My head slowly bobbed up and down, my pencil slipped from my hands, and my eyes went in and out of focus. The last straw was when my head slammed down on the table in front of me. Jumping up in pain, the banging sound echoed through the silent library. Maybe it was time to go. I could feel my cheeks redden as I began to put my school assignment and computer in my book bag.

In the silence, I faintly heard a tapping noise. Looking around again, I went back to getting the rest of my things. With my bag on my shoulders and the trash I needed to throw away in my hand I headed to the exit. My head tilted in confusion when the taps continued, sporadically now, and began to get louder the closer to the exit I got. A sinking feeling began to bubble in my stomach and I slowed my steps down. I halted my steps right before the exit and looked down to my left. I slowly released the wrappers into the trash can and looked back towards the door. I steeled myself and after a few minutes, pushed my way through thinking the worst.

In the hallway, the sound continued on and so did I. The sound bounced off the walls and echoed through the whole school. A shiver ran down my spine. My breaths were in short bursts and my legs felt too weak to put one in front of the other but once I got going, I couldn't stop. I felt like I was going crazy. No matter how fast or slow I ran, I couldn't get rid of the sound. It sounded like it was nowhere and everywhere at the same time. The hallway couldn't possibly get any longer, yet when I got to the end of one, there seemed to always be another.

After what felt like ages I finally found myself in the last hallway with the exit at the end. Sighing in relief, I slowed my steps. This was the loudest the sound had been by far and once I looked down the hallway and to the left, I noticed there was light streaming from an open doorway. My breaths became shallow once more but I continued towards the exit.

Getting closer, I began to hear more than just tapping. Quietly, as if it weren't there, I could hear music. My curiosity peaked and once I got closer to the door, I slowly looked inside, holding my breath.

I released the breath in disbelief and shook my head in shock. Are you serious? I mumbled to myself. It was just a lady. Dancing. 

a/n: When I first started this account like 2 years ago, this short story actually was on it's own - that's how much faith I had in this story. It was actually the first thing that I wrote and was actually proud of. I came up with an exciting plot and I executed it in a way that made me feel like I got my idea onto paper almost exactly how I wanted it. Hope you enjoyed. thank you for reading!