Write a one-page essay on the topic 'nightmare'.
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Nightmare
Don’t eat lust before going to bed!” my mother used to tell me. “You might get a nightmare.” never believed her until it happened to me. One late right, I felt very hungry. So I made myself a peanut-butter sandwich and a large cold glass of milk. After consuming them I went to bed. Soon I drifted off into a troubled sleep. I dreamt that I was with a group of people looking for an old woman. I was not sure why we were looking for her but we all seemed very afraid of her. I was searching high and low for her in frightful places I had never been before. Sometimes I seemed to be flying while at other times I seemed unable to move.After some searching I entered a darkened room and saw a figure sleeping on a bed. As I got nearer, the figure suddenly threw away the blanket, got up and stared at me. It was an ugly old woman with shiny golden teeth. She raised her claw-like fingers and walked ‘towards me. I wanted to run but was unable to hide. The next moment I gave a muffled yell and found myself panting on my bed. My goodness, what a horrible nightmare it was! For a minute or so I lay on my bed not daring to close my eyes for fear of falling asleep again and continuing the nightmare. Then I sat on my bed until the horrible feeling got washed through my mind. From then onwards. I never eat just before going to sleep.
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Tʜᴇ ʜᴏᴡʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪɴᴅ ʀᴀᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡᴘᴀɴᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ, ᴅᴀᴍᴘ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ. I ᴛᴡɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴍʏ ᴛʜɪɴ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀs. Mʏ ᴛᴇᴇᴛʜ ᴄʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟʟʏ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴇ. I ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sʟᴇᴇᴘ. Mʏ sᴡᴇᴀᴛ ᴅʀɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴍʏ ғᴏʀᴇʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴜᴍᴘɪɴɢ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ. I ᴡᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀғʀᴀɪᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ I sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀᴍ. Bᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ I ʜᴀᴅ sʟᴇᴘᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴏʟʟᴏᴡ, ᴏᴍɪɴᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡʏ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴡᴀʟʟᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ. Iɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғɪʟᴛʜʏ ғʟᴏᴏʀʙᴏᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴀɴᴇᴅ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀᴅʀᴏʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ʜᴜɢᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ʏᴇsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʏ. I…sʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ…
Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀ sɪʟᴋʏ, ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴄᴏᴀᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴛʀᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ. Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ɢᴏʟғᴇʀs ʜᴀᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ. Mʏ ᴇʏᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ I ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴍʏ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀᴘsᴇ.
" Yᴏᴜ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ Dʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴛ?" Sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴄʜᴇᴇʀғᴜʟʟʏ.
" I ᴀᴍ," I sᴀɪᴅ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ, ᴍʏ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ғᴇᴀʀ.
" Dᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ I ᴀᴍ," sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ, sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ.
" N-ɴᴏ," I sᴛᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ.
" I ᴀᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀɪʀʏ ɢᴏᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ," ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅʟʏ. "Aɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɪs Wᴇʟʟᴀʀᴅ, ᴍʏ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ."
" Yᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?" I ʙʟᴜʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ.
" Mʏ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ," ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ. "Lᴏᴏᴋ, I'ʟʟ sʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ." Tʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀʀᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ɪᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜsᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇᴛ.
I ᴡᴀs sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴊᴇʟʟʏ. Wʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴄ ɪs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ, I ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ.
" Tʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, Wᴇʟʟᴀʀᴅ," ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ sʜᴏᴜᴛᴇᴅ. Wᴇʟʟᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅᴏɢ.
" Vᴇʀʏ ᴜsᴇғᴜʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ," sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ." Nᴏᴡ ʟᴇᴛ's ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss sʜᴀʟʟ ᴡᴇ. Wᴇʟʟ Dʀᴀᴋᴇ, I'ᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀʀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ." Hɪs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs sʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ɴᴏᴡ. "Tʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛᴄʜ Sᴀᴛʜɪᴀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋ sᴛʀɪᴋᴇs ᴏɴᴇ. I ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ. Sʜᴇ ɢᴇᴛs ғᴜʀɪᴏᴜs ɪғ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ʜᴇʀᴇ. Fᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs,