Noises [Short Horror Story]

Click click, click click.

Do you hear that?

Click click, click click.

There's something in my house.

Click click, click click.

Something is making a clicking noise and I can't figure out where the hell it's coming from.

Click click, click click.

I've already checked the guest room.

Click click, click click.

The office.

Click click, click click.

Every room upstairs, and every room downstairs. I've checked them all over and over again.

Click click, click click.

It's been days, and I can't figure out where it's coming from.

Click click, click click.

I didn't hear it during the house tour, or moving day.

Click click, click click.

I believe it started during my first morning.

Click click, click click.

Yes, it must have been then, because my first night was the best sleep I've gotten since moving in.

Click click, click click.

I remember checking all the boxes when it started, making sure it wasn't an old alarm clock or something.

Click click, click click.

It didn't take long for me to get annoyed.

Click click, click click.

Now, I feel mostly like I'm giving up, tearfully accepting my new normal.

Click click, click click.

I haven't been able to fall asleep in four days. I shouldn't go on like this.

Click click, click click.

What else can I do? I can't find a way to-- Hold on.

Click click, click click.

I... The...

Click click, click click.

The vents. The heat vents! It's louder over here.

Click click, click click.

So it must be connected to them in some way, right?

Click click, click click.

God, it is so hard to think with this noise. Each sound is like a poke from a thumbtack.

Click click, click click.

I've already checked the basement, unless... 

Click click, click click.

The house has this old furnace, one of those massive octopus-shaped ones.

Click click, click click.

Click click, click click.

Click click, click click.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

It is! It's coming from inside the furnace. But how do I...?

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

To hell with it. There's a pretty decent axe down here, came with the house. I think the last owner was a fireman?

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

A fire axe should split this tin can open wide.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

CLANG.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

CLANG.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

THUNK.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

What the hell? What? What is that?

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

Who the hell are you? Hello?

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

Answer me, dammit!

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

I-- Wait, I don't think that's a person. Person-shaped, but...

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

Some kind of robot or weird doll, maybe?

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

Why? The heat's not on, so that's not what it's for.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

It looks a bit like it's... weaving, or knitting something?

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK.

Oh. Oh God.

It's looking at me. It-- It can see me.

The eyes, they swivel.

Why's it looking up, above my eyes? Looking at my ha-- Oh. No. No, God, no. Please! I don't-- I-- AAGH!

Rrrip.

CLICK CLICK, CLICK CLICK.


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