Shizune felt uncomfortable and hesitated for a moment, but curiosity got the better of her. As she knelt, her heartbeat seemed to stop for a few seconds. Holding her breath, she slowly moved her head to check under the bed.
However, there was nothing there. “What am I even thinking about!?” Sitting on the ground, Shizune irritably scratched her head. She blamed herself for being too sensitive and suspicious which made her so restless.
“Let’s look again.” Discovering nothing was wrong, she wanted to completely satisfy her curiosity. She bent over and carefully observed once again. This time though she noticed something strange and her face gradually turned pale. Extending her trembling hand, she touched the floor.
No dust… An ominous premonition rose from the bottom of her heart. He extended her other hand again and touched the other side of the floor under the bed.
Dusty… Bang! Shizune hastily leaned on the cupboard and her mind was clogged with guesses. The floor under the bed should be evenly covered with dust. But why was there a section with no dust? Even if Tonton had walked under the bed, the places without dust should just be like paw prints and not an entirely clean spot.
Even if Tonton was under the bed, it would have lied down. But judging from the shape of the clean area, it was very likely that someone dragged the pig out resulting in a large dust-free area under the bed.
“Tonton…” Shizune remembered last night’s nightmare. Her face was filled with panic. She staggered and pushed open the bedroom door, rushing towards the first floor. She ran downstairs at her fastest speed. She didn’t even care that her arm collided against the wall time and again.
Soon, she arrived at the kitchen door. The nightmare had happened in the kitchen. If the kitchen had no problem, it meant Tonton didn’t meet with the mishap as in her nightmare. Or else…
Shizune shook her head, trying her best to drive out the terrifying images burning her mind. She took a deep breath and pushed open the kitchen door. The kitchen was as clean as new with no traces of any mess. Everything was neat and the same as in the past.
Shizune sighed in relief. Tonton must be playing around with her. She turned around, and shouted at the empty courtyard with her hands on her hips, “Tonton, come out for me!” But it was like she was shouting at a void.
The trees, flowers, and plants in the courtyard swayed along with the wind, but nothing responded to her.
“Where did it run off to?” Shizune muttered, thinking Tonton had just run out to play around and would return when it was time. She touched her stomach. After a bad dream lasting an entire night, she felt hungry. She went to the kitchen, ready to grab something to eat. She walked over to the refrigerator and pulled open the door.
!!!
The sight inside scared her silly, making her fall to the ground. She covered her mouth with her hands, tears streaming down her cheeks. There was a pig head on a white plate in the refrigerator. The terrified look before its death was frozen on its face. Blood had spilled from the plate, dying the fridge compartments red.
It dripped from the refrigerator to the floor and gradually spread toward Shizune. Looking at the blood, the person who was by her bed last night appeared in her mind. The person’s face became bigger in her head and by the end, only a pair of the scarlet Sharingan remained.
Suddenly, Shizune found herself in another place. It was pitch black all around. Her body seemed to be fixed by something and she was laying flat on the ground.
What is this… Shizune struggled to break free for a long time and finally discovered that she could move her neck. She turned her head to one side. The dim moonlight fell on the ground not far from her, reflecting a window outline.
She was… under the bed! Suddenly, a running sound came from outside. The bedroom door was pushed open and closed and a dark shadow rushed to her side. Shizune turned her head and saw Tonton’s shadow.
She wanted to call it out but she couldn’t make any sound. She could only stare at a very terrified Tonton and her heart also became tense. She saw Tonton lying beside her, holding its head with its two hands. Its eyes were tightly closed and its entire body was trembling as if it was afraid of something.
Not long after, heavy footsteps came from the corridor. Step, step, step… The footsteps were steady and rhythmic. Shizune’s breathing sped up but she forced herself to calm down and turned her head to the window side.
Because of the bed’s obstruction, she couldn’t see the window but she could see the moonlight shining through the window on the floor.
Step, step, step… The footsteps were getting closer. Even though she wasn’t looking at Tonton, she knew that the little pig was scared at this moment. Suddenly! Her pupils shrank as she saw a human-shaped shadow on the ground. She instinctively held her breath.
The shadow was standing outside the window, staring at everything in the room. Not long after, it moved. Shortly afterward, the sound of the bedroom door opening was heard.
Step, step, step… The shadow wandered around the room looking for something. It was not in a hurry. All his movements were very leisurely as if he was playing a hunting game. Not long after, a pair of legs appeared in Shizune’s sight.
“Don’t squat, don’t squat!” Shizune stared at the shoes, not daring to blink and prayed frantically in her heart. Fortunately, the legs just paused for a moment before moving again. She also turned her head, continuously observing the movement. Soon, the legs stopped at the cupboard side.
It’s over… Shizune had this thought. Sure enough, the legs bent a little and a pale arm reached under the bed grabbing Tonton’s tail. Tonton began to struggle hard while screaming but it was still slowly dragged out.
Shizune wanted to reach out and grab it but she couldn’t move her body at all. She could only watch Tonton being pulled out of the bed.
