@Myhorriblestories 29 March 2021 more from that month

The Stairway

It's 2am in the morning and I'm so thirsty. ***"Why did I eat those cookies before sleeping"*** I look by my right and see my sister sound asleep. I'm happy there's no sleep walking episode today. I leave her in bed and step out to get some water. ***'There's something strange happening or is it just me?'*** I'm the only one walking but my steps are twice as loud. ***"Is someone following me?"*** I whisper. I just hope it's not my younger brother playing one of his pranks on me. I turn back but no one is behind me. I'm a bit scared so I start to walk slowly but I can still hear footsteps syncing with mine. ***'I must be so sleepy that I'm hearing things'*** I rush to the stairs and start running down. The steps no longer sync. They're now faster than mine. My heart is pounding really fast. I don't know if it's because I can hear footsteps or if it's because I've been running for ... ***'Wait!'*** ***'I've been running down the stairs for over a minute now'*** I'm too scared to turn back. ***'There are still steps in front of me, so what have I been climbing'*** I summon the courage to turn back and ... ***"No way! I've only climbed 4 stairs?"*** I look front and keep walking down still processing what just happened. My footsteps are normal now. ***'It's lack of sleep, I must be hallucinating'*** ... I finally get to the kitchen and grab a glass. As I walk towards the tap, I hear footsteps behind me. ***'I'm definitely not hallucinating this'*** I stand still and close my eyes trying not to panic. Now I can feel hot breath sniffing around my neck. ***"No! That can't be tongue I'm feeling right?"*** I can feel my heart beat through my mouth now. Still standing in fear, I gently tilt my head back trying to catch a glimpse of what's behind my neck. Wait, what? It's only my sister. ***"Eww, gross! What the heck! why would you lick my neck and scare the shit out of me"*** I shout as I pour myself a glass of water but she only stands still, looking at me without blinking. I drink my water and head out of the kitchen. ***"Won't you come upstairs?"*** I ask without getting any response. I look back at my sister who is now grinning at me. It's the widest grin I've ever seen but I don't have the time for these games. I just want to sleep after what happened this night. I leave her and keep going upstairs. ... I'm at my door now. I can hear footsteps behind me. I turn and see my sister walking up the stairs slowly, scratching her fingernails on the wall. ***"Is this girl really sleep walking again? and what's with the wide grin on her face anyway"*** I enter the room and turn on the light leaving the door open for my sister but ... My sister is sleeping sound on the bed just how I left her. In fear, I turn to shut the door but...