Joseph was tossing and turning in his bed. He dreamt of being his fourteen-year-old self on that summer vacation when his family spent the weekend with Amanda’s family.
They arrived at the cabin that Friday at lunch time. His parents were excited to bond with Amanda’s parents. They had not been in the cabin for quite a while. They bought chips, some drinks and more pork for the barbecue tomorrow.
His dream shifted on that Friday evening when Amanda’s dad gave out a warning: “Do not go outside at night no matter and whatever you hear.”
In his dream, he and Amanda were lying in between both of their mothers. They were talking in whispers and making sure that the children would not hear whatever they were talking about. All of a sudden, they stopped. Silence was all they could hear. Then, they heard it. They heard this piercing howling sound that was coming from the woods. Amanda suddenly opened her eyes and cried. He suddenly sat up when he heard this. He had goosebumps all over his body. His heart was racing that he could hear it himself.
His mom hugged him and pulled him down to bed. She wiped his face with her hands. He did not know that he had been crying all this time. She then started to sing their favourite Disney song until both he and Amanda were fast asleep.
His dream ended on that scene. He woke up and looked at his watch. It was two o’clock in the morning. He was sweating heavily despite the room temperature was cold. He was about to go back to sleep when he heard this familiar eerie sound. That was the howling sound from the woods which he heard before. He decided not to give any attention to it when he heard Amanda’s bedroom door banged open. He went out of the room and found her trembling in fear in front of his room. She was crying. He hugged her and tried to calm her down when they saw Peter standing in the middle of the cabin, looking at them with a look that was telling them that he was right.
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