Title: The Nightmare

Genre:  Mystery/Thriller/Paranormal/ Horror/Short Story

Ben's Pov

I Stare up at the large two-story house while the sun shines directly at my face. It was a hot summer day which is actually annoying even though it was completely normal.

"Baby, do you like it?" My mum asks and squats at my level. I purse my lips.

Even though I am 8 years old, my mum treats me like I am 4 and I don't like it at all. Sure, kids of my age love attention and playing with toys, but I don't.

You can say that I am quite different from other kids of my age. I don't like toys or making friends. I like to be alone with my computer and my teddy. Yup, that's right. My teddy, even though I hate stuffed toys, Mr Bork is an exception.

He is the only thing I have that my dad left for me. My dad died three years ago. He was a genius scientist, an expert in computers and the best dad anyone could ask for.

He used to take us to restaurants every weekend, and we used to have movie nights, pillow fights, and water gun fights but...everything changed. I still can't forget the look he gave me, full of love.

My lips wobble a little which didn't get unnoticed by mum. Mum hugs me immediately, knowing well what was going on in my mind. After a few minutes, I pat her shoulder and she smiles at me. Taking my hand in hers, she dragged me to the old wooden porch.

The door of the house opens, making an irritating sound. I look around the house. The inside was very beautiful, the wooden work was done beautifully but...there was a weird feeling around the atmosphere.

The temperature of the house was slightly cold which was very strange considering the amount of sunlight that was coming inside the house. The window was open and I shiver when a rush of cold wind passes through.

By the time I released that my hand is free, mum was gone. Hmm...she is probably in the kitchen. Even though the house was giving me creepy vibes, I am still determined to explore the house all by myself.

The ground floor consisted of a kitchen and a living room which were beautifully decorated by mum. The vintage furniture was a perfect match with the wooden interior.

"Ben, come and eat something, you can explore the house later," Mum says and I grin. I am hungry. Even though I am not like other kids, I still like junk food and pizza was the best junk food ever.

"Slow down, baby" Mum chuckles. I smile and nod. Mum smiles at me gently. I love my mum but sometimes she makes me angry with her over pampering.

"What do you think about the house?" Mum questions. I give her a thumbs up and she grins. I can see in her eyes how sad she is. I get it...it's hard for her too. She lost her husband and her only child can't speak. It's hard.

I was not like this since the start. I used to talk, play, laugh, and sing...but all this changed when that incident happened. I frown, not liking the thoughts that were running inside my head.

After eating and washing my hands, I ascended to the second floor. The hallway was big and creepy. It was too silent and I didn't like it at all. There were two rooms at both ends of the hall. One to the right and the other to the left.

I decided to go to the left since there was a big window and enough light to make me feel comfortable.

After a lot of courage, I opened the door and my eyes widened. The room was beautiful...better than my last room even though it was decorated by my and dad.

The wall was painted dark blue. The front was designed with a space theme with rockets and stars all over the wall. The rest of the walls were plain. The ceiling was similar to the front wall except there were no rockets, only stars.

There was a single bed pushed at the front wall and a desk on my right side along with a small walk-in closet.

On my left side was a door which I guess leads to the bathroom. A hand comes to my shoulder, I duck my head and look behind to see mum standing there.

"Baby, shh...it's me." She hugs me and I hug her tighter. My heart was drumming in my ears and I was so damn scared. I was not scared of the dark since I was born....but after that accident...Everything changed.

Author's Note 

 Idk if it's that good or not but meh. Do tell me what you think about this chapter though!

-xxfrozenhibaxx