Even if you say 'Stop it, it's scary!'
How long ago was it?
Was it around spring, or even earlier than that?
Back then, when I slept in bed, my dog would get on top of the futon,
and it was so heavy that I couldn't move the futon.
Because of that, I was sleeping at the kotatsu.
Now, the dog is considerate enough,
so I can sleep in my bed with peace of mind lol.
No, back then, it felt like if I was going to be crushed to death, I'd choose the kotatsu.
And that night, too, I laid out my futon next to the kotatsu for the time being,
sticking my feet into the kotatsu if I was cold,
and sleeping on the futon if I was hot.
I think it was a bit cold that night,
since I had my feet stuck in the kotatsu.
While I was sleeping comfortably,
I heard a voice from somewhere.
But, it was as if that voice was reaching my ears,
yet it wasn't.
"Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh..."
It was the sound of someone suffering.
Moreover, it was incredibly sad and painful,
like the groaning of a ghost, so to speak.
It repeated a few times, and I woke up with a start!
I woke up.
No, that's not it.
That voice had entered my ears.
My eyes snapped open right then,
but my head was thinking, 'What was that? That was super scary.'
Just at that moment, my daughter came downstairs
and went into the bathroom.
When I woke up, she was coming out of the bathroom and into the living room.
Daughter: 'Mom, what was that sound just now?'
Me: 'The "ugh, ugh, ugh" thing?'
Daughter: 'Yeah.'
Me: 'That was my voice.'
Daughter: '...Stop it, I was in the bathroom and it was scary. It was just like a ghost.'
Well, even if you tell me to stop it,
I'm not even conscious of it myself lol.
Sleeping while making a sound like that... I've experienced it before, though lol.
Daughter: 'It was seriously scary.'
After being told for a while to stop because it was scary,
I apologized for the time being and explained that I must have been having a dream.
Since I haven't made any groaning or moaning sounds since then,
it seems I haven't had dreams of that sort.
I don't want to have any more of those ghost-like dreams
that even scare me in the middle of the night.
If I could,
I'd like to have dreams like eating delicious food.
That would be nice~
That's what I think lol.
*I also write short stories