The lights go dark,
And all the sounds
Are amplified in my mind.
What was that?
Was that the floor creaking?
I jump as I hear
A car door close,
The sound drifting
through the window.
Then there is that noise again.
Is that someone in the house?
I feel my way to the desk
And find the flashlight
Tucked away in the drawer.
The sound comes closer
And I turn on the light.
What is it?
Whose there?
… no one will ever know
As I lay dying on the floor.
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – suspense