Floorboards groan, but there are no feet on them to make that sound. A crash from a window pane, but only cobwebs catch the breeze.

“Dawn, where is dawn? I’m so sorry I came. I’m so sorry I didn’t believe…”

The door knob turns. Click, it’s open. Creak.

I scream.

TP Keane is the author of The Anathemas – Underground, coming out soon with Distinguished Press. She was born and raised in Ireland and now lives in the USA with her husband and two children. The middle child of seven, she has always found a reclusive corner to escape the hustle and bustle of a busy house with a good book.