A disturbing revelation

Carol found it difficult to sleep that night as sleep practically eluded her. She tossed and turned on the bed, trying to get some shuteye, but it just wasn’t happening, no matter how much she forced herself. So, she got up and padded out of her room, trying to be as silent as possible so as not to wake anybody up. The house was quiet, which was not a surprise, considering that it was already past two in the morning. Normally, she rarely found it difficult to sleep, but her mother never failed to bring out the worst in her and annoy her to no end.

The light was off in the dining room, so she turned it on, got some orange juice from the fridge, and just sat there sipping it and staring into space. She was about to go and put on the television as there was no point just sitting there without doing anything when she heard the sound of footsteps. She froze where she was sitting, wishing that she did not put the light on as she was in no mood to speak to anybody about anything. Howeve