They knew before I did

Nightfall Crypt

Left alone on a snow-covered Christmas night, a teenage girl finds herself in a situation that's anything but festive. She's in a decorated home, but her strict parents have banished the joy of the season. As the night deepens, the dogs' barks become more frequent, echoing through the silent, snow-laden landscape. A strange feeling of something unseen lurking outside the window intensifies, the darkness seeming to press against the glass. Then, a plastic candle shatters violently without warning, the sound reverberating through the house, leaving her to wonder: was it just a static discharge, or had something already entered the house?

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00:00Christmas had always come with conditions in my house.

00:03The more I looked forward to it, the more likely I'd be grounded,

00:07shut away from everything that made it special.

00:10No gifts, no lights, no fun.

00:14That winter, I wasn't just grounded, I was isolated.

00:20My parents went off to some overnight gathering,

00:23leaving me alone with three dogs and a house lit by plastic candles in every window.

00:27Snow piled quietly outside, and I tried to pretend it was just another night.

00:33But as the hours dragged on, the dogs kept barking,

00:37always at the same front window, each time louder.

00:42Each time, I was more terrified.

00:44And then, the candle snapped free, intensifying my fear of being alone.

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