NightmareNuisance

It was dark and cold and not particularly a good night for a walk and even though I knew better, I just had to get out of the house--away from the fighting. Away from him. It was a good idea in theory, but suddenly, as the sound of snow crunching behind me drove my stomach into involuntary spasms, I realized just how bad of idea this walk really was. I wasn't alone. A cloud moved overhead, obscuring any light that had managed to make its way through the dense canopy of trees. Out of the corner of my eye I saw movement, but nothing that could have been considered human. No, it was too graceful, too sudden, and too hypnotizing. Suddenly I felt