5 minute freewrite 2892 prompt groan in the night

This is my post for #freewriters 2892 prompt groan in the night hosted by @mariannewest

The house is quiet, too quiet, that eeriness when something seems out of place and you can not put your finger on it, kind of feeling.

You are thinking, am I frozen in time? The quiet, why is it so quiet? Nothing is heard. You tilt your head, trying to listen, but it does not help.

About now, paranoia sets in. Everything bad you can imagine is happening before your eyes. You try holding your breath, like that will restart the quiet back to noise.

Now you know you need to get up and make sure everything is alright and everyone is breathing, but you are too scared of what you will find, but you have to do it.

With legs of jello, you try to walk a few steps at a time. You stop and listen and take a few more steps. Now you think you hear something, but it was not clear. You wait, and the quiet is back.

Now you are halfway there, continuing to step and listen. As you near the door, your heart is beating fast, and your hands begin to shake as you reach for the doorknob, and to your delight, you hear a groan in the night.
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