Chapter 11: The Insomnia

"Wasn't there writing?" Kyle asked, he noticed the empty note. "Yeah they was" I replied. "Let use another book" Kyle insisted and brought out a book.

Me and Kyle worked on the speech about the project, we were doing well as Kyle helped me construct some words together. Soon, we finished the speech, it was now time for me to learn it but Kyle was getting tired cause it was getting dark and he felt hungry.

"Am gonna heard down stairs for a break i will check on you later" Kyle said as he reached the room door. "Good ahead it will give me time to practice my speech" I said excited.

"Okay, but get ready to surprise me when I get back" Kyle said leaving my room. I started to practice by myself and hoped for no distractions. To be sure I went up and locked my room door.

I started practicing on and on with the mirror until I finally got it, I could say it without the paper. I went downstairs to go surprise everybody, they were all gathered in the living room.

I got their attention by turning off the TV which made them to stare at me. I started the speech and did perfectly well cause my mom and dad claped and Brian walked up to his room and used this excuse that he wanted to sleep.

"Very well Erin" Dad said and gave me a side hug. "You might want to have a good sleep before tomorrow" Mom said and  walked with dad upstairs to their room.

"Mom and dad are right" Kyle said, and left using the back stairs. "I will sleep" I said yelling his name as he walked away. I went up to my room and closed my eyes.

I couldn't sleep, it was already 10:00. I tried very hard to sleep but I just found myself very uncomfortable. So I got up and went to the living room, I felt cold so I went back upstairs to get my blanket. I covered my self with it and layed on the couch trying to get to sleep.

I woke up after sleeping for just 2 minutes, my blanket was gone, I wondered who took it. I decided to go up to my room and saw my blanket on my bed, but should it be mom or Brian playing some kind of trick. I went to mom and dad room but they were all fast asleep. Even Kyle and Brian where asleep although I tried hitting him with a pillow but refused to wake up.

This got me scared, I ran back to my room, shut the door and layed on my bed trying to get to sleep. But I couldn't, I didn't know why. I heard footsteps from the hallway, it grew louder and louder and so did my scare. I swallowed a spit and decided to go check it out, I opened the door immediately ready to swing into action.

The footsteps went downstairs and I followed it as I started getting closer and closer the shadow of a small child begin to show.... "Brian?" I asked. "Yeah" he answered turning his head back and looking at me with a smile.

"What are you doing up this late" I asked again whispering as I noticed the time.

"I should be asking you, don't you have a speech tomorrow to get ready for" Brian said making a point.

"I tried to sleep but I couldn't" I admitted.

"Am going to the basement to check out something wanna come?" Brian asked.

"I don't know, why?" I asked.

"I saw something the last time I went, during Kyle birthday" Brian said.

"Okay fine I will come" I finally decided. Me and Brian walked into the basement, Brian started checking and scattering the whole room so I had to ask.

"What are you looking for?" I asked. He didn't give a quick response yet.

"Grand dad's Diary" he replied. I couldn't understand so I just followed whatever he did.

"It gone, someone took it" Brian said angry. "Why so upset, I don't even know Grand pa has a diary" I said.

"I saw it, it Was right there when I came during Kyle birthday" Brian said pointing to a direction at the middle of a shelf in front of us.

"Will look for it later, common let's go" I said pulling him. "No am not leaving until I find it" Brian said and reluctantly shaked his body.

"What got into you, you are always afraid of the dark and his creepy down here" I said.

"I am afraid of the dark, common let get out of here" Brian changed his mind. We went to our separate room, I kept thinking about Grand pa diary, how Brian new about it and why he wants it so bad.

I cleared it away from my mind and got back to my not sleeping problem. Surprisingly I was now getting tired and sleepy. I opened my eyes and noticed that every where was still dark and meaning it wasn't yet morning, I cried as I could not sleep.

I got up to go check the window but it was still dark I checked the time and saw it was just 3:00 Am. Someone opened my room  door and peeped, I was shocked to see Brian .

"Hey Erin can't you sleep?" Brian said walking in. "I would have appreciated it you knocked". I said.

"I was afraid, if you were asleep" He said.

"Well am not and since when did you care"

I asked noticing the change. "May be I could stay with you cause am also having trouble sleeping.

I knew he was lying about the trouble sleeping part but I insisted he stayed, we played some board games and talked about awesome movies.

"Look it morning" Brian said getting up and heading to his room. I could not believe I stayed through out the night, I was just happy I was going to be early for my project presentation.

So I had my bath brushed my teeth and headed to Kyle room to get my project. So I opened the door and could not move.

What I saw choked my eyes, it was a girl of my age lying on the bed with blood rushing from her body and the blood reached my feet as I screamed, her body grew larger with blood.