Night Swimming. A short horror story.

She thought the worst was behind her… but the night had other plans.

Regan’s world has crumbled—betrayed by the man she was about to marry, abandoned by the friend she trusted most, and stripped of the career she built from scratch. With nothing left to lose and emotions boiling beneath the surface, she laces up her shoes and bolts into the night, desperate to outrun the chaos consuming her life.

But the darkness holds more than silence.

What begins as a cathartic run quickly spirals into a chilling descent into the unknown. A wrong turn. A shadow in the trees. A scream swallowed by the wind. Regan finds herself thrust into a terrifying game of survival, where every second counts and trust is a luxury she can no longer afford.

This night will test her strength, her instincts, and her will to live.
Because sometimes, rock bottom isn’t the end—it’s just the beginning of the nightmare.