I was running, running for my life as the unknown figure chased me deeper into the woods. No matter how fast I ran he seemed to be right behind. Was I going to get away? I ran past a tree leaning against the next to catch my breath. It was not only a dark night but fog was starting to roll in. I felt like I was trapped in one of those old horror movies and a zombie would pop out at any moment. A hanging tree branch caught my hair. I pulled and screamed because I knew the figure was going to get me. When I first saw it, the eyes were so red and demonic. It had freakishly long arms with fork-like fingernails. A chill went up my spine just thinking about it. I somehow pulled my hair free of the branch. I was running again, the autumn leaves cracking underfoot. It was fall because all the trees had pretty colorful leaves. I was running in the dark night beneath them. I had to lift up my dress in order to run. I was wearing an evening gown, but I was barefoot. I heard a menacing growl above my head but I was too afraid to look up. Was the evil entity now flying through the air? It wasn't long before I could see what looked to be a mansion in the distance.

I was going to die, I'd never make it. I had nothing to fight with if I were caught. I had to keep trying though. The mansion wasn't incredibly far; now it was just up ahead. The creature behind me had been quiet for a while. My skepticism almost caused me to turn around but I knew I shouldn't. I was holding the end of my gown and jumping over broken logs on the ground like I might have been a damn Olympic hurtle jumper in a past life. Now I was mere feet from the front door. There was a cement woman in the middle of a fountain that stood on the property. Just as I made it there the entity came down from the sky hitting the fountain like a fiery comet. The arm on the cement woman breaks off as the entity goes in the water. If it had been aiming for me it must have overshot. I screamed and backed up. Steam started to rise from the water and it turned a blood red. I screamed again in hopes someone would hear me and come out of the mansion. I looked up, my eyes searching for any sign of life but there was nothing.

I trampled through a sand garden to get to the front steps. The outdoor maintenance had been kept up quite well so there had to be at least one living person residing. I ran up the stone steps trying to take more than one at a time. My foot slipped and I banged up my knee. I never looked down so I couldn't tell how badly. I made it to the door in seconds.

"Helllppppp!" I screamed.

I didn't waste a single minute waiting. I went back and forth between the window and door beating like mad. There were thick curtains at the window so I couldn't see any light on the inside. I looked back at the fountain, the steam had died down but the water there had been brought to a boil.

"Anyone, please open the door!"

I put my ear to the door but couldn't hear a sound. I leaned my back against the door waiting for the entity to emerge from the fountain. If it was going to kill me now I didn't want my back turned. The entity rose from the water. It had the darkest mangled looking body I had ever seen. So much so that I couldn't tell which part of it I was viewing. It was the texture of a cloud; it kind of hung there in the air like one too. There were various loose limbs protruding from its core, bits of body parts leaking a dark oily substance. Was that supposed to be the mouth? The freakish arms came into view extending from the sides, and those beady red eyes were locked on me. The entity came charging forward I opened my mouth to scream but was too terrified. I turned my back working on the door, shaking so hard that my knees were knocking. I broke out in a cold sweat as I tried the door knob for the first time. It opened but I couldn't spare the time to be astonished. I rushed in and slammed it as hard as I could. Just as I did the entity rammed it from the outside over and over. I could hear heavy breathing on the other side as it rammed the door again. Fortunately the mansion had a big heavy door so it barely shook under the force. Outside the entity started to hiss and gurgle.

The young woman inside throws the deadbolts, there are several lining the door. She quickly leaves the dark room and runs to the nearest lit one. She runs right into the middle of an evening dinner. There is a boy wearing an eye patch sitting at the end of a long table. He sips soup from his spoon. Next to him is his butler wearing a black suit with white gloves. She can only see part of his face since she is seeing him from the side.

"I'm so sorry to interrupt. I need help." She says.

The boy takes another sip of his soup before putting his spoon down.

"I am not pleased with this at all. Take it away." He says.

"Yes my Lord." Says the butler.

He removes the dish and leaves the room.

"Did you hear me? I need help! I am being attacked by some—thing! I don't know what it is!"

The young woman is almost in hysterics.