I crouch down and pull my pen knife from my pocket. Placing the top of the blade between the loose floorboard I apply pressure and the floorboard springs up. I push it aside as I look in the hole that it leaves behind. Inside I see something shine up at me. Slowly I reach in, grasp the object and suddenly it starts to glow a magificent green as if it had been waiting for me. It is cold, feels almost wet and consist of many corners like a jigsaw piece. As I extract the object the shine gets brighter and brighter.I inspect what seems to be a crystal of some sort and wonder what it is doing under the floorboards.

All of a sudden I hear a footsteps downstair. Unexpectedly the green glow goes out and I shove the crystal into my pocket. I tiptop across  the room and to the landing to see who is below me. I see a purple hooded figure with their back to me looking at the wall in front of them. I follow their trail of sight and notice them glancing into a mirror which I can see a reflection of them in. The only thing I remember seeing is the red eyes and thinking this is not a person this is not natural before the creature wheels around and stares at me. I quickly notice that the creature could see me in the mirror also.

Unable to see a face or even eyes anymore I step back and run to the nearest room, slamming the door after me and locking it. In my mind I hear a voice say 'You know it's strength, it can get through that lock in seconds.' At this I drag a bookcase in front of the door and then set out trying to excape. I go to the only window in the house and see that it is a huge drop to the ground, which would result in body parts being broken. I notice the beads of sweat that have started to run down my face and back. Quickly I think how to get out of this mess. Suddenly I hear footsteps stop outside the door and the lock turn. One push and the door is open and slam against the bookcase. I look around frantically and see a piece of climbing robe in  the corner hanging up. I run over grab it and dash to the window, yank it open and using the most basic knot tie the robe loosely to the nearest thing-an old fireplace made of marble. I throw the robe out the window as the creature knocks the bookcase and door to the ground in one swift thrust. The bookcase hits the ground with a huge bang and I grab the robe and scramble down it as quickly as possible.

With a seven or eight feet to the ground I look up and see the creature looking down at me and I am horrified. Where a persons face should be is what looks like a wrinkled up pink prune with red eyes taking up half of the surface. The rest of the 'face' consisted of two slits for a nose and an opening with small sharp black 'teeth' for a mouth.

Stunned I am unable to move. I see the creature raise it's hand and out comes a claw. Horrified I remain suppended in the air as the creature cuts the robe and I plunge to the ground.

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