The Monster Within

The door closes, the light turns off, and the noise silenced. Not again, she thought as she could only hear her breath bouncing off the closet wall. Why does she always find her self in these places? Feeling like a blind person, Melissa found the door knob. She already knew it was locked but she tried to turn it anyways. It was locked. She sat on the floor and laid her head on her propped up knees. A shiver started to dance up her spine. Not now. Not today. Melissa had a big day tomorrow, her speech final was due and she had her first interview with a well known photographer to become his assistance. But thats all flushed down the toilet. Melissa knew she wasn't going to make it out of the closet tonight. Not if they had something to say about it.
The first time she was dragged into a closet was after her 7th birthday party. Her friends have left and her parents went to sleep. Melissa tried to fall asleep that night but the excitement of the party kept her awake. Pretty sure the cake and ice cream before bedtime didn't help neither. Her eyes finally got heavy until scratching noises coming from her closet forced them open again. She got out of bed, and slowly walked over to "the must have been trapped mouse." The old wooden floor creaked.
The door slams open and Melissa is slammed to the ground and forcibly dragged towards the dark closet door leaving only floor scratches behind. The door closes, total darkness eats the space, and shock silenced any noise or motion. What just happened? feeling around the closet she discovered she was the only one in here.
Tonight was different then that birthday night long time ago. This time it felt even darker. She knew knocking wouldn't work. She was home alone. She stood up and forced her body against the door. No movement. Only the shiver, once more, overcame her body. And then it happend. Two large hands wrapped around her throat and started to squeeze tight. She could feel a warm breath against her neck, breathing like a monster. Now with her legs dangling in the darkness she started to kick the door but nothing. She knew tonight was the night she dreamt about all these years. As a single tear slid down her left cheek, she shut her eyes, and swallowed her last breath as her weightless body fell to the ground.
The closet door opened, the lights turned on, and the silence remained in the room.