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Haunting: A Narrative Fiction

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On August 16, 2006, at exactly 03:00, normality for Fiona Berman ceased to exist and The Richmond Haunting began. At first, she didn't know what it was, snapped out of her sleep she could hear it: a scratching noise at the window. Sitting up in bed, she thought maybe a cat had managed to climb all the way to the fourteenth floor. But outside she couldn't hear, no such animal. Thinking perhaps, someone was playing silly buggers and messing about outside, she dismissed the idea as ridiculous. Yet, she could hear it, a frantic rushing sound at the window as though something wanted in. 'It's my imagination, that's all, just my imagination.' The freezing temperature in the bedroom said it wasn't. 'Steven, wake up, I think somebody's outside.' In …show more content…

'STEVEN!' Fiona cried out a third time. Steven woke up, and looked at his wife; he said a few sluggish words that made no sense and pulled the bedsheet over his head. An earthquake could happen outside and he wouldn't hear a pin drop. Fiona thought. For a moment, she allowed the scene to run through the hallways of her imagination. 'Hey, did you hear that earthquake last night? 'No, slept as a baby, didn't hear a whisper.' The continuous scratching at the window, increasing and becoming more desperate brought her back to reality. Something wanted her attention and having no choice, to investigate, she got out of bed. Gesturing to the window, Fiona took a deep breath and with her heart, pounding against her chest. Counted to three and opened the bedroom curtains. Thinking to see nothing but the darkness outside, what she saw instead made her gasp with terror. Something that looked similar to silhouette shape hovered outside her bedroom window, scratching on the glass. The thing looked human; expect it had no face, only a black mass to its appearance. Fiona put a hand to her mouth and

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