1. Chapter 1 (1/1)

i'm cold. so cold i can't feel anything. i can't move. it's dark. i'm scared. is he still here? i can't seem to think straight. what happened? my head hurts. i-i can't remember. my eyes are closed. so cold, too cold to open them.but i'm cold. really cold. where are my parents? it's a school day. i'm sleeping too late. too cold. i can't move my head. what is that sound? chattering noises fill my head.flashes of what happened play through my mind. a man. i remember a man. he hurt me, really badly. but i don't feel any pain anymore. a bad feeling resonates in my chest. my teeth. my teeth are chattering.why can't i move? ohh, i'm so cold. i remember the man had a knife. he was hurt. he was bleeding, and he looked like he was in a lot of pain. i remember...so cold. i need to move. i remember feeling pain in my chest. so much pain.i was with...my little sister. we went trick-or-treating. then she was gone. where is she?! cold...so cold. i can't think. and my head is pounding.i want to scream. why can't i scream? why am i cold? it was hot when we left the house. but i'm so cold now.the man. he had a knife. he saw me. he..he grabbed me. he dragged me away. where is my sister? he took me. and now i'm so cold. i can remember seeing a building.where am i? it's so dark. and cold. i see flashes, memories. and i remember. i know why i'm cold. i know why i felt that pain. i know. i'm so cold. i just want to go home.i remember the pain in my chest. it hurt so bad. i know why i'm so cold. i open my eyes. i can see my sister. i smile.but i'm still cold. i still can't move. why can't she see me? she walks past me. so cold. i know why she can't see me.i'm dead.i jolt awake, heart racing. that's the third nightmare. i'm freezing. i realize my blanket is on the floor. i go to grab it, and glance out my window. my eyes widen, and my

eath catches.under my window, staring back at me, is the man, still holding the knife.