[b]inspired by fartmonkey and everyone else who has been writing short stories [/b] [i]he looked at his watch, the time was 8:00pm. He had stayed behind to work overtime. Was it a bad idea? Not at all, he needed the extra money. As he walked down the sidewalk, leaves crunching beneath his feet, he had the sudden urge to run. He didint know why. But something was wrong.he passed a parked car and looked for a reflection behind him. There was nothing. He was being ridiculous. He continue to walk up the street and arrived home. He entered the home locking the door behind him and moved upstairs. He slowly walked up his staircase and opened the door to his room. Suddenly, he had felt light headed. He collapsed onto the bed infront of him. He awoke hours later. In complete darkness. What had happened? He didint know. He looked around and flicked the light switch a bit. Must be a blackout, it didint work. He wandered downstairs, feeling around for the door to the basement. He heard a skittering sound as he reached for the knob. He turned around. Frightened. Who was in his home? He opened the door and walked downstairs. Still in total darkness. As he reached the bottom the door slammed shut. The sound of footsteps were heard. He hid behind the water heater as he heard the being reach the bottom of the stairs. Suddenly the creature spoke. "I know where you are, id like to ask you something" he heard the creature approach the water heater. The man closed his eyes, the breath of the creature against his neck. He knew this was the end. The creature neared him as the man blacked out, the fright was too much for him. The last thin he heard was the creature saying one thing [b][i][u]whut clas u gon pleh?[/u][/i][/b][/i]