Everyone was sleep except for me. The only people in the house were my grandparents, my mom, brother and I. No one else. (This is key.)

I was on the computer because I couldn't sleep. I turned on a small TV while I browsed the internet. At around 4:30, I started getting a chill up my spine, and I heard some children laugh. Distinctly the voices of a little girl and boy.

I know I'm all by myself, as far as being awake, so I turned to look at the TV and there's no way the laughter is coming from that. I checked the computer sound settings and I had every possible output muted, so it wasn't that, either. I sat there confused for a few minutes while the giggling of the two children were playing in the background.

I figured maybe the radio in the kitchen was on. It was digital, so maybe it just came in for some reason or it had a timer.

I got up, and I kid you not, as I was walking to the door, with each step the laughter grew louder. From giggling to hard laughter. I started to hear a baby cry as well.

What's going through my mind now is 'what kind of radio show is this?' And I just took three steps. Nowhere near the door.

I took a few more steps and the laughter turned hysterical, if not maniacal. The baby's cries turned to screams and wails, as if it were in pain. I was trembling and terrified with each step I took to the doorway, but my mind was on autopilot;I needed to get out of there and across the hall to my mom who surely would help me and notice the weird sound too.

The last couple of steps increased the laughter and crying to an almost deafening level. It was like I was at a concert and the speakers were directly in my ears, blasting noise. It was painful and scared me. I took all the courage I had and as soon as I reached the doorway, I was going to sprint.

I started to run but then something shoved me. I felt these hands at my chest push me back into the room with enough force to throw me off balance. The crying and laughter stopped as soon as I was back in the room. This all happened within 20-30 seconds but it felt like 19 minutes.

I was so scared I cried and slept in the tiny arm chair before my grandma came in the room and made me sleep in her bed downstairs.