he? You would feel much
hearing his voice. Check the phone, make sure it works. Good it works.
Then why hasn't he called? Did something happen? Is he out drinking?
He shouldn't be out this late, it's midnight. Maybe you should get up
and smoke a cigarette, it might relax you, and get your mind off everything...

1 am, why the hell can't I sleep? The heat cuts on, good, now maybe
you can fall asleep before it cuts back off. Finally you are dozing off.
The dogs suddenly starts growling, your worst fear is coming true, or is it?
Your are afraid to open your eyes for fear of what you might see. Though you
know nothing is there, you do this to yourself all the time.
Instantly you have this feeling of true fear, your body has become sort
of numb and you are suddenly thinking about what is about to happen.
Open your eyes dammit! How else will the feeling go away? You do it,
and the split second before you open your eyes, you are in complete
and total fear.......RRRRRRRIIIINNNGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Oh my God! It's only the phone, please let it be him. HI honey, how is
goin, he says? Why the hell haven't you called earlier? It's only
11:00 here. Remember the time changes? You suddenly remember and aren't
mad anymore, just releived that there is another voice present. He ask you
how you're doing. You mention nothing of the fear, and not being able to
"Oh, I am fine, went to bed about 11:00, how's everything with you?"
Could be better. I had to take a later flight and am still on the plane.
We should be landing in about 30 minutes. I thought I would call before
before it got too late. How do I sound 30,000 feet in the air? Just fine.
I miss you, I hope everything is going well at the house. Did you
remember to lock the doors? Yes honey. Sweetheart? Yes, whats wrong, he
says? Oh nothing, I hate it when you're not here. I know, I do too, but this
is my job. I know, I just wish you would hurry up and get home. I'll be there
in the morning. I know, but I wish you were here now, it's so creepy tonight.
I've been hearing strange noises all night, and you wouldn't beleive the things
running through my head. Maybe you should double check the doors,
I'll wait on the line until you get back. Hurry though, I have no idea
how much these plane phones cost. Ok, I'll be right back......I love you.

Two, maybe three minutes go by. I wish she'd hurry up, this is costing
a fortune.


Click...nothing but a dial tone.



                                            II

Oh my God, someone is trying to break in! Instantly, fear sets in and you
are almost completely numb with fear. You wish now you had a dog, at least
you would have had some warning. What should I do? You only have seconds,
at the most before they are in the house. Hide! You run to the closet
upstairs in the spare bedroom, there's a gun in there. Feeling as though
you are barely moving you make it to the bedroom, and into the closet.
Realizing you have nothing on but panties and a shirt you grab a long
sweater on the top shelf and put it on. Before looking for the gun, stop
and listen. Where are they now? It sounds like they are in the kitchen,
2 maybe 3 people.  Are they here for you ar to rob your house? Get the
gun, it's on the top shelf in a shoe box. Shit, no shells. Where the
fuck are the shells? No time to look, get in the corner, cover yourself
and pray to God they are only here to rob the place. The phone rings.
They must have hung the phone up, and your husband is trying to call back.
It rings and rings, maybe now your husband will call the police and get
someone over here, quick.  After 15-20 rings, the phone stops ringing.
Now you can hear them again, they are coming up the stairs. They are
in the master bedroom. It doesn't sound like they are taking anything,
more like they are looking for someone. You can hear voices now, just
muffled, but at least three different voices are heard. Two are male,
young sounding, one is definately a female.

Five maybe ten minutes have gone by, you are almost to the point
of whimpering like a dog. Don't, if they hear you you're a goner.
The voices are getting clearer, so they must be getting closer.
Shove a sweater sleeve in your mouth, whatever it takes, but don't
make a sound. Knowing they are in the room now, you completely cover
yourself in blankets and start praying to God, or whoever will listen.
Please don't open the closet door.

You can make out what they are saying now.....

I know that bitch is in here, I saw the light on an hour ago, and she
didn't leave the house. We'll find her, one of them says. What about
her husband? He won't be back until tommorow evening, so we have all
the time we need.

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