I work in a secret government agency. Well, I used to work there. They are making me write a report about what happened but using false info to not scare the public.

You know for being a secret government agency they really aren't that smart. I just switch to a different document every time they check my story. I'm just writing both sides. 

We hunt the creatures that make noise at night. Have you ever seen a human-like figure in your room just to realize it was something that looks like it?

Yeah that is one of them we call them Shifters, because they shift into the current environment. Everyone rationalizes it but we know what is truly happening when we see it.  Everytime this happens they get closer and closer until they get you.

Fake story

I woke up in the middle of the night really tired and saw a person in my room. I couldn't tell much but he blended into the shadows. Well, I could tell from my work experience in the government it was an intruder. He didn't know  I was awake. He then quickly but quietly moved out of my room. He clearly got in through my window. I started getting up and quietly followed him looking for a weapon.

Real story

Finally they're gone. I can tell you the real story now.

I woke up and saw a creature in my room. A Shifter.  I looked away and went back to sleep to make it think it was safe to get closer, but I wasn't dumb.  I knew their tricks. This wasn't the first time. It got closer and closer then I jumped out and grabbed it by the neck and killed it but I messed up. They can only be truly killed by burning their bodies; this was a big problem later. I then fell asleep. 

Fake story 

I found a baseball bat and hit him on the head. After he cut my hand with the knife. He was out cold.  I quickly called the police and they collected him as he was starting to regain consciousness. Luckily he didn't break or get away with anything.

Real story 

Anyway they're gone again. A couple of days later I found out my mistake. It came back with many more of them.  I woke up in the middle of the night and saw them. They weren't even trying to hide. They thought they got me, well they did, but I have done many years of training to deal with these things, so I ran past one and hopped out my window and landed pretty hard on the ground and quickly went to the nearest light source with people and nearby gas station.

Fake story 

The man who broke into my house later identified as some homeless drug addict was on drugs while he was in my house. He was charged with trespassing and robbery and some other things. It turned out the police had been looking for him.

Real story 

I never liked the over priced gas station, but today it saved my life. The Shifters avoid light, especially if there are a lot of people, but they will follow as close to you as the darkness gets. Because you can't stay in the light forever, but luckily being a gas station there was gas to make a fire to kill them, but I had to lure them into the forest which I did. I had to sprint as fast as I could. I had bought a lighter from the gas station, so I poured gasoline and lit it as they were sprinting.

Fake story 

The man was sentenced to 53 years in prison and I have since moved on into a different state closer to my family and still had the occasional nightmare about it. 

Real story  

They couldn't stop fast enough and they started burning, making a horrible screeching noise. I can still vividly remember, but one missed the fire and was coming back for me. I pushed it hard but it cut my hand, before it went in and I'm left with a scar, which I made up in the fake story as being from the knife the intruder had. I luckily haven't had many more encounters with shifters but any I have seen since then…I always remember to burn them.