Dumb_ape

A city gripped by fear retreats as darkness falls,  the streets eerily silent, homes fortified against an unseen threat. How can any family hope to survive when the night itself harbors a nameless terror?  When tragedy strikes one unsuspecting household, the question becomes not if they can survive, but how many will fall victim to the shadows that consume their city?

The Unseen Absence

After spending some time together, we have dinner and go to sleep.

It was such a peaceful day. The bed felt extremely comfortable after a long and tiring day. My eyes closed, and I felt like I would have no regrets even if I were never to open them again…

I woke up from my sleep when I heard a scream. It's my wife!!

Why is she screaming like that?..

My eyes are still blurry from just waking up. I can't see things clearly. I sit up. What I saw next,,,

My daughter is lying unconscious. Blood is flowing out of her neck!

What is going on right now? I can't understand the situation that's unfolding right in front of my two eyes! Everything feels weird and uneasy! I can't think straight right now!

What can I do in a situation like this?

My wife is crying out loud while trying to cover her neck with her two hands.

I somehow got out of the bed in a hurry and picked up the phone. I still can't believe what is happening right now. Everything feels like a nightmare.

Maybe I will soon wake up screaming and sweating…

I have made a call. They will arrive with an ambulance very soon. I ran to tend to Lily.

We did all kinds of things with first aid treatment. And soon, the ambulance arrived…

The roads were all empty, and we arrived at the hospital soon.

They took her inside for treatment as soon as we arrived there.

At the start of this kind of incident, the ambulance took quite some time, and people also didn't know much about what to do to treat something like this.

But after it occurred a few more times, people became more prepared to face this kind of incident. And treatment methods also grew better over the time.

I just hope my girl returns to me safely. Please…

We were waiting in the corridor and my wife was there lying on my lap. The current incident has completely shattered her heart.

Soon she fell asleep and silence engulfed us.

Two policemen approached us. They said they were investigating the incident and wanted to ask us something.

"Sorry for bothering you in this kind of a situation, but could you please tell us about how your day went and if there was anything out of the ordinary that had occurred yesterday?" One of them asked with a low voice.

I took some time to think about my whole day, but didn't feel like there was anything out of the ordinary that had happened.

I went to work just as usual and spent the whole day at work, and when the sun set and everything started to turn dark, I returned home. My wife was waiting there for me with Lily, we had dinner, spent some time together and went to sleep.

And when I opened my eyes again, this had happened already…

I don't know about anything else that had happened. Everything was just the same as other days…

After organizing my thoughts, I told them everything that had happened and I couldn't really think of anything out of the ordinary occurring yesterday…

"Don't worry, it's alright. None of the previous victims were able to tell about anything out of the ordinary happening. But we are trying our best to figure out a way to solve the issue." Their words of consolation…

"We are sorry for bothering you in a situation like this." They left us alone and walked away.

Once again, silence engulfed the whole place. But,,,

I just keep on feeling a surging emptiness within me. I don't understand what this uneasy feeling is. It feels like I lost something very important to me.

Why do I feel like I am losing myself with the passing of time in the silence that has been covering me??…

Unfortunate Incident!