* Foreward: I absolutely hate this. It was a dream that for some reason I decided to put down on paper. Strangest thing in the world so don't be too brutal on me ;) *

Shadows fall across this town
Casting eerie glows
The darkness all around closing in on me
I keep my back against the building
For fear of what I might see.
Did I lose him?
It started out simple enough,
It was a perfect night.
Dinner and a movie,
A walk in the moonlight.
Then I walked away,
You went one way and I the other.
I started walking home,
I crossed my arms to protect me from the cold,
That's when I noticed it.

I was being followed.
By who?
How long?
I glanced over my shoulder,
No one is there.
Is that a shadow against the wall?
My anxieties overtake me.
All my fears come rushing back.
My fear of dark places
And being alone
Having my back to doors
And being taken by surprise.
Now I'm alone in the dark
And I can't keep my back towards the world.
Am I about to be taken by surprise?
I turn back around and quicken my pace.
Someone else does too.
Where can I go?
I don't want to lead him to my house.
Everything is closed becauseof such a late hour.
I have to get home!
But will you be alive?
I hear the footsteps become quicker and quicker.
I look back,
There he is.
There's a man that ducks back into the shadows.
I turn back around and walk faster,
So does the man.
What does he want?!
I'm trembling with fear.
The dark night allows so much to be unknown.
I begin to run,
But so does the man.
I know he's gaining on me
If I can only reach that alley up ahead.
It seems to loom on forever,
But finally I turn into the alley
And lean against the wall
Where I stand now.
My fear of people behind me fades .
My fear of the dark does not.
I'm not truly alone anymore
That is worse than being alone.
I decide to move further down the alley
I suppose that's when he sees me.
He comes rushing down the alley
I take off running trying to get away
When I hit a brick wall,
I wasn't expecting a dead end.
I reach my hand to my head.
Just before everything goes black,
I see the man.
Movement.
I sense it.
Where am I?
I open my eyes.
My head is throbbing.
What happened?
I vaguely remember parts of what happened.
I wake up to find I'm in a van.
Wait, my family doesn't own a van.
I freak out.
I notice the windows are tinted in the back.
I can still see the moon bright and full.
Where am I?
What happened?
Where am I going?
I think I'm having a panic attack.
I hear a scream escape from my mouth before I can stop it.
The man stops with jarring halt
The man in the front looks back at me.
It all comes back.
The alley, everything.
I'm scared.
I see him reach beside his seat.
What is that?
He comes back to where I'm sitting,
Takes a syringe and injects the cool liquid into my flesh.
"No!" I scream.
Then I sink back into unconsciousness.
When I wake up again, I'm in a room.
There's no furniture.
I hear the voice of a man downstairs,
Then footsteps on the stairs.
I see the knob turn and the door opens.
I think I'm having another panic attack.
He come in sending more fear into me with each step.
He walks over to the window I failed to noticed
From the angle in which I was sitting.
He seems preoccupied.
I noticed the door is open
This is my chance.
My breathing is hard and fast.
I jump up and run out the door.
The man turns and starts to run after me.
I stumble down the stairs,
Barely ahead of him,
I reach the door,
Locked.
He comes up behind me,
His eyes are red with fury.
A scream escapes.
He grabs my by the wrist,
I try to break free.
His grip is too strong.
I see his hand move.
Then...

...Everything

..Goes

.Black.

I'm unconscious again.
Tossing, turning.
I sit up with a jolt.
I'm in my room again
It was all a dream.
Nothing but a dream.
I lay back down,
I'm sweating with fear.
It was just a dream,
But how come it felt so real?