Microfiction: Week 11

Microfiction 

100-word Story: Waking Up Scared
I wake up in a cold room. The room is illuminated by creepy red lights. Goosebumps spread all over my arms and legs, and I get a strange feeling. I start to feel as if someone else is in the room. I feel paralyzed only able to see what is in my vision and unable to turn my head to look around. I try to close my eyes and fall back asleep but I can’t. I finally get the courage to look around and see a dark figure looming over me. I instantly run away and seek out my mom.

6-word Story: Run
Get up and run to her.

RED

Author's Note: The 100-word and 6-word stories are written based off of a memory I had when I was little. A family member of mine had just passed away, and I was overthinking about death, ghosts, the afterlife, and things related. At the time, I was little and didn't really understand the process of death, so naturally my mind created thoughts about ghosts and other supernatural things. I had gone to sleep that night and had woken up to the room being bright red (I had led lights in the room at the tine and I guess they had turned on on its own coincidentally). I remember being confused because I knew I did not leave the lights on before going to bed, so when I saw the color red illuminating the room I became paranoid. Overall, I think everyone has a memory or story of when they were little and scared of monsters under the bed, the dark, or having nightmares and running to mom for comfort.