Noises
Originally published at Aurorean. Please leave any comments there.
For the last couple of nights, I’ve had the trouble of sleeping not only because of my ceaseless coughing ever since I’ve been sick this week but also because of the scratching noises coming from within the top portion of my closet.
The said noises usually occur around midnight just after I have climbed onto my bed and while I’m not much of a believer of anything supernatural, I can’t help but imagine what sort of monsters could have possibly been hiding in there. Ever since I moved into that room, I’ve always had this impulse to make sure that the closet doors are closed securely. If they were but a centimeter ajar, I would get up again just to tightly shut them - no matter how much tired I am. I guess it’s the feeling that I have that someone or something could be watching me from behind the depths of my clothes strewn inside.
I mentioned the occurence to S and she surmised that there might have been rats which have found their way from above the closet after the recent construction done on the floor above us.
Oh, just brilliant.
However, S did not seem as shocked or horrified as I was or as I was expecting her to be especially since it’s her things which are currently stored in that area. I refuse to step forward and open those closet doors alone for the fear of rabid pests jumping out and biting me all over.
Later, I’m definitely calling the maintainance man and hope that he can get the situation under control before S’s belongings get damaged.
