The Unexpected

As I was laying in bed. I kept hearing these noises. I couldn't sleep and probably thought it was just my mind playing tricks on me. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. But I started hearing something go bump. I got startled and covered my head with the blanket. I waited to see if I would hear it again, and I did. I started getting scared. But I had to go where the sound was. I slowly got out of my bed and went into the hallway. I heard scratching noises and I followed the noise to the basement door. The scratching was louder. I slowly opened the door and a chill went up my spine. The cold air creeped up on me.  I slowly took the first step and closed the door silently. behind me. I stared into the darkness that welcomed me. I looked down and slowly went down the stairs and turned the lights on. I looked around. I saw a shadow on the wall and I held my breathe. Than I silently let it out. I got my bravery and slowly walked over. What I saw startled me. I covered my mouth and started crying with fear. It was a creature, in human form. He had pale skin, very skinny like he hasn't eaten since forever. He had long black hair that covered almost both his eyes. His eyes looked like a very light blue, where it looked almost white. You can see he cut off his eyelids so he could never sleep. He cut the edges of his mouth so he could always smile. He was wearing a bloody hoodie and pants that seemed ripped. It looked like he was carrying a knife in his one hand. He looked at me with that scary grin. He seemed uncertain. Like it looked like he wanted to grab me and kill me. I got to my senses and ran up the stairs , closed the basement door and got in my bed. I covered myself with the blanket all the way up to my head and cried. I was shaking, I was so scared. I heard loud banging noises like he knocking things over. I was surprised my parents could sleep through this. But they always were deep sleepers. I layed there unsure what to do. Should I go back down there and apologize for my sudden reaction of him and become friends or wake up my parents an tell them so they can kill him? Decisions, decisions. I thought a little over an hour about this and I finally came with a decision. I will lay here for a little longer. I wanted to calm down first. After 15 minutes I slowly got up out of bed. I ran to the basement door and placed my hand on the doorknob. I opened it and looked down. The light was still on but now it seemed to be flickering. The steps creaked as I walked down them. I was so confused. This didn't seem like my basement. The light never flickered and the steps never creaked before.  I bet he did this. When I got to the bottom I saw him standing there. Things were thrown all over the place. The dryer was flipped over. The Christmas wrap was all over the floor. I was still afraid of him but I walked towards him. "I am very sorry for my reaction from before. It was uncalled for and I need to apologize." He looked at me like I was crazy. "Don't apologize I won't accept it anyway." I sighed. The way he talked was creepy but he had a really sweet voice. "Well can I ask you what your name is?" "Jeff." "My name's Dawn. May I ask why you're in my basement?" Jeff looked at me. "Something lured me here." I sat down on one of the old recliners and pursed my lips together. "Well there isn't anything here. You can leave." Jeff walked over to me and got really close to my face raising his knife. "Well look around. You are here aren't you?" Jeff smirked and put the knife down. I sighed with relief. Jeff stepped away from me. "I can hear your heart beating fast. Are you still scared of me?" I caught my breathe and stood up. "NO!" I practically yelled at him. I was scared of him still but I didn't want that to get the best of me. Jeff gave me a weird look. "I know you are but i'll give you some credit. with your bravery." "I am not afraid of you!" I said making sure he heard me clearly. "Well than if you aren't...." Jeff looked at me smiling. "You'd prove it to me. Yeah?" At this point I didn't know how to prove it. But I made my decision and went for it. I went up to Jeff and grabbed his knife. "Change me into what you are." I bursted out. Jeff tapped his foot against the floor. "Hmm... change you into me? Would you regret it? Answer wisely." I thought about it and came up with my answer. "No." He put his face close to mine and looked into my eyes. He than knew the answer. He took his knife and cut the edges of my mouth to make them look like i'm always smiling. It hurt but he did it so fast the pain went away quickly. He put his lips close to my ear. And he whispered "Close your eyes." So I did. He quickly cut my eyelids off. My eyes stung and was watery. I couldn't sleep or blink anymore. Jeff lead me to a stand up mirror and I stared at myself. My eyes turned a light blue just like his. I stared at him and looked back into the mirror.Jeff looked at me through the mirror and put his fingers through my hair. "You're beautiful." I smiled at his compliment and I looked at him. "You are handsome." Jeff took off his hoodie and put it on me. Than he gave me his hand. I took it. "Let's go princess. We have eternity together now." "Yes we do." I smiled as we left my basement. I could tell the rest of my life was going to be wonderful.