The Hunt BASED ON A TRUE NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCED BY ME Chaper 1: The Pale Tiger The rain hit hard against the windows. A clash of thunder here and there brightened the dark room in which Daniel was watching TV. He slouched on his couch and had his eyes glued to the screen. His legs were up on the coffee table, and he crossed his arms for warmth. His phone rang, and he hesitated before answering. It was mum. "Hey Dan. Is everything ok?" "Everything is fine mum" sighed Daniel. "Seriously, nothing is going to go wrong!" "I guess you can look after yourself at this age..." whispered mum. "you should go to sleep. It's midnight!" "yeah yeah, whatever, bye mum!" Dan closed his phone and threw it to the other side of the couch. He stared back at the screen. He flicked through some channels, until he finally came across an animal documentary. He decided to settle on this channel, and he got back into his previous position. All of a sudden, a large bang was heard. The storm was more intense now, and it had taken away the electricity. Daniel frowned, checked the tv, then rolled his eyes. He stood there wandering what to do next, until he heard a faint buzzing coming from the tv. Daniel was too slow to see, but an image flashed on the screen. "Must be a glitch!" Daniel said to himself, and walked away. He stopped to scratch a sudden itch on his neck. He turned back one last time, and the TV turned off once again. He backed up slowly, then turned and hurried to his room. He tucked himself under the covers and slowly closed his eyes.