A brief glance through my window before drawing the curtains, and my eyes meet that penetrating gaze, despite the distance.
I wonder what that is and why he's looking at me like that.
It's dark around him, and he's behind that enormous tree, but even so, I can see the eerie pallor of his face and the bright red of his eyes.
He seems to want to walk this way, but at the same time, he keeps his distance, as if he's cautious.
He knows I'm looking at him despite my fear, but he keeps his gaze on mine without blinking; it's eerie.
However, despite how much he scares me, I can't stop looking at him and feel a strange attraction, as if he's inviting me to leave my house.
Suddenly, he moves and takes a step forward.
His gait conveys clumsiness and he maintains his caution, although he seems to feel more confident as he moves forward.
It doesn't have a body as such, it's more like a shadow, although for some reason, I can see it's walking... What is that?
Its sinister smile already sends an unpleasant chill down my spine and a stabbing sensation through my chest.
It keeps staring at me and doesn't seem to want to stop, so I feel the best thing to do is run to my parents' room, but...
Nothing more was heard from that boy, and it was determined that he was tortured before being kidnapped; only the trace of his bloody fingernails remains in his room.
I don't know what that is, but I assure you that once, during my childhood, I saw it devour a poor, defenseless girl whom, out of fear of such a disgusting creature, I couldn't help.
Today, as a detective, I follow the trail of that thing. Its presence leaves as its only evidence the bloody fingernails of its victims, whose numbers have continued to increase in recent years.
To this day, I still wonder... What is that?
My recommendation, especially to children, given the characteristic profile of their victims, is that if at night or when darkness dominates your surroundings you see a pair of intense red eyes, move away as quickly as possible and avoid their gaze, because perhaps ignoring them could be your salvation.