Julia is expecting some sombre entries this week because her prompt is, …when the night demons visit… here is my entry.
Creeping
Something’s moving in the grass by my feet. It stops for a few seconds and then sets off again. There is a sound, like an army of ants nibbling, every time it halts.
‘Fergus, did you hear that?’
‘Uh, go sleep,’ he groans in the sleeping bag beside me and turns over. On my own then. As I take my next breath my throat dries and closes over, I cough to clear it, and swallow the taste of sulphur. Raising my head an inch, I catch sight of the grass swirling.
When the night demons visit they ride on the back of a snake in the grass.
You can join in with a flash fiction at http://jfb57.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week-131/
Lucid Gypsy 
Night daemons riding on snakes.. ouch.. not fun to be in a tent when they come slithering..
I knew there was a valid reason that I don’t go camping any more. 😯 Good one, Gilly. 🙂
Fabulous! What wonderful images & such clever use of our English idioms! You could enter it over at Pooky’s Place http://pookypoetry.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/poetry-prompt-confusing-figure-of-speech/
love it Gilly, but I will never go outside again at night
Oh, this gives me the heebie jeebies. Glad I don’t go camping anymore. I try not to read these until I’ve finished mine but I couldn’t help myself and am glad I didn’t hold off. ~(*_*)~~
oooh, chilling … snakes in the night are scary!
Wonderful Writing Gilly …. 🙂
Oh, my goodness. It makes me want to find out exactly what they are up to. Great imagery, Gilly. And I have fallen in love with your new header photo.
Eek! That story gave me the heebie-jeebies 🙂
Wünsche eine glückliche schöne Woche liebe Grüße und Freundschaft.Gislinde
Sounds like it would be a good episode for Supernatural Gilly! Well written hon. 😀
Love your header photo. Stunning! 😀
Thanks Sonel, I’ve never seen Supernatural!
I would die from fright alone. I hate snakes and demons are well, demons. I run away from them!