When I awoke, the green digital clock beside me displayed 00:00. It was exactly midnight. Midnight is sleep time, I told myself, as I drifted of back to sleep, unaware of my unfamiliar surroundings.
When I awoke next, the clock was gone, and the creature was kneeling over me, its claws tapping me. Each tap pierced the skin, and gave way to a trickle of blood. I couldn't feel any pain. In fact, if anything, this experience was enjoyable. I closed my eyes again in the hope of lengthening this sensation. The creature stopped, then dragged its claw across my forehead. It sat me up, which triggered a waterfall of blood from the gash. It was probably quite pretty.
With a flick of its wrist, the creature stopped the blood from flowing down my face. I tried to move, but found myself frozen. I felt my eyes drying up, the burning sensation was intense. I focused on what looked like a television at the far end of the... room? It showed only static, with the occasional flicker of something indeterminable.
The monster licked my blood. I giggled.
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