I rushed to the sink to get a glass of water to throw at it. Before I could throw the glass of water, it burned up completely. I could see some of the strands separating and turning to cinders.
It turned completely to ash in a few seconds. Thankfully it didn't cause a fire. I looked towards the glass. I could see my reflection in it. Then I saw the blob again. Bigger and clearer this time. It frightened me by appearing so suddenly that I dropped the glass and water spilled on the floor. Thankfully the glass was made of steel and didn't shatter.
I took a cloth and wiped the ashes from my bedsheets first. It didn't leave any marks, thankfully. Then I used the same cloth to wipe the floor as well. I didn't look at the puddle directly so as to not frighten myself any further.
I took out the pamphlet sitting in my trash can. Now I was really worried. I have been seeing that blob since this morning everywhere. Have I been cursed? Am I in danger? I started dialing the number from the pamphlet again but no one answered.
Once, twice, three times… I spent a few minutes ringing but got no reply. Now that I think about it… I don't remember seeing a single face today. Not one. Even when I looked right at someone, their features just… weren't there. And I don't remember charging my phone even once since yesterday, but it still shows 100% battery. What is up with this horror atmosphere today?
Wait, I went to work today, and even came back from the same route right? But how did I go to work? What means of transportation? I remember opening my door and… I was in my office? Then the same happened on my way back. When I opened this door I didn't go out to the streets. I didn't take my bike or an auto or a cab. I just… went there.
Then there is the matter of that blob. I have been seeing it since this morning but whenever I see it again, it gets clearer and bigger each time.
If I were to look in a mirror right now, would I still see that? Is it still behind me? Is it even bigger and clearer? Who should I call to help me right now? I started biting my nails in stress.
Fu*k, last month a bunch of people disappeared from a nearby apartment. Is this what happened to them? Am I going to meet the same fate?
Suddenly the lights started flickering, it was not a rare occurrence but today it was haunting. I started feeling chills on my back as well. Then the lights settled on being off.
I picked up my phone, I was going to turn on the torch when I suddenly noticed. Have I used my phone since this morning? No. I went to the home screen and I found… nothing. No apps. No calendar. No calculator. No gallery. I could not even use the flash on it, but I could use its light.
Then I felt chills on my back for no reason. As I bravely tried to look back, I heard my bedroom door being opened. I looked in front of me and found that same woman from yesterday standing by the door. She had opened the door by herself somehow. I was sure I had locked it, then how did she enter?
"How did you get in? What is going on? Strange things have been going on since you entered my room."
She said nothing, looking around the room. I got up from my bed and was about to force her to explain things when I felt something creeping on my body from behind me.
I saw her reacting strangely towards whatever was behind me. She started saying something under her breath. Instinctively I turned back… and saw the same blob I've been seeing all day. This time it was in front of my eyes. This time though, I could see it directly, without any reflections. It looked clearer than when I saw it in a reflection, and even more uglier and grotesque.
It was long like a snake and had several eyes on it, moving throughout its long body. The eyes were multicoloured. All of its eyes were of a different shape and size. It was looking around the room, searching for something. When it noticed us staring at it, its gaze(s) kept shifting between me and the woman. Its body's colour was darker than the cloudy night and its skin looked like it was melting off. Even though it was so dark in the room, I could see it clearly.
Then I felt it creeping its body around my neck. I was so shocked I couldn't move a muscle for a second. But that second felt like an eternity.
When that 1 second passed I heard someone's scream.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh"
The scream was mine. I got up and started to run towards the door while trying to get it off my body. Before I could get even close to the door, the woman jumped at me with something huge in her hands. It wasn't there before when I first looked at her. It looked like a long iron rod but it was barely visible, maybe it was made of black dyed glass. She hits the blob near my head with the rod, barely missing my face.
Then I heard a popping noise and the world started to spin around with me as its center.
Then I saw the woman's puzzled look. She thought something for a moment but shook her head and threw away the rod. The rod slowly disappeared as if it never existed.
For a moment I felt both nauseous and relieved. I think that woman killed that thing. I was… thankful. I almost cried. But then I saw another one of that 'thing' in my periphery. This one was a one eyed creature a bit longer than the last one.
It jumped towards me. I was both nauseous from what was already happening around me and startled by that 'thing'. The woman also didn't expect another one of those 'things' was horrified. Before either of us could react it went into my mouth.
It wasn't completely in my mouth, but its (head?) had entered and started crawling deeper. I tried to remove it with my hands but I couldn't get a hold of it with its gooey body. It had no taste but it felt very cold, almost as cold as ice. My vision was blurred and spinning and my throat hurt with that disgusting thing entering my body. I was completely suffocated and my throat was burning from the inside, at the same time I felt the greatest itch of my entire life on my neck. If I had 4 hands then I would use two of them to remove that blob and the other two to rip my throat to shreds.
I tried catching it again but it kept evading my grip. Not only was I unable to breathe but also unable to puke and I really wanted to puke. Tears and sweat flowed like a river. The woman was still not acting on this event. Through my blurry vision I could see the rod slowly appearing in her hands and she started to move again.
She had conjured that rod again and was about to hit the part of this creature that was outside my mouth, it completely crawled inside. My skin started reacting, that itch spread all over my body and weird black acne appeared everywhere. I started to lose my vision and control of my body as well. I could slowly feel my body's control being given to something else, something foreign. I started fighting for control but felt like I would lose. This foreign thing was just about to take full control but moments before that I lost my vision completely.
I felt strange, there was an emotion that I have never felt before, I could feel this thing looking through my memories, reading my mind and every thought I ever had. It spoke to me, I could hear some words but didn't recognise them. And then I woke up for real.