I woke up in my hospital room. My throat is sandpaper dry and to quench my thirst, I search for water. The water bottle on the table beside me stood empty.

"Nurse! I need some water", I try to call out. No answer.

"Mom!"

"Dad!"

"Carla!"

"Nurse!"

"Doctor!"

What! Was there no one close by? Where the hell has everybody gone?Did my parents also go home and left me alone in this hospital which radiated nothing except grief. Even, Carla left? Wasn't there a single nurse there to take care of me? Well, The hospital wasn't very much hospitable! I'll complain about their bad services! If I get something to drink first. My throat already was scorch dry.

Arghh! I had to take it myself !

I tried getting up. To my surprise, there were no cords connected to me. No medical equipments. I was feeling better. As I came out the room, I noticed that the hospital corridors were deserted. Well, it was nearly midnight. The darkness blinded me and I hit my toe on something hard.
Ouchh!

No Nurses! No doctors! No patients! What was happening? I looked more than a dozen rooms and I found nothing. Not a single human encountered. Was I in some sort of isolation ward?

"Is there someone? Somebody out there to hear my voice?", I screamed.

Not a single sound in reply.

I was now in the streets. There was something wrong with the hospital. I looked for some movement out here in the streets, but they were just as deserted. Not a human being in glance.

"Has some apocalypse wiped out the whole world population? And I was the only one that still remained", I laughed. I was shocked at my ability to joke around even at this moment.

Eerie silence dominated the world. It was getting scary actually. I was freaking out by now.

"Can someone hear me? Please! I need help! Is someone out there?", I shouted with all my might.

I realised I was crying as a drop of tear fell on my hand.

"MOM! DAD! CARLA! "

"Please! I'm not well! Can someone hear me?Is there someone?"

My body trembled at the thought of being alone here in this world. I needed to see a human being. I started running to search for a living soul, a human being. I slipped on something and fell!
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I snap open my eyes. I'm still lying in my bed. Paralyzed with fear.

What a horrible nightmare! The idea of being left alone in the world was just too frightening!

A nurse approaches me seeing me awake, "Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Where are my parents?"

"They just went to the home to collect some supplies"

"When will they be returning?"

"In not less than an hour, they told me. I'm there to take care of you. Let me know if you need something"

"Okay"

She left.

Sshhhh......Sshhhhh....Sshhhhh.....

Did that noise just came from behind the curtains?

Sshhh....Sshhhh.....Sshhh...

"Is there someone?",I ask. No reply.

Sshhh...Sshhh...Sshhh....

"Carla, Is that you? Stop scaring me, will you? You know you won't succeed in it"

No reply. When Carla used to do this, she would come out of her hiding place when I caught her. She is not behind it all. Then who?

"Is there someone? It's creepy", I again ask.

Sshhh...Sshhh...

The sound sounded closer now. I was getting goosebumps now.

Though the idea of being alone in the world was scary, but believe me, the idea of someone in the room when there was none was more frightening! And I had experienced both today!

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