The scream

The loud piercing scream coming from the mansion was chilling and spine tingling. I was frozen where I was for fear of going forward or backwards. The storm was brewing stronger and the wind howled with the scream. Instinctively out of fear or just shear weakness in my legs, I collapsed down behind the over turned table in front of me. From behind the table I could hear a series of loud roaring screaming sounds emanating from the mansion.

My curiosity was greater then my fear so I edged to the end of the table to peek at the source of this terrifying sound. At first I could not see anything as the mansion was dark, but suddenly out of the void a huge creature sprung out. It was a huge baboon. Almost 8 feet in height with terrifying sharp teeth. It swiped the nearest chair out of his way as if looking for something. Slowly it moved towards my direction. Holding my breath and praying that he would not detect me, cowering behind this flimsy table. What have I done to get my self into this ? What kind of place was this when the laws of nature was so crazy ? 

As it got nearer my heart beat faster and faster like a freight trains. So fast and loud that I feared it would hear it. Near and near he approached until it was almost on top of me.

It Begins...

I awoke as if from a dream. Yet it seems like it was no dream. I found my self walking hastily through a darken corridor of a strange mansion with no one in sight. I felt like the body I was in was not of my own yet I continued down this strange path with no control of the destination.

Upon reaching the end of the corridor, I saw a door and pushed it open. There were two Indian gentleman talking in the room and I excused myself to them. They seemed unperturbed and continued their conversation. I entered the room which seemed like a large lounge of sorts. A Victorian style lounge no less, with huge sofa lit by various candle lights in a dim light. Large doors opened out to a court yard. As I drew near I saw that it was a garden extending out into the distance. The strange fact that I believe we were on the second floor of this mansion was confirmed as I saw the edge of the balcony. Where was I ? What strange place was this ?

As I moved outside, I saw an old man slumbered in the deck chair just beyond the door. Deck chairs and garden tables were strewn every where. An odd sight to see especially on a balcony. Moving further out I felt the wind picking up, like a storm brewing. The grass blew with the wind and a chill drove deep within me. I suddenly noticed a lion amongst the tables in the distance and common sense told me I should venture back in. 

I turned to go back into the room when I saw what seems to be a man but not a man. He was more of half a man and half a lion, busily eating something which I could not make out. A great fear came over me and I wanted to run into the room when suddenly I huge sound came from there.