Oh crap.

Usually, I am very good at keeping my imagination in check around this time when I'm the only one awake in the house and probably the neighborhood. Since sleeping at normal, dark nighttime hours have become out of the question for me, I've specifically trained myself so I don't think about what could be lurking in the shower when I go to the bathroom, or what that tapping is coming from downstairs, or why I just heard the undeniably recognizable creak on that twelfth step of our staircase that only happens when someone steps on it, or that I might see a freakin' demonic clown standing in the middle of our backyard holding a knife in his hand if I turn and look out the kitchen window.

Unfortunately, sometimes I slip. And my mind wanders to those things. So I crept downstairs a bit ago set on getting a drink, maybe a snack. I keep the lights off so not to possibly wake my parents (they wouldn't really be mad, but I try not to draw attention to myself at these times and don't want to be annoying and banned from my nightly kitchen runs). I was standing at the kitchen table, eating that overly-salty cheese popcorn we got in one of those big holiday tins from one of our neighbors, and I made the mistake of looking out our large, curtain-less window.

Bad, bad idea. My mind created so many different creepy options in 20-seconds flat that I actually ducked down on the floor because I was so scared. Then I practically flew up the stairs and into my room, where I am now, trying to keep busy and my imagination at bay as I write here, after, of course, bolting my door, checking my closets and under the bed, behind my large arm chair, everywhere.

Crappppp. I just realized I left my stupid teeth thing I'm suppose to wear every night downstairs on the counter. aisurhfvikuhc;.
I don't want to go back down, but I have to.
Shoot. Shoot shoot shoot.

Another creak!!
You know, I think I'll just leave it down there until morning. I'm going to go to bed and try to fall asleep before I start really over-imagining, which probably won't work becasue it's much too early to sleep but I gotta try...