The sight was gruesome as the blood-soaked snow glistened ominously under the moonlight, emphasising its stark contrast against once pristine white surroundings. Torn clothing and abandoned shoes lay strewn in the snow, as well as a backpack. Blood saturated the ground, forming a puddle that looked like it was sprouting from the earth. The blood spread outwards quickly, covering a larger area with each passing moment. The silence was shattered by a high-pitched scream that pierced through the air and seemed to come from a location nearby. A blue-eyed baby was sitting on the ground, soaked in blood. Despite the circumstances, the baby did not cry; instead, it sat there smiling, catching everyone off guard. The volume of the screams was intensifying with each passing minute.
As the minutes passed by, the sun set faster and faster until it seemed as if it was being drawn into a massive whirlpool, causing everything to be eventually engulfed in darkness. Even then, despite everything, the screaming continued unabated. The sound of the screams intensified with each passing moment until they were so loud that they seemed to bring everything to a standstill. After the chaos subsided, the only things left were the baby, the snow and blood, and a few seconds of complete darkness.
As time passed, the cacophony of screams reverberated through the walls, becoming bone-chilling wails that pierced deep into one’s soul. She watched in terror as lawn chairs, tables and children’s toys were violently thrown through the air, as if possessed by an unseen force and the sound of windows shattering around her as if under invisible pressure. She drops to her knees with her hands clamped over her ears and her body trembling uncontrollably from the overwhelming fear that consumed her.
The screaming woke a sixteen-year-old girl sleeping in a bunk bed at a group home for orphaned children. The red-haired girl woke up with a start, her heartbeat racing, her hands trembling, and the overwhelming sense of dread coursing through her veins as she tried to suppress her screams. An acrid sense of fear and doom enveloped her. Eerie shadows dance across walls, and strange whispers echo faintly through the empty corridors, intensifying her dread and anticipation.
She did not even see her bunk-mate, who climbed down from the top bed and knelt beside her. She was in pain. Her eyes were wide, her mouth open, as if she screamed s
