[ WP ] Tell me a story thats scarier than I would expect it to be .

Silence. People say silence is deafening, but I have always found that I hear a buzzing noise when I am deprived of sound. This buzzing is high pitched, and is starting to annoy me. I open my mouth to break the overwhelming silence, but nothing comes out. I am laying on my bed, staring at the ceiling and try to make more sound. Still nothing comes out. The buzzing wo n't go away. I feel cold, even though I am under the blanket. I thought I had turned the heat on before I went to bed. Perhaps not. Why do people say silence ca n't be heard? That buzzing feels even more high pitched. Why ca n't I make a sound? I ca n't even hear the sigh that just escaped my lips. Have I gone deaf, and just not realized it? Maybe. That's when I hear it. The sound of footsteps coming down the hall. They sound muffled, as though from a long distance away. Why are there footsteps? I live alone. That's weird, the buzzing has n't gone away. The door to my room opens, but I do n't turn my head to look, just continue to stare at the ceiling. Still that awful buzzing is prevalent, but above that noise a scream pierces my room. That's when I see it. A cloud of flies now hover above me. The woman who screamed rushes over to me. It's my mother, but the sound is all wrong. I do n't turn my head, but it's because I ca n't. Why am I hearing things? Why am I seeing things? My mother is sobbing, begging me to come back to life. I see her hand in front of my face, and then my eyes are closing. Blackness. The sound fades to silence. The buzzing is finally gone. Is this what they mean by silence is deafening?
