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.