Scary Movie

The night before last I slept restlessly. I was having a nightmare, struggling with someone who was trying to strangle me. I could feel the grip tight around my neck and I could hear myself screaming. It was one of those nightmares that felt so real. In fact it was.

I awoke suddenly. Sure enough, there was an arm around my neck. I struggled and squirmed in my bed. My heart was beating fast and my screams were now real. This nightmare was real.

I struggled with the arm but then soon realised that I wasn't getting much resistance. In fact, the arm was limp. Shit, it's a dead arm.

Panic. I screamed for help but no one was coming.

But wait. I could feel pins and needles in my left arm. When I tried to lift it there was no response. And that's when I realised. I was strangling myself. My left arm had fallen asleep and had somehow been wrapped around my neck. Because it was asleep I couldn't feel it and my state of half-sleepiness meant it felt alien to me.

Even after the realisation I was breathing heavily and petrified.

The scariest thing though? no one else in the house even stirred from their sleep. Thanks everyone.