If you’d have asked me ten hours ago if I’d stand up to the monster hiding in my room, my answer would be fuck yeah! But now, standing here, completely frozen, my eyes stuck on the doorknob as it twists and turns… I swear I can't do shit. I can't even move. Fight, Elena. Run. Move. Do anything. Don't just stand there like a moron. Do something! The door creaks open ever so slowly it feels like an eternity. I don't want to see the monstrosity hiding behind the door. It will make this nightmare feel more real than it already is. I fling my phone to the ground and let out a ferocious scream I don't know has been clawing up my throat as I throw my entire weight forward, slamming my hands into the wood. The door collides with his solid frame, buying me a fraction of a second to figure out how to escape. “Stop it,” he growls. I throw myself through the gap, scrambling wildly into my bedroom. I don’t look back. I crash past the fluffy cushion in the center of my room, my eyes locked on t
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