Nightmare Journal 2

Written on October 1st, 2023

I was back in middle school or high school. Somehow, my sister was also in the same school. There was one kid laughing hysterically; they had to remove him from the class. Something was not right at the school. It was the birthday of a girl I liked; I was trying to write her a card. For some reason, my sister was working at the school, and my mom was there to pick me up. School was just about ending, and I was on the roof by myself with a card. Then I heard screaming. I came down from the roof and saw kids and parents running scared. I heard maniacal laughter from inside the school; it sounded like my sister’s laugh. My mom told me something wasn’t right. We made it across the street, but I kept hearing whispers, and I wasn’t sure if it was my mom or this voice telling me where to go. I heard a car, but my mom’s voice said it wasn’t real; she must have heard it too, but there was nothing coming, just a bunch of leaves blowing in the wind towards us. I heard glass shatter back at the school; the laughter stayed in my head; it felt like the kids and teachers were all possessed.

It had felt like the beginning of something, and the end of the world at the same time. The people possessed including those close to me were beyond saving. There was no escape from it. The laughter seemed to prolong the slow decent into madness I was feeling.