[ WP ] You possess an ability to turn off one or more of your senses to heighten the others . Today is the day you make a mistake .

When I was younger, I did n't understand my gift. To be perfectly honest, I still do n't fully understand it. My mother always told me I was special, gifted was the word she used. And she was right. You heard of Daredevil, the superhero? Well, when that guy went blind, all his other senses were heightened, right? 
 
 I can do that at will. 
 
 Pretty cool shit. That's what I thought too until I made a mistake. My `` gift'' allows me to sacrifice one sense to heighten another. It has its limitations. Once I use the ability, I ca n't reverse the ability for 24 hours. And that's where the mistake comes in. 
 
 When I want to just unwind after a long work week, I'll turn off my eyesight, heighten my sense of hearing and play some music real loud. All kinds of music. The feeling is unbelievable. Better than sex. 
 
 Well, anyway, earlier this evening I fell into my usual routine. Turned off my eyes and put on some music. Mozart, what I usually start off with. But after about 20 minutes of listening to Mozart I heard somebody breathing. Somebody in the same room. 
 
 It was n't heavy breathing, it was low, shallow. Raspy almost, like they were struggling to breathe. Every so often, I'll hear them shuffle from where they are stood, their feet ever so softly scraping across the wooden floor. I can feel them, watching me. 
 
 They're still there.
