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The girl had woken that morning by a sudden jolt, almost like someone was tugging her out of bed. It was very strange, because she was the only home. In the large house that roofed the family of 13. Two parents, two grandchildren, and the nine siblings. The girl quickly dismissed the incident almost immediately after she got out from under the covers. Going through her daily routines, she quickly found her feet falling into step the way they did every morning when school called her presence. Like every other day, her earbuds were tucked into her ears, and the soft soothing music flooded into her, and she drifted off into her own world. As she got over the hill to see the massive five story building, that's when she began to notice things were different. The air was thinner, and the cold was much more unforgiving. But everything looked more...dull. Without a second thought, she went inside to begin her schooling. But something was wrong, and this was when she began to notice. The usual teenage chatter that littered the hall was absent, only a few words of greeting was heard. The corridors that were usual so brightly lit with light were oddly dark and more grey scale than black and white photos. Throughout the seven that she was at school, it was oddly quiet, everything was out of place, yet still in place. Something was out place, but where was still to be discovered. Finally, as the last bell rang, and let the teens flee from the confides of the school, the girl went to the front of the school, where she normally met with her large group of friends. But upon stepping out, she realized there was no one there. Very odd indeed. With a simple shrug, the girl went home. Today was her day off, today all she had to do was cook for the family, and baby sit her nephew. Waving her last family member off, her brother left, leaving his son behind for her to look after. Upon leaving, the little boy looked up at her and watch, but she just smiled down at him, asking if he needed anything. Shaking his head no, he scurried off to his room. Again, shrugging it off, she turned and went to go make the boy some food. The large house was quiet, too quiet for her comfort. So she put the radio on for some background noise. But for some odd reason, the radio kept repeating a song, over and over again. The song had been dark, and somewhat depressing, so she turned it off. With a small sigh, she felt something was wrong, but couldn't put a finger on it. Taking the warm food she had just cooked up to the little boy's room, she knocked, then walked in. Upon walking in, she saw the little boy sitting in the middle of the room, staring at the corner. It was odd. Placing the plate of food on a new by table, she called out his name. As if surprised, he jumped and whirled around. Motioning to the food on the plate, she questioned what he had been staring at. He simply looked at the corner again, and pointed. As she looked at the corner too, she noticed the shadows were oddly darker, and almost seemed to be...alive. The little boy asked if she could see it.

"See what?" She asked him.

"It..." He responded in his little shy voice. Looking closer, she felt a sudden feeling of fear. It slammed into her like a truck running her down. Taking a sudden deep breath in, she held it. "It's... pointing at you..." He continued. She was stunned, all she could see was darkness. But the boy, it was like he was watching a movie. He looked back to her, and slowly she began to be able to move again.

"Wha...what is it?" She asked, her voice laced with fear. The little boy just watched the shadow again.

"Not what is it... why is it....?" He asked. She was scared, for the first time in a long while. The boy just tipped his head to the side.

"Where is it going?" He asked innocently. But as soon as his thought was voiced, the shadows disappeared. The room lit up, and the colors and dullness were back to normal. The dizziness and confusion overwhelmed her. But as soon as it appeared, it was gone. As she took a step back, she looked at the boy. He had gotten up and took the food, and was happily eating it. She stood there for a few more moments, then walked out the room, and everything was back to normal. What had happened, what was 'it'?