Cardboard Demons

I stared at her for a minute trying to make heads or tails of what i was looking at, and to make sure i wasn't dreaming. I got up and knealt down beside her, put my hand on her shoulder and whispered "Keri, are you okay?" Her head snapped back in my direction until we were face to face. Her breath was as hot as fire and smelled like rotten meat and her eyes looked like two pieces of coal, deep set into her skull and they seemed to look straight through me. She moved quick, to quick for me to know it was coming and grabbed me by the throat and squeezed just enough to get my attention. She stared into my eyes for a minute and said in a deep voice "Leave it alone!" She stood up in one movement, like a board rising off the floor and since she still had me by the throat, she took me with her. Blood started pouring out of her mouth and eyes, down her shirt and onto the floor. I stared in horror at what i was seeing, I started punching and kicking but it was as if i were fighting a brick wall with pillows. I tried to scream but no sound came out. She or should i say IT squeezed harder and just when i felt like i was about to pass out it dropped me on the floor. I lay there on the floor choking and coughing, trying to get my breath back when i looked up and she was standing over me, learing at me with huge black eyes, It put it's face so close to mine that i could feel it's hot breath on my cheek. Drops of blood were falling onto my face, i could feel it running down my cheek, it was still warm. It stared at me for what seemed like an eternity and finally said in a deep menacing voice "Leave it alone, or suffer the same!" After a moment i found my voice and started screaming at the top of my lungs for my mom and dad. I felt two hands shaing me by the shoulders and i just kept screaming, i wouldn't open my eyes. "HEY!!! Open your eyes, your fine, everythings fine" It was Keri, she was standing over me with a very concerned look on her face. I pushed her away and got up to run but she was holding onto me. "Rene, wake up!!" she yelled. I sat back down and stopped screaming long enough for her to tell me that she woke up to go to the bathroom and it looked like i was having a nightmare so she thought she would wake me up. I got up and pulled her up and looked for blood on her shirt and on the floor, there was none. "Oh my god, a nightmare? Thank god! You have no idea Keri" I said still trying to calm down. Over the next half hour i told her all about the dream, rather the nightmare that i had had. I told her how real it all was, how i could smell her breath and that her eyes were black as all hell! "You should have seen yourself Keri, your eyes and your voice, I would know you anywhere and that thing was not you!" I told her. "Wow, it sounds messed up, of course it wasn't me, i would never grab you by the throat, i know your weak spot is your knee!" she said smiling. "I'm serious Keri, i have never felt so scared in all my life." I said a little annoyed by her comment. "I'm sorry, what was i saying anyway?" She asked. "You said to leave it alone, then you said leave it alone or suffer the same." I said. "Suffer the same what?" she asked. "I don't know, all i do know is it's 3 am and i am not going back to sleep anytime soon, wanna watch something? Nothing scary though, something funny, i'm not in the mood for scary anymore tonight!" I said uneasily. "Sure, how about Mommy Dearest, you love that movie." she said. "Perfect Keri, that sounds perfect." I said, exhaling and trying to relax. But i couldn't shake the dream, it stayed with me for the rest of the night, like a weight on my chest making it difficult to breath. I just lay there on the couch and waited for the sun to rise....