Clatter Clatter Clatter- SMASH

It was in the middle of the night, to which I've been suddenly woken up from my deep slumber by a sudden emergence of a constant noise that plagued my dreams for minutes on end that turned into an alarming crash; contemplating on why I was cursed of being a light sleeper

Deducing that the nuisance originated from downstairs I quickly gathered myself from the sweet confines of my bed to investigate this occurrence in my place of dwelling, hoping it might be just another rat. "Aw Crap, if it's another one, I swear..." I mumbled under my breath. Grabbing my phone, activating its torchlight. A few seconds passed by and having rationalized that I have a light switch, I opted to flick it instead, opening the lights in my bedroom.

The blinding lights engulfed my vision, in light of the fact that my eyes just came from darkness, therefore, having been rendered susceptible to light. I squinted rigorously, hoping the brightness to move past my optics. Seconds passed, my eyes began to adjust and I was finally able to see the ever-so bedraggled mess of a room I was situated in. "Sigh, I need to get my sh*t together."

CRASH

"What the-" Suddenly remembering what I had to do due to the newly-generated sound and

realizing that no rat was able to cause that much noise, I quickly recollected myself and struggled lightly to search for my trusty baseball bat hidden among the perpetuated junk scattered across my room. "There you are!" I exclaimed, having found the object of interest.

It was second-nature for me to grab the nearest weapon, or tool, if I were to encounter a circumstance out of the ordinary.

If by circumstance this district of the colony would allow any ownership of guns, I would've shot a bunch of shells on the ground, and by chance, eventually hitting the intruder. "Guess I'll have to make do."

I proceeded with caution and analyzed the best course of action, and with a couple of moments, chose to head for my phone app that connects to a security camera in the living room, essentially looking at the intruder that is currently bedevilling my home. "Thank God for that sales advertiser…" I silently whispered thanking that individual who turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

"Oh man oh man oh man…" I was muttering the entire time whilst navigating in my phone to the designated application. Once clicked, I stared in silence at the blank white that envelop the smartphone screen, concentrated on the circle that is constantly spinning, casted below are inscribings that told, 'loading'. I barely held my conscience as the loading ceased and my eyes were beheld of the disappointing words of 'lost connection'

"Damn you, salesman"

SMASH

I heard it again, this time, louder. "Crap" I held my breath in fear as of what could the intruder be on the other side of that door and down the stairs. I clenched my buttcheecks tight, held on my bat with an iron fist and headed to the door, snatching a whiff of fresh air on the way. I held the door knob, giving an audible gulp, and turned, opening the door

CREAK

The creak was so loud that the intruder probably heard it and hit the roads. I displayed a small grunt and proceeded to walk down the stairs ready to strike at any given moment, accompanying me is the torchlight of the phone I was using.

I crept on my long and pain-inducing odyssey down the flight of stairs, praying to someone who may be up there for the ordeal to just be another rat, a large, object-knocking rat that makes a huge ruckus, if anything else. On the corner that was situated on between the stairs and the living room, I hid, waiting patiently for my courage to ultimately build up just to catch a glimpse of the unwanted guest. Moments passed and I stick my head out, with parts under my eyes still concealed behind the wall, peaking. Nothing, even with the darkness clouding my eyes, I knew there was nothing to be considered alarming, with exceptions being a fallen plate and a small cracked hole in my main window. I switched on the lights, and examined the area, after which, I navigated for the kitchen, with near-unbroken vigilance, and still encountered nothing. I sighed deeply as I released myself from the stress. "ah sh't"

Perhaps the intruder did hear the creak emitted from me opening my bedroom door and chose to head out, yet the damaged on the window was far too small for a any person to fit and the main door was still locked, therefore, the intruder is still here. However, there's no place someone could hide in my living room, it barely holds any furniture, and cupboards and closets are practically nonexistent, so maybe it was just another rat, I mean, nothing was stolen.

I looked at the shattered plate and head my way there picking up the pieces of the said plate and shards of the window, preparing it for disposal. "Will my insurance handle this?" I gave myself a small query that associated with the damaged window and made my way back to the kitchen to dispose the broken pieces. I leaned on the counter, my exhaustion making its way back to me. 'Yawn', I turned on my hind and walked my way back, intending to go back to bed, deciding to deal with this in the morning, or whenever I liked to wake up. "I've had enough for one evening. I wish I'd just sleep forever."

Turning over, I saw something on the floor. I described it as a giant pale spider with a long tail, a large scorpion, perhaps? I didn't know.

"What the f-" was the last thing I said before the bastard jumped at me with incredible speed, leaving no time for my mind to cupirate what just happened as it attached itself to my face. I grabbed it and its arms with all the strength I could muster, however it used its tail to wrap around my neck, constricting my breathing, "MMMMmHHmmMMMMhhm!", I attempted to seek help, to no avail. The more effort I pulled into disentangling it from my face, the tighter the tail gets. With my face turning blue and my head getting lighter, I continued to pull the last fibres of my muscle and energy. With the combined suffocation and exhaustion, my body finally went out, but before anything else, with the last ember of my consciousness, a tube went down my throat with a warm substance gliding down my chest, the cool winds of the colony planet breezing through the shattered window was the last I ever felt and with that I gave in and let myself get taken over.