Knock knock.

" Ok miss Sandra, I'll see you at midnight. If I need anything I'll call the number on the paper you gave me" I called out to the women who hired me as a babysitter. I looked at the cute boy and said " Alright kiddo, one more hour and you're off to bed" I said smiling as I heard her mother leave the garage. 

We played some games, grabbed some lunch and it was 10.30 pm already. " Time does move fast, off to bed now kiddo". " Okay sister Sarah". I guided him up to his room, tucked him in and wished him good night. I walked down stairs, switched on the TV, I watched some shows and accidentally dozed off. When I woke up, the TV was off. Maybe miss Sandra was back, no it shouldn't be. There's still 30 minutes till midnight. 

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

I stood there frozen in fear. What the hell was that? It came from the front door. I slowly got up and said " Kiddo if that's you it's not funny".

LET ME IN!

BLOOD! BLOOD!!!

I was so terrified, I just stood there doesn't know what to do. But in less than a minute, it became slow tapping on the door, then stopped. I slowly approached the front door. There was blood leaking in. No, the blood was coming towards me.

Let me in...

I quickly ran upstairs and locked myself in the bathroom. I quickly grabbed my phone out and try to dial the police. But due to my clumsiness, I dropped my phone and broke it. I tried to operate it but it was completely dead. I was beyond terrified, I opened the door slowly and peeked outside, directly down stairs. The blood was still there. I walked downstairs cautiously. Then there was a women screaming. I just fell back onto the stairs. Then kiddo came behind me and said

" What's going on?"

WHYYYYYY!!!!!, the women screamed.

" That's my mom!". He ran downstairs and was about to open the door. Before I could stop him, he opened it.

There on the floor lying was a man bled to death, it was mister Alex, the father. Beside him was a women, miss Sandra. At this point, I realized what I've done. 

There was a crazed man in the neighborhood. He was chasing after mister Alex. I was told that her husband will arrive before she comes back. So it must have been a unlucky night for him. He crazed guy was after him, so he knocked nervously, panicked me. When he got stabbed and was screaming let me in, blood, blood, I was terrified. The worst part was...

I could have saved him, but I let him get killed and bled to death.

Dusk till Dawn

It's almost dusk. I looked back at my car, which had died. I wasn't looking at the car exactly, I was checking on my son, I had rolled down the window and asked him to stay put. I hope so. I kept walking through the woods. It felt like forever, until I came across this cabin. It looked as if no one lived there for years. I went up onto the door. As I was about to knock on it, it opened ajar by itself. I do not believe in paranormal stuff so I just walked in and said " Hello? Is anybody here?". It was a simple cabin. One room, one bathroom and the living room I suppose. I walked in examining the living room with the remaining lights from the setting sun. The door closed behind me.

" Damn drafts." I whispered under my breath.

 I saw a light switch by the door, which have slammed on me earlier. I went on and interact with it. Surprisingly it still works, so there must be a generator somewhere.

Hello there.

I spun around immediately. " I do not mean to intrude your home, I just needed a place to stay for my son and myself." I waited for a minute. There was no answer. It was pin drop silence. I walked a few steps, cautiously. Then I saw this painting of this old lady. She was standing, smiling with her eyes closed. Hands crossed. On one of her hands, she had a emerald ring. Then something I realised something wrong, very wrong.

I had opened the lights earlier, so now I can see around the room better. But in the picture, something was wrong. Her ring was shining back at my eyes. Shining from the lights. Then her eyes opened.

I was shocked. It wasn't a picture at all. There wasn't any picture. It was a window. Her jaw dropped. But the side of her mouth started ripping blood was spilling onto the window. I was petrified. But I turned around and made the run for it. I ran for the door. It was locked. I tried pulling and tugging with all my might, nothing worked. I looked back, she's gone. I heard the door click and it opened. I pushed the door aside and ran, and there she was holding me, her eyes and mine met, just inches apart. She leaned closer and reached for my throat. I felt her inhumane fingernails dig deep into my shoulders. Everything was blur. My son... What's gonna happen to him?

" Dad?"

It was dawn, my father is no where to be found. Then in the distance, I can see someone. Was it my father? There was a lady, running towards my car. She screamed, "I'M SAVED, I'M SAVED". Repeatedly. Then suddenly she stopped. She looked at me and came towards my car side and said " Thank you so much, your father freed me". I looked back at the cabin, there was my father. I got down from the car, and ran to my father. Before I reached, I felt something was off. He was just there standing, smiling with his eyes closed, hands crossed and had a emerald ring on his finger.