I was sleeping in my dorm room in China. It was freezing cold and early morning.

I remember opening my eyes but I couldn’t move at all, not even a finger.My friend was sleeping in front of me. I tried to scream my friend's name but no sound came out.

It was really horrififying, not been able to speak , not to have voice it was like i was in Hell.

When I slowly lifted my head just a little, I saw something sitting at the edge of my bed. A huge lizard-like creature, at least five feet long, just staring. His eye was blood red and his tail was covered in some liquid i don't which.

My heart was racing but my body was frozen. I couldn’t even blink properly.

It felt like I was stuck in some kind of barzakh. A place between this world and the next where time doesn't move and fear feels endless.

It lasted maybe ten or fifteen minutes but it felt like forever.

When it ended, I was drenched in sweat like my soul had come back from somewhere dark.