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One Man Hide-and-Seek

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It all started from a simple chit-chat.
A chit-chat between me and my friends.
A simple chit-chat that happened when we're on our way back from college.

"Hey, hey, have you heard of playing hide and seek alone?"

I arched an eyebrow, "What? That's just stupid."

"No way, I heard that it's true, you know."
"Hah, tell me about it."

"Well, at first you're supposed to say 'I found you' at three in the morning exactly and go hide," my friend continued, despite my earlier comment, "And if you count until ten inside of your head and then think 'Come and find me' after that, they say that a ghost will appear!"

I sighed.
But my other friend laughed, "As if something like that could happen."

"But it would be really thrilling if something like that actually happen, isn't it?"
"What? Playing hide and seek with a ghost? No way~"

I gave another sigh.
These two friends of mine has always been interested in things like that.
But I myself paid little to no attention to it.
Doesn't really worth the time, if you ask me.

"Oh and there's more about it! I heard that if they find where you are, they'll do various terrible things to you!" my friend continued, "That's why once you start playing with them until they can't find you. The worst thing that could happen that you're going to be killed by them during the game!"

I arched an eyebrow.
And gave another sigh, "Yeah, right. That sounds really stupid."

Both of my friends gazed at me.
And I gazed back at them, "What?"

"Huh? Could it be that you're scared?"
"I'm not interested in stuff like that, you know about that, already."
"You don't have to be holding yourself like that."
"Yeah, just be honest~"

I gave a sigh.
And shook my head.
Before replying, "Fine, fine."

"I'll try that in my own apartment tonight. I'm living alone there, so no one would bother me doing that when it's three in the morning as long as I'm not too loud, I suppose," I replied to them, "I'll try that stuff and prove to you that it's just a simple non-sense made to scare kids."

My friends simply laughed at that.
But I in the other hand, sighed.

We went separated ways not too long after I said that.
And I gave a sigh as I made my way back to the apartment where I live.

One Man Hide and Seek.
Who's stupid enough to do something like that, anyway?

It sounds stupid.
Who'd do something like that, anyway?
Meh, give me a break.

But still, I promised them that I'd try it once I get back to my apartment.
But no need to take it seriously.
I'm pretty sure that it's just a non-sense anyway.

Speaking of which, tomorrow is Sunday, huh.
I suppose I have no qualms about staying late.

I took my time refreshing myself.
Watching various things along the way.
Before eventually realizing that it's already past midnight.

"Five minutes to three, huh?" I muttered to myself, sighing as I get up and took my watch; placing it around my wrist before getting into my closet, "I suppose waiting here wouldn't hurt."

The only place that's big enough to hide me would be my closet.
And thanks to that non-sense my friend told me, I'm hiding inside of it right now.

No matter how many times I think about it, it's just stupid.
Playing hide and seek with a ghost?
Meh.

I gazed at my watch.
Only a few seconds more.
Now it's three in the morning.

I gazed at the door of my closet.
And gave another sigh.
"Just what am I doing here…"

I shook my head before eventually muttering in a low voice, "I found you."

After that, I closed my eyes.
And counted, "………… seven… eight… nine… ten."

I paused.
Before once again muttering to myself, "…… come and find me."

I waited.
And waited.
I gazed at my watch.
Approximately two minutes has passed.

And I gave a sigh at my own stupidity.
"This is just stupid. I'll just get this over with and get some slee-"

I didn't finish my sentence.
As I could suddenly feel something went passed me.
Almost in an instant, I widened my eyes.
And gazed back.

I paused.
Before eventually shaking my head and giving a sigh along the way.
What was I thinking?

"I FOUND YOU."

All of the sudden, I could feel something gripping my neck.
And I find it hard to breathe.

I struggled and struggled.
But the grip's not even loosening.

I closed my eyes.
And gritted my teeth.
I can't move my body.
What is this? What's happening?

I find it even more difficult to breath right now.
So I gathered what remains of my strength.
Before pushing myself out of the closet.

I fell right upon the floor, head first.
But that instant, the grip around my neck as if vanished.

I panted.
My eyes widened.
And I instinctively place one of my hands around my neck.
My eyes darted towards the closet where I was hiding before.
There were nothing but clothes inside of it.

I gazed down at the floor.
A hand still placed upon my neck.
I'm still panting and my eyes still widened.
What was that all about?

I gazed at the clock upon the wall.
It's half past three.
Maybe what just happened was just my delusion.

It couldn't be real… right?
There's no way that I'm playing hide and seek with a ghost… right?
There's no way I'd die from something like this… right?

……… right?

I gritted my teeth.
Before telling myself to think rationally.

Come on.
There's no way that I'm playing hide and seek with a ghost.
What just happened was just my delusion.
I was just too into it.
Nothing more and nothing less.
It was just… my delusion.

Yeah, it must be just my delusion.
I haven't been getting enough sleep lately…
Yeah, so that all makes sense.
It's just my delusion.
It must be just my delusion…

I gave another sigh.
What am I thinking?
No need to think about it too seriously.
It's just a delusion after all.

I made my way towards the bathroom.
Thinking that maybe washing my face would help me think clearly.
I turned on the water.
Gathering it upon the palms of my hands.
Before washing my face.

I panted slightly.
Before giving a sigh.
Even if it's just a delusion…
The pain was real.
The pain was too real for just a simple delusion.

I gazed up, only to widen my back seemed to up against something.
It's not possible.
I recognize my own bathroom properly.
And I should be two feet away from the wall behind me.

Then what just-

My train of thought was cut.
As I once again could feel something gripping my neck strongly.

"I FOUND YOU."

I tried to turn around, to have my effort failed.
I gritted my teeth and held my breath.
What is this?
What could this be?

Don't you tell me that this is a ghost that's really trying to kill me?

My vision's blurring.
I can't breathe.
Maybe gathering my strength and struggled like before would help.

I held my breath.
And gathered what remains of my strength.
Before suddenly moving towards the door of the bathroom.

It swung open with little to no effort.
And once again I land upon the floor, head first.

I'm panting.
I gazed at the bathroom.
But there was no one inside there.
I placed a hand upon my neck.

Now I could feel that someone… something tried to choke me.
I could feel it upon my neck.
It was not just a simple delusion.
It's real.

I could feel my heart beating faster.
Instinctively, I gazed at the clock upon the wall.
It's ten minutes to four.

I got up slightly, making my way towards the front door.
Taking a moment before unlocking it.
And about to swing the door open so I could get out.
Only to realize that the door doesn't budge.

I blinked several times.
I tried locking and unlocking the door one more time.
Before trying to swing it upon.
My effort ended in vain.
The door still doesn't budge.

I gritted my teeth.
This is madness.

Come on, me.
You can't panick just like this.
That was all just… I'm hallucinating.

Yeah, I must be hallucinating.
I must've ate some wrong food during lunch before.
And I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.
So I must be just hallucinating.

Even the pain upon my body must be just because that hallucination.
I probably hallucinated about something terrible.
And I tried to get rid of it.
Only to end up hurting myself along the way.

Yeah, it must be just my hallucination.
It's almost four in the morning, right?
I better get some sleep.

I turned off the lamp upon my room.
Before making my way towards my bed.

For some reason, I can't shake the feeling.
The feeling that I'm not alone inside of my room.

And because of that, I covered my head with the blanket.
My eyes are wide open.
I know that until it's morning, I'd be unable to sleep.
Something is keeping me awake.
Something else.

I could suddenly hear a rustling sound coming from the front door.
Followed by the sound of the door swinging open.
And light footsteps could be heard making its way towards my bed.

I blinked several times.
I could feel myself breathing heavier.
My heart is beating faster.
And I lift the blanket to make a hole small enough to peek.

There was something.
There was something standing not so far from my bed.

I could feel my breath getting heavier and even heavier.
And I dared myself to gaze upward.
Towards the face of that figure.

I saw nothing.
I saw nothing but a smile.
I saw nothing but a smile as that figure whispered with an eerie voice.

"I FOUND YOU."
A trade with ~Deadly-Crow
Hope you like it.





Story by ~AitoYuuki
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