I wake up drenched in sweat, my heart pounding in my chest like a jackhammer. Another heart attack. It feels like I’m constantly flirting with death, like a moth to a flame. My doctor says it’s stress, but I know better. There’s something else at play here, something sinister lurking beneath the surface of reality.
I stumble out of bed and make my way to the window. The moon hangs low in the sky, casting an eerie glow over the cemetery across the street. It’s always been a haunting sight, but tonight it feels different. It calls to me, drawing me in like a siren’s song.
I step outside, the cold night air biting at my skin. The cemetery gates creak open as if welcoming me, and I can’t resist the pull. As I enter, a wave of unease washes over me. The graves line the path like silent sentinels, their tombstones standing tall and proud in the moonlight. I can almost hear the whispers of the dead carried on the wind.
My heart beats faster, a painful rhythm that matches the growing sense of dread in my gut. I try to convince myself it’s just my imagination running wild, but deep down, I know it’s not. There’s something otherworldly about this place, something dark and malevolent that seeks to claim me.
I walk deeper into the cemetery, my steps faltering as I pass by each grave. The names etched into the stone blur together, a sea of forgotten souls yearning for release. A chill runs down my spine as I realize that I too will join their ranks someday.
Suddenly, I hear a soft rustling behind me. I turn around, but there’s nothing there. The air is thick with an otherworldly presence, a sense of impending doom that hangs heavy in the night. My heart skips a beat, and I clutch my chest in pain. It feels like something invisible has wrapped its icy fingers around my heart, squeezing it mercilessly.
I stumble forward, desperate to escape the invisible grip. But no matter how fast I run, I can’t shake the feeling of impending death. The cemetery seems to stretch on forever, the tombstones multiplying like a nightmarish maze. I’m trapped in a nightmare of my own making, a twisted game of life and death.
As I round a corner, I see a figure standing in the distance. It’s tall and gaunt, its skin pale and stretched tightly over its bones. Its eyes glow with an otherworldly light, and I can feel its gaze piercing through my very soul. A surge of fear courses through me, and I collapse to my knees.
The figure approaches me slowly, its footsteps eerily silent against the grass. I try to speak, but my words come out as a choked whisper. It raises a skeletal hand towards me, beckoning me closer. I can’t resist, my body moving without my consent.
As I reach out to touch the figure’s hand, a searing pain shoots through my chest. My heart gives one final, agonizing beat before it stops completely. Darkness engulfs me, wrapping its icy tendrils around my body until there’s nothing left.
I wake up in a hospital bed, the sterile white walls offering no solace. The doctors tell me I had a massive heart attack, that I was lucky to be alive. But I know the truth. The cemetery had claimed me, if only for a fleeting moment.
I’m haunted by that night, by the otherworldly horror that lurked within the cemetery’s depths. Every time I close my eyes, I see the figure standing there, waiting for me. It’s a constant reminder that death is never far away, that the line between this world and the next is thinner than we could ever imagine.
So, I live each day in fear, constantly aware of the fragile beats of my heart. I know that one day, the cemetery will call for me again, and this time, I won’t be able to resist its siren song. Until then, I wait, caught between the realms of the living and the dead, a prisoner of my own mortality.
Author: Opney. Illustrator: Stab. Publisher: Cyber.
