Lurking Through the Shadows

—Please not this is a W.I.P. and is not yet finished.

You know those feelings you get in the middle of the night? The feelings that you're unsafe, someone's watching you, that you're about to be attacked? Those feelings are all true. But have you ever wondered why they haven't been able to get you yet?

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March 26th, 2012 - 12:00

[Test subject No. 342 "Mara" age 15]

My name is Mara. I am 15 years old, and I live in Bellevue, WA. I have been called in to do an experiment with a few other people. I'm excited for this to begin because I've never done anything like this and I wonder what it's about.

[Test subject No. 418 "Daniel" age 17]

My name is Daniel. I am 17 years old, and I love in Spokane, WA. I received a call earlier today, asking for me to drive to Bellevue, WA for an experiment. I accepted. I'm packed and ready to go, and I guess we'll see what they need.

[Test subject No. 539 "Charolett" age 13]

My name is Charolett. I am only 13 years old, and I live in Seattle, WA. My mom told me that some man had called and asked for me to come in for an experiment with a few other teens. My mom is allowing me to go, so I'm packed and ready.

18:00

[Mara]

I have arrived in the institute where the experimentation will be taking place. It's a lively place; scientists and employees walking around everywhere, trying to get to where they have to be for their work. I'm excited for the experience. I'm still curious as to why they couldn't tell me what the experiment was. Maybe they wanted me to come and lock me in before they told me.

[Daniel]

Well, here I am, in the institute in Bellevue. It's quite large, and people are almost running across the buildings and lawns to get to their job areas. There's a girl here, Mara, who says she's here for the experiment too. We're waiting on another girl. Hopefully she can get here soon so we can get started.

19:00

[Charolett]

My mom and I have finally arrived at this big building in a city she calls Bellevue. There are two older people here, Daniel and Mara, for the exact same reason I'm here. I don't think they were expecting to see a little kid here, by the looks on their faces. I'm excited for this experiment now, and mom even left me because she says I can do this alone.

19:30

[Mara]

The leader of the experiment showed up around this time. She said that she was glad to see us fit and healthy. She also said the other person was already waiting in the experimentation room. So we followed her down a series of hallways, and I had decided to hold onto Charolett's just in case she got lost in the crowd of people. She didn't complain, and I think she'll do well in this.

[Test subject No. 666 "Harmetia" age unknown]

I've been in this one room for quite some time, droning on in conversations with a few of the scientists. These people honestly think they can figure out why people have a dreaded feeling their being watched as they sleep? If they can, I'll be amazed. They said this could take a day to a couple weeks to a month or two. I guess I'll be stuck here in this rainy state for a long time.

[Daniel]

We've been assigned "test subject" numbers. I am 418, Mara is 342, and Charolett is 539. The way they choose these numbers to me is a mystery, and I find it quite off-putting. The numbers appear to be chosen randomly. Three digits, mainly different. The lady leading us to the room also said there was another subject... 666. I don't know why but that number disturbs me more than our numbers.

[Charolett]

Mara seems nice enough. She's holding my hand as we walk behind this lady to the room where the other subject has been waiting for a few hours now. They said his name is Harmetia, and his number is 666. Both Mara and Daniel got shivers when they heard the number, but I don't understand why. It's just a number, isn't it? Like 333, and 999? What can be bad about 666?

[Lead scientist]

The test subjects are in good health, and we can begin experimenting immediately.