Not Alone
Paul would never find him in the dark if he were hiding–there are too many places. He realized that he would have to go down to the basement to turn the switch. Yet he heard a sound that shocked him to the core even before he had entered a darkened stairway.
A Huge Creature
A loud, piercing cry filled the room, and Paul froze through the house. Then he listened to a thump, but the noise was coming out of another room this time, the bathroom ending up in the hall. He cautiously approached the door and was prepared to move his legs.