Nika was wondering if she should jump off the bed and make a run for it, when the hand came up the side of the bed at a speed she never would have thought it capable. It then found the tender flesh of her.
ankle and began to claw it's way up her leg. The blood dripped from her torn flesh as she kicked her leg trying to dislodge the parasite from her body. She screamed as it made it's way up and caught onto her short night shirt. She was beginning to panic, her breath coming in rapid gasps. She grabbed on to the hand and began pulling on it. She felt her fingers sink into the rotting flesh and hit bone and sinew. She screamed again and pulled her hand away. It continued it's way up her night shirt and clawed at her stomach in an effort to gain access to her vital organs. She felt like she was going to faint, and told herself to breathe. Then she steeled herself, and reached once more to grab the hand. Pulling with all of her might she dislodged the hand, tearing her night shirt in the process. She violently threw the hand away from her. It landed near the door.

Nika stood panting on her bed looking down at the hand.
She knew she desperately needed to call for help. Never taking her eyes from the hand, Nika picked up the phone and punched in 911. It seemed like forever before someone picked up. Still watching the unmoving hand, she breathlessly told the story of her harrowing night. "Is this some kind of a joke, Lady"? said the operator much to Nika's dismay.
She had forgotten that Halloween had just passed. "No, Gd, no this is not a joke", said Nika her tears starting to flow. "I think you need to go sleep it off, Lady", said the operator. And then Nika heard the unmistakable click signifying she had been disconnected.
She pulled what was left of her night shirt up and raked it over her tear filled eyes. She had only taken her eyes from the hand for a few seconds, but when she looked back to where is had been, it was gone.

Nika scanned the empty bedroom looking for her tormentor. She cautiously jumped down from the bed and bolted away from it. She winced at the pain in her leg and stomach as she hobbled in to the bathroom. Once behind the safety of the closed door, Nika eased what was left of her night shirt up to reveal her abdomen. She had a few nasty bruises blooming but was relieved to see that the blood hadn't been broken. She then surveyed her clawed leg. The skin was hanging off in strips in several places. She stuck her hand over her mouth in horror at the sight. She began whimpering in fear at the thought of leaving the bathroom.

Nika scanned the empty bedroom looking for her tormentor. She cautiously jumped down from the bed and bolted away from it. She winced at the pain in her leg and stomach as she hobbled in to the bathroom. Once behind the safety of the closed door, Nika eased what was left of her night shirt up to reveal her abdomen. She had a few nasty bruises blooming but was relieved to see that the blood hadn't been broken. She then surveyed her clawed leg. The skin was hanging off in strips in several places. She stuck her hand over her mouth in horror at the sight. She began whimpering in fear at the thought of leaving the bathroom.