[ WP ] Trying and failing to finish your third novel , you rent a house in an extremely remote location in order to avoid distraction . Every night , however , you hear the sound of a distant bell ringing , louder and closer with each passing evening .

*Lauren's face was filled with fear. Would they make it on time? Suddenly-* 
 
 *Ding, ding, ding! * 
 
 `` Forget it!'' I yelled, slamming my pencil down on the table. My notebook nearly slid off of it. `` That stupid bell!'' I looked out a nearby window. The sun was setting between the snow-topped pine trees which surrounded the little glade my house was in. I ruffled my hair and sighed. I glanced at the clock above the doorway to the bedroom. Yep, 8:30 exactly. Picking up the pencil, I stared into the page of the notebook I was on. Nothing came to me. 
 
 For two weeks, I had been hearing this bell. Every night at exactly 6:30. Now, I am not going to try explaining this to you, for the very good reason that I ca n't. It was not a church bell, and even if it would be, I lived in a cottage way out in the middle of nowhere. But the weird thing was, it got louder and louder every night... 
 
 I took a sip of coffee and continued writing for a bit. But it was really unsuccessful. I had a lot of erasing and ripping out pages. *I should really get a laptop, * I thought. Then, I got on a really good roll again with my novel when- 
 
 *Ding, ding, ding! * 
 
 A second time? This had n't happened before... I put my pencil down again. I looked around the room I was in, not really sure what I was looking for. Then, the lights turned off. 
 
 *Ding, ding, ding! * 
 
 `` Oh gosh!'' I yelled. 
 
 A hideous voice from very nearby said, `` Yes, oh gosh. Why have n't you come when I have called? Why, you are just a little wretched old fellow!'' 
 
 A bony hand gripped me and put me on the floor. `` Aah!'' I yelled. 
 
 Two eyes glowed in the dark. `` Who are you? Get out of my house!!!!'' 
 
 `` Relax! This is not your house. It's mine! Now wo n't you please wake up, darling!'' 
 
 *Ding, ding, ding! * 
 
 I woke with a start. My mother was there. `` What's all the fuss, honey? Go back to bed, it's 3 am.''
