a quiet night with nobody around. a nice stroll in your lonesome area was overdue, so you decided to do it today. you leave your chair and sit on your carpeted flooring, parts of the carpet sticking up and rubbing against your feet. you went over to your drawers and grabbed a pair of socks, putting them on. the soft fabric tickled you a little, but the feeling subsided.

you walk over to the door of your room and open it, seeing the hallway in front of it. you take steps to get out, one foot in front of the other as you trot slowly and carefree. from hallway to stairwell, to front door of your home.

you throw on your pair of shoes and a jacket and open your door, revealing the outside cool air. it bushed against you, chilling you slightly. you made sure you had everything, your keys to your home were already inside of your jacket pockets so that was taken care of. and your phone was upstairs so you didn't get too distracted. you knew you were ready, so you set off into the outside world.

after about 30 minutes of walking outside you were getting more comfortable and felt like headed home, an hour of walking was perfect and it would take you about an hour to get back. you went slowly, enjoying the night, basking in it. before, you heard an odd sound, like a cracking sound. not human but not a normal animal, not the sound of anything breaking either,