I sighed and rubbed my sweaty face. I was breathing heavily and I just sat in my bed for a while. I blinked a couple of times and I sighed deeply. I have to get out of bed. I thought and I slowly uncovered myself. I looked down at my body and I seen that I was bruised and scratched here and there. I groaned and fell backwards on my bed. 

"Why me." I whispered to myself and I shook my head. I got up now fully out of my bed and I ran my hands through my hair. I yawned and shook my hands and arms. I looked in front of myself and I seen my body mirror. I looked at myself and I seen the bruises all over my body. Even though I was sleeping, I was still exhausted and yawned again. I was used to this sight though. I was used to seeing the bruises and cuts, I was used to seeing the bags under my eyes, the scars from past traumas. I shook my head trying to not think about the bad things and I walked over to my large window in my room and I opened the curtains. 

I closed my eyes quickly to shield myself from the harsh bright light. And I slowly opened them to see the outside. I watched as I seen children run around playing tag and an old lady tending to her flowers. I smiled as I watched my neighbor play with her dog and I looked down and walked away from my window. I walked over to my dresser and I took out some day clothes and a towel. I walked out of my room and I went over to my small bathroom. I put everything down on my white stand that was next to the sink and I opened my mirror to get my toothpaste. I grabbed my toothbrush and watered it down. I then started to brush my teeth after I put the paste on the brush. 

Once I was about finished with that, I filled up a cup that was next to my sink with warm water and I poured some into my mouth to swish around and spit out. I leaned into the sink to spit out the water and I quickly came back up to look at myself in the mirror.

"AAAHH-mmph!!!!" I screamed but was muffled by Freddy's clawed hand.

"Hey, it's too early to be screaming like that." He said with a sickening smile and he roughly turned me around and slammed me into the counter of the sink. I groaned at the piercing pain in my back and I looked up at him. He let go of my mouth once he was sure that I was going to be quiet.

"How?" I asked as I was confused. Confused onto how he is here, when I'm not asleep.

"Let's just say I've become more powerful over the years. The more fear, the more power I get." He said and chuckled. I gulped. This isn't good. I shook my head and looked down. I widened my eyes when I noticed that I was basically half naked. I shot my head back up and (out of nowhere) I yelled at him and shooed him out of my bathroom. He yelled at me in the process of course but I was too embarrassed to actually care at the moment. I quickly shut and locked the door. I groaned and rubbed my head. I rolled my eyes and I turned back around to do my business. 

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When I was done and dressed I unlocked the door while I was still drying my hair. I opened the door to see Freddy sitting cris-cross on my floor next to the wall. 

"I had nothing to do so I just waited." Is all he said and He got up from the floor and walked over to my kitchen. 

"Wha-?" I whispered to myself and slowly walked with him. I entered the kitchen shortly after him and he was looking through my fridge.

"What are you doing?" I asked him in the most confused voice I could make. 

"What does it look like? I'm looking for something to eat. Hey even a monster needs his food." he said and I nodded.

"Sure" I said and I shut the fridge when he was done. I followed his every move like a hawk. I did not trust him and nor will I ever will. He went through my cupboards and he found my cookies. He grabbed a few and he stared at me.

"What?" I asked him with a low growl and he chuckled.

"Pathetic" Is all he said and he turned around and went around the corner. I went to go follow him, but when I turned the corner he wasn't there. I sighed and rubbed the bridge of my nose. I shook my head and I looked at the time.

12:36pm

Noon, I thought and shrugged my shoulders.  

I walked to my living room and I plopped down on the fluffy couch. The sun was shining through the curtains of the giant window next to my door and I watched as shadows passed by. My neighborhood was lively with children running pass or teenagers hanging out here and there. People would walk pass and say hello when they seen you. 

I smiled to myself and sunk deeper into the couch. I grabbed my remote from the small coffee table and I turned the TV on to disney. I watched as some kids were talking to their dog and trying to fix a "real world problem." I was comfortable until I seen something on the corner of the TV. 

I gasped and quickly turned around to look at my hallway. No one.

"For fucks sake." I said and sighed. I turned back around without a second thought and I screeched and fell over the arm of my couch. I watched as everything became darker around me and the rays of the sun was slowly turning into ash. I was slowly starting to hyperventilate as I watched the THING in front of me morph into many different things. 

A woman hanging from her neck trying to screech out but she couldn't, a little girl ripping her own eyes out and slashes continuously going across her being, to a giant knife gloved hand reaching for me while I screeched and covered my head as best I could. 

I was then shot back to reality with a ring from my doorbell. I looked around and noticed that everything was fine and no ash or giant glove. I sighed in relief and got up from my couch and I walked over to my door. 

"Who is it?!" I called and the doorbell stopped.

"It's neighbor Yu! I heard you scream, are you alright?" I heard Yu call back. I chuckled and unlocked the door. I opened it to see the small figure of Yu. She was a small asian that was maybe around 4'10. She was also very old and knew so much english. I watched as she tried to look around me to see if anything happened and I stepped into her line of sight. She looked up at me with her soft and tired beady eyes and crouch down to her. 

"Don't worry Yu, I'm perfectly fine." I said and she sighed in relief and nodded. 

"Do not scream like that no more, you scare Yu and Yu come all the way here to check on neighbor. No more scream." She said and walked away while waving her hand at me. I laughed and shut the door. She is a very kind old lady. I made friends with her when I first moved here 3 years ago. She is around 70 and she is very lively. I turned back around a little nervous to see what was behind me.

Nothing, I was fine. Even though I still didn't feel safe, I locked my door and sat at the couch. I turned the TV off and waited. I waited for anything to happen just even the smallest of things. But nothing came.

I sighed relieved thinking that Freddy was done for now and so I got up from the couch and grabbed my coat. I needed to get groceries since all I have is cereal and sandwich meat. I made a small list of what I needed and grabbed my keys.

I then opened the door and waved to anyone that said hi. I locked my door and headed out to the towns food market. I don't drive for lots of reasons. One of those reasons is because of Freddy. I once fell asleep in my friends car and almost crashed if I didn't wake up. Apparently Freddy can inflict problems and pain to others if you are around them. Mostly because you toss and turn like....VIOLENTLY, since you are getting killed in your dreams. I was lucky that my friend was there and that she woke me up. We both would have been killed.

Sometimes I wish that she didn't wake me up that day. Just so that I can escape this nightmare. I shook my head and entered the store. I looked around and seen a lot of safety hazards. I really only stay in my house since it's safer, but I'm hungry so this will have to do. I looked around the signs and found what I was looking for.

By the time that I was done from getting things for dinner tonight, it was around 3:00pm. I wanted to get home before 5:00 so that I could make dinner. But, once I turned the corner of an aisle I got light headed. I almost tripped but instead sat on the ground and held my head. I felt like I as going to pass out any minute and that really wasn't a good sign for 2 things. 1. Freddy is most likely waiting for me in the dream realm and that would be bad for me since I won't know how long I'll be out. And 2. It's getting dark. I was pissed that it was almost winter and the fucking dark came earlier then expected.

I tried to get up, but failed. Of fucking course. I looked around and noticed people were starting to surround me. I could see their mouths moving, but I couldn't hear what they were saying. I started to panic since I knew I was going to pass out, but before I could do anything.

Everything went black.