Eyes in the Darkness

Date: 1/6/2020

It was late evening, quickly growing very dark. I stood in my home's front driveway somewhat near the road. This driveway is made up of gravel, grass, and dirt. For some reason a fissure cut through the ground. My 3 outdoor cats were near me at the time on the opposite side of the fissure, and I began talking to them, but they all respond in human voices! One was smarter than the others so I mainly talked to her. I told them about my life, and they told me a little about theirs. The cats tried to cross the fissure but I stopped them abruptly, giving a very pathetic reason, and we all talked some more. I began to realize that talking to english speaking cats, was not indeed normal behavior, and wondered if something was wrong with my brain. I crossed the fissure and headed up the driveway to my front door. Midway, I looked back one last time at the cats, and as I turned my head I glimpsed a pair of piercing, slitted yellow eyes in the darkness, watching me from my own driveway. I whipped my head around but saw nothing there. A feeling of dread and terror immediately descended upon me as I ran to my front door. As I ran I my sight blurred and spots of the predatory eyes appeared in my vision. I threw open the front door, slammed it shut, and fumbled with the lock before succeeding. I breathed heavily and I leaned against the door in relief. My mother, panicked from my demeanor, yelled at me asking what was happening. As I told her she began to express worries about my eyesight, finally screamed, jumped up, and ran into the other room when I mentioned the pair of slitted yellow eyes. My father simply misconstrued "pair" as "pirate" and asked about what he misheard. I questioned, "Is that all you have to say about this?". He didn't reply. As the conversation ended, I realized throughout this time that I had been talking, a disturbing piece of poetry was being recited. It emanated from seemingly everywhere. It talked about death, what lay beyond it, and how beautiful it was.