Rene couldn't breath. She was too terrified to even scream, her mouth gaping in horror, eyes refusing to blink. She could not conceive of what she saw in the room, the creatures that lived though it was impossible. Her paralysis lasted only a second or two, but it seemed like she stared at the monstrosities for an hour.<br/><br/>The wailing she suddenly heard was her own voice, a primal scream that tore itself from some place deeper than her lungs.<br/><br/>Rene turned and ran, fleeing back into the room from where this started. She nearly collided with the window, tearing at the blinds and clawing at the pane as she desperately sought to open it and escape.