[ WP ] Write a horror story . Difficulty : the protagonist has a fully functional cell-phone with them at all times .

Alice must have fallen asleep while watching YouTube on the iPhone. The phone was showing the video selection menu, so it wasn ’ t the phone woke her up. There was a sudden, loud, deep thud that did. At least, that ’ s what she thinks woke her up. 
 
 She sat up, tried to get her bearings back. She was still in the living room, but she was alone. Huh, strange. She wasn ’ t alone when she started watching. Gina was on the dining room then - cleaning up. 
 
 “ Gina? Gina? ” Nothing but silence. 
 
 Most of the lights were shut except for a weak overhead light around the kitchen. 
 
 THUD! There it was, that ’ s what woke her up! 
 
 She knows she scares easily, but there was something downright frightening about this one. It was the darkness. Being alone. 
 
 She wasn ’ t sure what to do next. She looked at the phone in her hand, studying it. She pressed the home button, and got to the home screen. 
 
 “ Call Daddy. ” Nothing. 
 
 “ Call Daddy! ” Nothing. 
 
 She could have sworn Gina used it this way. She ’ s done it that way before, as well, but her older sister would do something first to get it ready for her. 
 
 THUD! 
 
 Alice began to cry. She pulled the blankie over her head. She cried loudly. 
 
 THUD! THUD! THUD! 
 
 She suddenly realized that if there was a monster coming, it might be a good idea to be quiet. Maybe the monster won ’ t know she was there. If she cried gently, or even whispered instead, stayed under the blankie, tried not to move, maybe the monster won ’ t see her. 
 
 She tried her very best to not cry so loudly. She was just sniffling now, just a little shaking, but stayed under her blankie. She closed her eyes. 
 
 THUD! THUD! THUD! 
 
 She sensed a shadow over her. She opened her eyes. She could see, under the blanket, a large shadow cast over her, blocking out the light coming from the kitchen. 
 
 Alice screamed as loud as she ever screamed in all the 3 years she ’ s been alive. 
 
 She jumped down on the couch, and started to run. The blankie caught her ankle, and she fell. THUD! She saw the shadow move toward her. 
 
 She screamed, even harder than a little time ago. THUD! THUD! THUD! 
 
 She felt large arms wrap around her. She felt herself being lifted! 
 
 “ Alice! Alice! ” 
 
 It was her dad. “ Wake up, honey. ” 
 
 “ Alice, honey, you ’ re having a bad dream. ” Daddy said. Alice, awake now, began to cry. 
 
 “ Gina, how many times do I have to tell you to stop letting her watch YouTube by herself? ” Daddy scolded. 
 
 “ I ’ m sorry, Daddy. ” Gina grumbled. 
 
 “ At least, get the kid safe app. ” 
 
 “ But Daddy, my friends saw that once and teased me about it. ” 
 
 “ I don ’ t care! ” Dad was mad. Somehow that reason didn ’ t make up for Alice having a screaming, crying nightmare. “ Alice, honey, no more YouTube on Gina ’ s phone, okay? ” 
 
 Alice was still crying, clinging to Daddy hard with both her arms. A nightmare? It felt so real. So scary. 
 
 She put her head on Daddy ’ s shoulder as he started carrying her upstairs. 
 
 On the way up, she glanced at the kitchen, and for a brief second, she saw a large green creature, which then quickly walked behind a wall. THUD! 
 
 Alice screamed.
