Cumbersome Catalog - Curiosity Killed the Cat
They make their way down the hallway. He shakes his head from side to side, frantically searching for any possible escape route. She is wiping the tears from her eyes, smudging her makeup.
A loud creak is heard and the two halt their slow march. His gaze follows the shaking direction given by her outstretched arm.
"W-was that door always open...?"
"Shhh. Don't be so loud." He says with a sharp tone. She nods in response before they both draw their focus back to the now open door.
Tall, dark, and slender; it hangs half out of the doorway. It's crooked teeth forming a smile far too wide for its skull to hold. The three stand motionless, staring intently at each other.
"P-P-Party Games. Fun f-for the WHOLE FAMILY..." Booms out from between its unmoving jaw, sounding like a scratched record.
"RUN!" He screams as he spins in the opposite direction, dragging her by the hand behind him.
Tears stream down her face as she wails... "I want to go home. Please let me go home. Let me go...!" She's cut off by five snakelike tendrils wrapping around her leg. She falls to the ground with a slam.
"NO... Don't LEAVE ME..." Those words pierce his eardrums just before the sound of a crunch, then a pop, then silence...
"Please forgive me... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." He wakes up. "Oh... It was... just a dream...? Right. It's all over now. I couldn't do anything. It's over."
He turns his head to the alarm clock on the bedside table. 5:42 AM. "I guess I'll take a long shower before work."
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