Noises In The Night

This is the last part of this story.

Part 5

Looking towards the hall doorway, waiting for the person to appear Megan was taking bets with herself as to who it was. Tossing up between her other two children she considered it more likely to be her other son, the middle child, who was up, rather than his older sister. Normally she slept so soundly an army could march through her bedroom and she wouldn’t even stir. 

All of a sudden the footsteps stopped. Megan smiled. “You might as well come in Jared. I know you’re there” she joked.

But there was no response and no one entered the room. “Jared?” Megan called out.
Still there was nothing and she noticed that not even the noise seemed to be occurring anymore. Frowning, she stepped forward so she could see who was approaching. But as she stepped in line with the passage and turned her head to look in the direction of the footsteps, her eyes widened and her blood ran cold. She opened her mouth to scream but this time, no noise came out.