Nightmare

I was running.
I didn't know what I was running away from.
All I knew was that I had to get away fast.

I soon began to feel tired but I knew I couldn't stop.
If I did something bad would happen.
I knew it.

I didn't dare to turn around,
Because I knew if I did, I'd fall.
And I couldn't risk that.

My feet hurt so bad but I kept running.

I began to hear laughter.
I looked at my surroundings.

Trees.

I was in a forest of some sort.
I began to frantically look for a path.
I soon found one.
A small path that seemed to lead deeper into the woods.

I felt so tired.
Too tired to even care.

So I ran along the path.

The laughter didn't stop.
Nor did I get close or further away from it.

I looked at my feet trying not to fall over the roots of the trees.
I bumped into something compact.
I looked up to see a huge grin.

I tried to scream but nothing came out.
All I saw was a big smile, no eyes, no ears.
Nothing just a big smile.

I turned around to run the other way, but the thing the smile belonged to wrapped its arms around me and hugged me tight until it was just darkness surrounding me.

Then I woke up.

Hours of sleep: 5