The Thriller

By notanauthor

I was about to go to bed when suddenly...

The power went out.

And all I could see in my mind was a guy.

Standing there. In the darkness. In the street.

I rushed downstairs as fast as I could.

Hi, there. I'm Everleigh Osley.

And this is how one power outage changed my life.

With a single click of the remote, I turned on the news.

"We have now had a serious power outage effecting the whole state. Researchers are doing the best they can. Right now, it's best to stay at home."

I moved into my new apartment when I was 18 years old. Now I'm 20.

And it's scary living alone. Even scarier during a power outage.

And then the news turned back on. There was some talk about a robber going around town.

Now I was really scared.

I heard a clump in my kitchen, so I went to investigate.

"H-hello?" I asked. No answer.

I made my way closer to the kitchen. Then I halted.

"Ahh!!" I screamed, grabbing for the nearest object to use as a weapon.

"Shh! Shhh! Be quiet! Stop it!" He said to me.

"Who are you!" I pointed a spatula at him, because he was masked up.

"You know who I am." He said. "No... I don't."

He unmasked himself and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer to his face.

His lips touched mine, and I couldn't stop myself. It was almost as if I was being lured in.

I think I loved him. "What are you doing?" I asked.

He smiled... and vanished.