Scary Stories 2021

I opened my eyes. They were immediately blinded by a sickening bright light, causing me to close them quickly. I felt the surface below me. It felt like carpet- but office carpet, flat and uncomfortable. I was laying flat on the ground. I had blacked out. I had no memory of where I was before, and how I ended up in… well, the place I woke up in.

I slowly sat up, and rubbed my eyes before I opened them again. Re-do.

There was a yellow wall in front of me. Not yellow like you would think- not like lemons or honey. See, those are appetizing things. The yellow I saw made me want to vomit. Not in the rich, condescending way, but quite literally. My stomach felt as though it was about to lurch out of my mouth. There’s not quite anything I can compare it to- it was such a strange color. It was boring and unstimulating, yet extraordinary. Something about it felt oddly and distantly familiar, but I had never seen it before in my life.

I stood up and looked around. No doors, no windows, just a long corridor of the same nauseating yellow. It seemed endless. Trying to comprehend this, I started walking. I didn’t see any left or right turns up ahead. I was trapped…

Suddenly I found myself walking to the left. No way of knowing what happened. I looked behind me and all I could see was the same endless hallway that was in front of me. I figured this was some kind of sick dream, and thought it didn’t hurt to explore if I was just going to wake up later. It was a classic nightmare anyway- trapped in an unsolvable labyrinth of disgusting yellow halls with mental hospital lighting. Terrible.

I kept going, involuntary lefts and rights yet my path erased and changed back to the interminably long hallway. It got boring fast, so I decided to take the easy way out. I raised my arm and pinched the other, as hard as I could. I didn’t wake up. I kept pinching, harder and harder until my nail dug a little too far in my skin and blood trickled down my finger. I guess this isn’t one of those dreams. I kept walking. I’d probably tire myself out after a while and switch to a different dream. I laughed to myself as I realised I wouldn’t remember any of this the morning after. I chuckled aloud. It echoed, sending a chill down my spine. The echo rang off, just as I started to hear a faint thumping. It was my own footsteps echoing, of course. Stop lying to yourself. It was not.

It was definitely not my footsteps.

I sped up my walking a little bit and followed the right turn. The footsteps grew fainter. I was sort of comforted by that, but then again echoes made it very confusing to locate sounds and I wasn’t sure if I was heading away or getting closer.

Even then, I sped up even faster. I was practically jogging by then, no idea where my own footsteps would lead. As if the foreign footsteps weren’t enough, I started to hear knocking on the walls.

The footsteps quickened. I couldn’t tell which side of the walls the knocking was coming from, or if it was inside the walls. What even is inside the walls? That very thought terrified me. That was enough. I ran for it. I ran as fast as I could, but no matter which way I ran, the knocking and the thumping got louder.

Closer.

I gave up. I couldn’t win at this game, so the best thing I could do was stay put until my body finished taking its sweet time and woke up.

Then the footsteps stopped. The knocking stopped. It was deadly quiet. Somehow the silence was more haunting than any noise; and the phrase “deadly quiet” doesn’t make it any better. Deadly quiet. Deadly quiet.

It was silent for a long time, each second I didn’t hear anything made my anxiety worse. I sat down with my back against the wall and put my face in my palms. This can’t be real. Still silent.

Until I heard the whispers.

I couldn’t make out what they were saying, but every time I turned towards where I thought I heard them, the voices transferred to the other ear. I was spinning in circles.

Now stop for a second. You should know I’m not going to pretend this isn’t just a series of words designed to entertain you, the reader. Just put yourself in the protagonist’s shoes. Waking up, completely blacked out, in unescapable endless halls and footsteps are following you… or you are following the footsteps. You’re not sure. You’re not sure of anything. Is direction reality? Is there space and time here? Innumerable questions are racing around your head only to be added onto by knocking coming from both- or neither- sides of the walls. Approaching you. Then everything stops. Isn’t silence one of the scariest sounds there is?

You are finally greeted by whispers, incoherent voices coming from one ear to the other, spinning you over like a merry-go-round. A carousel of indistinguishable murmurs with no known origin- or reality.

It just feels like one sick fever dream that you just can’t awake from. It’s familiar yet unprecedented. It feels like a word on the tip of your tongue, that won’t get past the tip. There’s no escape.

It’s not just a story now, is it?

I stopped spinning and held my temples. I got both dizziness and tunnel vision instantaneously, causing me to collapse onto the ground. The whispers were gone. I shut my eyes tight and squeezed my head. Let’s try again.

I pinched with the same bloody finger. I pinched with all my strength. A fresh stream of blood reddened my fingertips, running down my forearm. “Dammit!” I exclaimed. Another pinch. More blood. Again. Again. And again. I stopped and observed my forearms. Fingernail-shaped bloody indents were scattered all over. I let out a gasping sob and started breathing faster.

I started banging my head against the piss-stain yellow wall repeatedly, harder and harder each time. I don’t care if I get knocked out. Maybe then I’ll wake up from this awful nightmare. I hit the wall as hard as I could.

Crack.

I stepped back, seeing stars. My vision was blurry and swirling, but I managed to make out a bloody dent in the wall. I put two fingers to my forehead and retracted quickly. The bruise was extremely delicate. One touch and I felt a singe go through my skull. My fingers dripped with blood, staining the brown carpet red. The walls spinned faster and faster until I passed out, collapsing onto the blood-stained floor.

That was when I woke up.

I felt the surface below me. It was soft and familiar. I looked down. It was my bedsheets. A flare of ecstasy shot through my body like a firework. I escaped! I did it! I shot through the door like a speeding bullet; but as soon as stepped out-

There it was.

The bloody indent in the wall. The yellow walls.

NO.

Yes.

I turned back-

But my bedroom door was no longer there. I pounded on the walls, bruising and cutting my knuckles and palms. It was no use.

There was no escape…

Another cold night in the big great manor. It was peaceful, until I was woken up by a bang.

So I got up, to see what was the matter. And then, the clock tower rang.

That's when I heard creaking coming from the stairs. It was chilling enough to prickle my hairs.

These things were intruders, they didn’t belong. That's when I knew something was wrong.

They started to turn on the lights. They gave me a great fright.

They walked onto my doormat, their presents were torment.

I noticed these things were not from my dimension. I needed help so I let out a yelp.

I hid under my bed, pain was pounding in my head.

They opened the doors, they were never here before.

They made a lot of noise, and some were playing with some toys.

That's when I saw them. They had strange outfits, they had no wigs.

They didn't have pitch forks or muskets and their luggages was big.

But that’s when I noticed, I could learn with them living in my house.

So as they entered my room, I went to rest, and went back into my tomb.

House

By Jack W.S.

Beep beep beep! Tom woke up. He jumped out of bed as fast as he could to get ready for school. He is very excited about today. After school, he and his friends Connie, Desmond (And his sister Lilly), are all going to play in an abandoned house he found on the edge of the woods.

After the school day finished, they met up and rushed to the house. “I can't wait!” Connie says joyously.

“Are you sure it's safe here?” Lilly says in an uneasy tone as they enter.

“Stop worrying” Tom demands. “I told you I've been here before. It's perfectly safe” As they were walking, Desmond realizes that Connie isn't with them anymore.

“She's not one to run off by herself…” Desmond states. “Now where did she go?”

“Let's look for her,” Tom suggested walking into the room. They decide its a good idea to start looking.

“I’ll check this room right… HELP!!!” Lilly streaked.

“What what what?! What is it, Lilly?” Desmond responded, running into the room.

Then, his eyes fixed on Connie's body. She was dead. Tied to the ceiling with rope, hanging from her ankles. Her cloudy eyes stared at Desmond.

In a panic, Desmond ran out of the room nearly falling after turning each corner. Lilly and Tom ran behind him but lost him after he stumbled down the main stairs.

“We… we need to get out of here” Lilly gasped

“Let’s go find desmond and then we can go home and get help”

Tom walked down the hall ahead of Lilly and entered a random room.

“LILLY,” Tom yelled

As she entered, she saw tom standing in front of an open wardrobe. She stepped closer, her heart racing. And there, was Desmond. His joints were mangled and his eyes looked like Connies. Lilly started to cry.

“I want to *sob* I want to get out of here!”

They ran down the hall and leaped toward the front door. They pull as much as they could, but the doors wouldn’t budge. They tried to think of other ways to escape.

“Let’s try one of the windows!” Tom suggested. “If I remembered correctly, There should be one on the second floor that isn’t boarded up!”

“But *sob* how will we *sniff* get down?” Lilly said, still shaken.

“We can use the curtains to make a rope.”

They both ran up the stairs and down another hall. As they reached the window Tom said, “You try to get it open and I’ll work on the rope.” Lilly pulled and pulled until the wooden frame slid up. She looked out.

Suddenly, she was falling. She looked upland saw Tom in the window.d

Beep Beep Beep! Tom woke up and got ready for school. He was excited for today because after school, he and his friends Nick, John, and Sally were going to visit a new place to play that he discovered over the weekend. An old house, on the edge of the woods.

The Basement

Autumn was your average 15 year old. She was always getting into trouble. But there was something that took a big toll in her childhood. It was the house across the street. Autumn had always admired the house across the street for as long as she could remember. The house had two stories. It was made of dull black bricks. From what she had seen through the scratched, shattered windows. She had seen all the furniture torn apart, and scattered across the floor. Finally she had enough courage one day, and called her 3 friends to go up to the jhouse to break and enter. Autumn knew it was against the law, but it would stop that on-going question about the house. What was in there? After a quick call to all three of her friends, all of her friends strongly agreed to go inside the house. Autumn set plans for Saturday afternoon.

On Saturday afternoon, all three of her friends arrived at her house.The first to come was Emily. She was the known one to be there before the time Autumn told her. The second to come was Jaden, he would always come exactly on the time Autumn had given him. But Henry was the last to come. He was always late. Autumn quickly ran up the stairs to gather supplies she thought she would need. The list included, Four snacks, four flashlights, first aid kit, and finally everyone’s phone. She packed all of this in a small black backpack. She ran down the stairs to find all three of her friends eating her food. “Seriously guys?’ Autumn said as a sassy comment. “What? I’m hungry” Emily said mumbling, still eating. “Let’s just go” Autumn said, already out the front door. All three of them followed. Autumn walked up to the door, looking up at the house she had always wanted to enter. She opened the door slowly, excited but nervous. She walked in, her friends following. “Wow, this place is a mess” Jaden said. “Yeah, it really is, it must have been abandoned a while ago.” Henry commented. Everyone nodded in agreement. Autumn walked into the kitchen, looking around. The kitchen cabinets were torn down from the wall, and the broken pieces were scattered on the floor. She turned around to talk to her friends but noticed something. Emily was gone. Autumn thought nothing of it. Assuming that she had wandered off to explore, away from the group. “I wonder what happened to the kitchen.” Jaden said, finally breaking the silence. Henry walked out of the kitchen. “Hey guys.. Come look at this” he sounded a little scared. Both Autumn and Jaden walked over to Henry.

“Do you guys remember this door being open?” Henry asked. “No, actually. I swear it was closed before” Jaden said. All three of the kids went downstairs to explore, curious. Once Autumn had reached the floor. What puzzled her was, why was the room empty? The only thing in the room was one small ripped painting. The rip was big, but the painting still showed the main thing there. There was a couple in the painting. Autumn assumed that the couple in the painting were the old owners of the house. But a thought sent chills down her spine. She had remembered that they mysteriously disappeared without an explanation. And another question arose from her head. Why is the painting scratched? And another. Why is this the only thing in the room? More questions filled her head, she wanted to know the answers to all of them. She turned around to try to brainstorm with the two of her friends to try and answer her questions. But to her surprise, she only saw one. It was Henry. “Henry? What happened to Jaden?” Autumn asked. Henry was frozen. He looked extremely pale. “Hello? Henry? Are you okay?” Henry didn’t answer. Autumn grabbed his arm softly and guided him up the steps. Henry barely cooperated.

Autumn started rushing towards the door panicking. She didn't stop to think about her other friends in the house still. But before she could even get close to the door, she felt Henry get snatched from her arm, and dragged into a different dark room. The room echoed with his desperate screams for help. Autumn ran down the helix stairs, not seeing a thing. She thought that her friends could be pulling a prank on her. But then Henry’s screams stopped. Autumn kept running down the steps, but they seemed infinite. She finally reached the bottom. It was pitch black. She ran her hands on the wall to find a light switch. She found it. She flipped the switch, but nothing happened. She remembered the backpack that she had packed before the trip. She took the backpack off her back, and unzipped it. Then she took one of the small flashlights out. She zipped the back pack, and stood up straight. She pressed the on button. She realized that she was facing the wall. She turned around, not in store for what she was about to see. The shock hit her when she looked at the ceiling… All of her friends were there. The blood, the rope, the bodies. It was all too much for her. She felt nauseous. Autumn pointed the flashlight towards the ground. “Bones…?” She said softly. There were two skeleton heads on the ground. Then her thoughts turned to the painting. She saw something move in the corner of her eyes. It..it was a woman. Standing in the corner of the room, staring straight at her. It looked like she had never seen the sunlight in a day of her life. It looked as if her clothes were caked in blood. Before Autumn knew it, the woman was chasing after her. Autumn flew up the stairs. The adrenaline rushed throughout her entire body. She could hear the stomps of the woman behind her. She finally fled the room. She ran down the hall. And right before she could run out the front door, a pair of hands pierced through her skin on her shoulders. The head of the woman leaned towards Autumn’s ear, and whispered. Autumn’s screams shaked the house as she was being down the steps of the basement.

Autumn jumped out of bed. She was completely drenched in sweat. Her breathing was heavy, as if she had just ran a marathon. Once she had caught her breath she looked around the room. There were no windows in her room. Which was peculiar. Autumn sat up from the bed, and grabbed the sheets. Pulling them off her legs. She pushed herself off the bed. “Where am I?'' she said quietly. She observed the room more. There was a door in her room. She went to open it, but it was locked. She found a light switch next to the door. She flipped it, and realized the room just had a sink, a toilet, and a bed. Her eyes widened. She saw herself in the mirror. She ran towards the mirror staring at her reflection. She didn't look like she had remembered. She looked like...like..the lady in the corner of the room in her ‘dream’. She stood in silence for a couple of minutes. Then broke the silence saying only three words. “It was me…”

I lay in my bath. The warm water was relaxing. It made all my worries wash away. I closed my eyes as classical music started to play. The rubber ducks I put in were bobbing around calmly. I started to hum along to the music. Suddenly there was a loud crack. I opened my eyes and saw that the bath had cracked. I started to panic. I sat up in my bath. I quickly grabbed a towel that was on the floor and wrapped it around my body. I was about to step out of the bath but the bath cracked more. I looked to where the cracks were and saw that my rubber ducks were around them.

I laughed at the sight and made my way out of the bath. I grabbed my clothing and changed into them. I started to dry my hair but then a few more cracks were heard. Water started spewing out of the cracks at a high pace. I grabbed the towel and covered most of the cracks. All of a sudden the bath burst. Sharp pieces of the bath started to flow towards me. I slipped on all the water and cracked my head open on the door. I am now living my life as a rubber duck on a shelf waiting to have someone else suffer the same fate...

When school ended I was walking home back from school then when I got home my mom said ‘’this is going to be your babysitter for tonight because I have night shift at the hospital ’’ then I said ‘’okay’’ so then I packed up then she said ‘’hurry up so we can get something to eat’’ so then when we got something to eat on the way from Mcdonalds then we walked to her house when I walked into the room where I was going to sleep but then she slammed the door.The lights were not turning on and the lock of the door was broken. Why did I decide to come here tonight to get babysitted! Then she said ‘’hope you like it in there’’ in a evil voice then there was light then I look under the door the she drew a star and a circle on the floor then she said’’My dear lord take this child and have for your new soul’’ then I just realized she was sacrificing me ,but then I found a window so then I climbed out the window when she opened the door and then I forgot to close the window .But then I just remembered I have my phone so then I go and hide she said ‘’ come out come out wherever you are ‘’I called my mom she didn't pick up so then she picked up I said’’MOM I need help’’ she said ‘’what happened ‘’ I said the ‘’babysitter is trying to sacrificing me’’ she said’’nice try’’ then she hung up I was running as fast as I can then I got to my house opened the door and I locked it then she turned into a monster crawling on the roof then then it said in a creepy voice ‘’darling come to me so you could be with me hehe ’’ then out of nowhere I aperd at her house but there was something off about her house it was the one that's where it it was where children went missing all over the world but then she got me and then that's how I went missing.

It was a cold night. My mother and father were out for dinner. I had soup from the cabinet and I was now sitting on my bed. As soon as I layed down and started to get comfy some tapping was heard from my window. My body started to shake as I walked to the window. The wind started to pick up, causing the window to rattle. I slowly opened my window and saw a small dog. I started to wonder how it got on my roof. It started to whimper and whine. I felt bad so I picked it up and brought it into my room. I laid it carefully on my bed and closed my window. IT was bleeding and whining. I made my way to the bathroom until I heard a loud crash from my room. I panicked at the thought that the dog was getting more hurt. I rushed to my room only to find a lump of the dog's skin and an open window..

One stormy night when Lucy was alone in the house, she was scared and nervous because a stormy night with no one home but a small child would be the perfect night to break in and steal anything you please. People in town have said that the house was abandoned for 1,000 years and that there was a reason that nobody knew. There was a window so big that you could not put glass over it. Lucy’s parents left her there all by herself because they were going on a vacation. Lucy locked all doors and windows, hid in her room with a chair under the doorknob so that they could not get in. She put piles and piles of her heaviest books on the chai and around her door.

When she turned around from the door she let out an earsplitting scream¨ÄAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH¨ She yelled because there was a face pressed up against her window. When the face moved she hid in her closet. In just a few seconds after she hid there was shattered glass all over the floor. 2 people jumped in and she knew that they were looking for the treasure that her father had. It was hidden in the attic. As she crept farther back in her closet she heard one say ¨I do not think that anything is hiding in this old house.¨ ¨ I think you are right that girl I saw was probably an orphan trying to get out of the storm. They went out the window but the girl stayed in the closet until her parents got back.

The magical, country town of Madrid holds a secret.

Molly Willis has the perfect life working as a painter in the town and talking with her incredible boyfriend, James Grey.

However, when she finds a mysterious record in her cellar, she begins to realise that things are not quite as they seem in the Willis family.

A bar mitzvah leaves Molly with some startling questions about her past, and she sets off to old-fashioned Madrid to find some answers.

At first the people of Madrid are understanding and admirable. She is intrigued by the curiously interesting teacher, Harry Nolan. However, after he introduces her to hard drugs, Molly slowly finds herself drawn into a web of violence , vandalism and perhaps, even cruelty.

Can Molly resist the charms of Harry Nolan and uncover the secret of the mysterious record before it's too late, or will her demise become yet another Madrid legend?

Created on 11th October 2021.

Olivia

Aaliyah was a girl who was nice, had all A's and also was very good to her mother. She never begged for stuff and she took no for an answer, but one day she went to the store with her mom. She wanted this oddly looking doll so she asked her mom. Her mom said no so she started begging. Her mom was surprised because she never begged. Her mom said yes and they took it home. Aaliyah was so happy and cuddled with it before going to bed, but she woke up in the middle of the night to see where it was. She went to her brother's room that always plays video games and when she opened the door she saw blood and guts all over the walls. She screamed but no one came. She ran to her parents room and saw her dad dead and heard a chewing sound. She went towards the sound and she found herself in the kitchen her mom was getting chewed up by a doll. Aaliyah said “dolly is that you”? The doll turned around and yelled “IT'S OLIVIA NOT DOLLY”! Aaliyah tried running but the doll was running behind her still yelling “IT’S OLIVIA NOT DOLLY’’! The doll caught up to the little girl but the neighbors heard a little girl scream. They thought she's playing around at night but the little girl and her family were never seen again. The police came 6 months later because they smelt a rotten smell in the apartment. They saw dead bodys but the only thing they found in the little girls body was a doll. On the wall it said ‘’IT'S OLIVIA NOT DOLLY’’.

Why did i do it

Why did i grab the knife

Why did i do it

Why did i trick him into coming

Why did i do it

Why did i do it

Why is there blood on my floor did i do this

Why did i do it

Why did i do it

Why did i kill himi

Why did i do it

Why did i do it

Why did i do it

Why is there blood and a smile on my face

Why did i do it

Why am i doing this

Why did i do it

Why is there blood on my neck

Why did i do it

Why is there a knife in my neck did i do this

Did i do this

Did i do this

Did i do this

Red red red everywhere all i see is red….

I killed him the one i loved and cared for but why

Why did i kill myself after…..

M I D N I G H T By: Lovelle Lategra

CHAPTER I

Sometime on December ,4 ,1982 laid a petite girl near the fireplace of her ‘Oh, so lovely home’ in Boston 219 Tremont Street. The small petite girl was unmoving as she stared at the ashes popping out of the fire like popcorn kernels. Her hair was down past her shoulders that made her soft midnight black hair shine in the moonlight.

“ Lilly-” started with a woman in a thick British accent ,at least four times her age. “Why are you up so late? Come on, go to bed.”

Lilly didn’t move one bit until there was an inhuman screech right outside their home.

“ What was that ?!” Yelled the woman.

“Lilly go to bed right now before I call you mother and father!” The elder woman practically yelled. Lilly ran to the staircase and into her bedroom. She knew it was a good idea to listen to the elder woman. She wondered what that screech was. As she got lost in thought there was a female scream inside her manor. She quickly ran down the stairs to see the elder woman floating in the air, back touching the high ceiling. The elder woman was covered in freshly taken out blood. Her skin was ripped and beaten, Her eyeballs were gone and now rolling around the huge living room. All Lilly could do was stare in shock and fear, once she got back to her senses. She spirited to the emergency cupboard and pulled out a Motorola phone. She then processed to dial the 3 numbers ‘ 9 1 1’ with a shaky hand. “ Hello, 911. What's your emergency?” The female police officer asked, followed by a long pause of silence and heavy breathing“Hello is there anybody there? Hello?” “ H-help, p-please...” Lilly shudders, eyes full of tears. “ Ma'am I need you to speak up, okay?” Lilly bit her lip to suppress a sob and started speaking. “ I-it’s our house maid. I-i went to my room after she told me too, a-and only-sob-minutes later I heard a screech. I ran down the stairs to see her floating and b-bleeding out.” “ P-please help M-me.” Lilly pleaded, whispering.

“ Hang in there, okay. I’m sending someone your way. Stay on the line with me.” Before Lilly could even respond, she black out.

The End Of The Boys Bed

It was a dark night. The leaves were rustling as the boy brushed his teeth. He walked into his bedroom and set his alarm. At the gates of hell stood Satan and his wife Lilith. Lilith was the creator of Zodiacs and astrology she was the one who created mortal lives such as Crybaby or Angelita. She created all creatures and she was working on a new one.The monster has big eyes with a huge smile. It walks on all fours. It has pale skin and small pieces of hair in it's head (rest of the hair got ripped out from insanity) it hides under childrens beds. It eats children alive starting from their feet all the way to their head. It has long nails that always have blood on them. You can never kill this creature. It does not have a gender. So if you call it he or she it will eat you and make sure you die painfully. It has eyes that are pitch black and in the dark the eyes of this creature are white. The arms can extend but if you become friends with this creature it becomes an imaginary friend. It is always in your head. But if you leave it this creature will take over your mind and make you insane. Lilith knew that this creature was very unique from all her other ones. Once she finished she had to make sure her husband approved of it. Parents used a myth to scare their children that was similar to this creature it was named momo. But this one was scarier. For Satan approved and Lilith sent off multiple creatures around this cruel world. The boy was in his bed, warm as can be. He let his warm foot slip out wanting to be a bit cooler. He then woke up and turned on the light next to his bed on his night stand. He got up as his feet hit the cold floor and walked closer to his window. He opened his window and looked at the moon remembering he forgot to say his nightly prayer. He then prayed “Dear Lord, awake me with the morning light. May you have angels surrounding me and be with me at all times. I pray tonight that you will take care of me and my family amen.” He then went back to his bed, turned on the light that almost lit up the whole room then went to bed. The next morning he woke up bright and early. He put on his slippers and went to the bathroom. He took a two minute shower and brushed his teeth and hair. He ate breakfast with his parents and then kissed them goodbye and left to walk to school. When he got there the gate wasn’t open but then about five minutes after the gate opened. He then saw the girl no one liked. She had light brown skin with half black and the other half blonde hair. Today she had a beetles shirts with a black skirt that had silver chains. She had some rubix cube earphones in and she was listening to music. When they had to write about their whole life they have lived he was able to read hers and he felt really bad for her. Her parents died when she was three years old. She saw her dad kill her mom and then her dad committed suicde. She was raped and abused when she was nine years old. She was now twelve and she was in the seventh grade. She walked to the back of the school. No one went there because it was dirty and there was an old shed which was falling apart. He followed her and no one else saw her or him. She sat down on the floor moving her bangs out of her face. She grabbed her backpack. She reached into her bag and pulled out a small bag with two pills in it. She took one out, looked at it with hesitation then shoved it into her mouth. He then realized what she just took. Drugs. She had tears in her eyes and buried her head into her arms. He heard her soft sobs and whimpers. She got up and threw her backpack over her shoulder. She wiped her eyes and he ran away. He knew drugs were illegal so went up to one of the teachers walking around campus. He came up to the tall man. His hair was gray and he had on a suit which had a small rip with some dress shoes. “Sir I saw a girl and she was doing drugs… her over there” he said as he pointed at her. “Thank you for letting me know.” He took out his phone and called the police. They then came and all the students came over as the police walked over to the girl with the teacher. “Miss I’m gonna have to look through your bag” “What why?” “This teacher told me a student followed you to the back of the school and saw you doing drugs.” The tall man said. He then grabbed her backpack and started looking for them. He then found it. He gave it to one of the other police officers and two men grabbed her. She kicked and screamed “LET GO OF ME LET GO!” She spit on one of the men as he wiped it off she bit the other man and ran off. She kept running until she noticed a pale human. It then started bending down and started charging at her. She turned around and bent down until it got to her. She put out her hand and said “They called you a freak too? Took your clothes from your pe locker? Let them take away the boy that you liked that loved Chemical Romance and always wore baggy jeans with the longest hair which was like yours and you both had so much in common? Yea me too.” She said with a laugh. It looked at her as she laughed hysterically the more she laughed the more tears came out. The big smile on the creature's face turned into a frown. By now she was in another state and he followed her all this way. She dropped to the ground and screamed as she was crying. The creature spotted the boy who had done this to her and found out where he lived. He then started walking home. The creature nudged the girl to signal it was gonna follow him and she nodded. By the time he got home it was dark and his parents were there waiting. “SWEETIE THERE YOU ARE!” His mother said. His mother and father opened their arms and hugged him. “Well I’m glad you’re home now, let's all eat dinner and get ready for bed.” The son nodded and they all started eating. “Sorry if it’s a little cold we just couldn’t eat without you.” The mother said “But we do have a little something to make up for it. “What is it?” The son said. “Go in your room and find out!” His father said with a devilish smile. As he walked away the mother and father started slowly peeling off their skin. It then led to them being Satan and Lilith. They walked into the parents bedroom and threw the flesh onto the bed with all the organs and their eyes. They walked into the boy's bedroom as he saw the creature. It was staring right into his soul. “D-d-d-do you wanna play a game where you run but never hide” the creature said. It pounced at him as it bit into his head. Blood started pouring out as his eyes rolled to the back of his head. The creature continued to eat the boy as Satan and his wife watched in pleasure. The creature started running to the girl. The girl was banging her head into a wall and laughing hysterically. “You wanna die too,” the girl said to herself. She bashed her head even harder. There was blood on the wall and on her head. There was a huge bloody dent in her head. She touched it and rubbed the blood on the creature. “For you will be mine.” She said as if she were summoning a demon. Police officers then came and grabbed her. “Do you know what the little voice in my head is telling me?” “No and we don’t want to know.” The officer on the right said. “Good well it’s saying I should kill you both and put your organs in a jar and put them on my desk.” She said lifelessly. They both looked at each other rather than at her. She smiled at the officer on the left. “The happy little thoughts in my head are telling me that you're gonna die!” The officer on the right pulled out a needle which had a blue liquid. He then injected it into her neck and she fell. The creature made a high pitched scream and started eating the officers. The girl stood and scooped out their eyeballs and gave it to the creature to eat. “Eat up, we have lots more to do.” She said, people looked at her talking to herself seeing the dead bodies and nothing else. Just her and the dead bodies. She then walked away as her eyes slowly turned black and blood came out of them. For she was the real monster. But the creature was the one who made her go insane. When she said they have lots to do what she really meant was she was gonna get crazier.

Five Years Later

The girl sits in her bed listening to music and cooking breakfast when she gets the nerve to put her finger in the hot boiling oil. She got one of her fingers and dipped it in. She smiles and then snaps out of it. “W-w-what am I doing!” She exclaims. She takes out her finger and goes to the sink. She quickly turns on the cold water letting it run while her finger is under. “Why did you leave me? I thought we were best friends.” A small voice said. Was it in her head or was this real life. She didn’t know all she knew was that it was something and it was making her go crazy. Later that day she went outside to get some fresh air forgetting about what had happened earlier. She was gonna build a swing. She got the rope and then started making a loop. She put her head through it while she was on top of a chair. Her neighbors saw what she was doing so the husband jumped over the fence as fast as he could. He untied it and she fell to the ground. “What’s happening to me?” “What do you mean???” “Earlier I put my finger in oil.” “What’s so bad about that you can just wash i-” “Boiling oil…” He then looked at her “YOUR CRAZY.” He said as he ran off “I’M NEVER COMING BACK HERE AGAIN!” She laughed “YOU BETTER NOT!” She turned around to go back inside but there it layed the creature with it’s big eyes and huge smile. “Why did you leave me? I thought we were best friends?” “I-um well I.” “You don’t love me anymore do you?” It said as the voice got deeper and deeper. She started running. As she ran she screamed but people didn’t know what she was doing. She ran until she couldn’t run anymore. There it stood staring right back at her. “I thought you loved me.” It said it then started charging at her and bit right into her. All people saw was pieces of her body disappearing and blood going everywhere. There she died and she was happy because she didn’t have to pretend to be the monster anymore...

The monster everywhere

One cold summer night John was walking home from his friend's house . All of a sudden he heard and felt heavy breathing down his back his heart was beating fast. He was very creeped out. All of a sudden he saw a big black shadow go by and he thought he was seeing things. Then he heard footsteps get closer and closer then he heard whispers. The whispers said I am coming for you. It kept going and going and soon drove John crazy, he could not wait to go home and shut that door. He felt sharp claws go down his back and he ran until he got to his house . In the morning he took a look at his back. There were scratches everywhere it said today is your last day. John tried to enjoy the day but he kept thinking about it and worrying even more. That night he heard footsteps coming up to his room and he was so scared. He heard something try to bust open his room so he hid under his bed. It came into his room and it first checked under his bed and the monster lifted up his bed and John was never seen again.

The Witches Curse

A girl named Mary emerged from the car, a gust of wind hit her, the chilly winds of October filled the streets at night.

The town was silent and still, lights of houses were sleeping, for they were not awake. As Mary approached the front steps, a shadow appeared from behind a trash bin. Mary approached the mysterious shadow with caution. She didn’t know what or who it was so she kept her distance. When she approached the shadow, something jumped at her. A black cat jumped at Mary’s hands. Mary screamed, then she realized it was a little kitten. She felt embarrassed for being afraid of a little kitten, so she scooped the kitten in her arms, and opened the door to her house.

As she walked into the house, she slowly placed the kitten on a small bench. “Now stay here, until I come back please.” The kitten tilted its head and mewed at her. Mary headed into the kitchen and opened the old fridge. The fridge creaked open, revealing the contents inside. She grabbed the carton of milk and poured some in a small dish. Once she came back to the bench, the kitten was gone. Mary started calling for the little kitten, but she didn’t have any luck. She went upstairs to find something rummaging in her closet. She approached the closet knowing that the little kitten was probably rummaging through her clothes behind the curtains. When she opened the curtains, she stood there, paraliyzed.

A dark figure was rummaging through her closet searching for something. The dark figure turned around and saw Mary standing there, paralizyed. Quickly the dark figure threw a bottle of some sort at her. Mary breathed in the green mist and started coughing. She started feeling a bit hazy, and soon she felt the room spinning in circles, becoming more and more dizzy with every passing second. She felt as if she was going to be sick, until her head stopped spinning and she fell to the floor. Unconscious.

The next morning, Mary felt something tapping her. She awoke and saw that the black kitten was tapping her head, mewing in concern. “W-what happened?” Mary said slowly getting up. Her muscles ached, her head hurt, she didn’t feel like she did before. Once she got up she rubbed her head, “O-ow.” She groaned. She slowly walked to the bathroom, she went to the mirror to see what was wrong. When she looked in the mirror, she screamed.

In the mirror, she saw “herself”. But there was something wrong, swelling red boils covered her face and arms. All over her body, red boilies were there. Her face felt hot, she was in pain. She felt her skin burning with heat.

She looked back in the mirror and her face started melting, like a light candle. She tried stopping her face from melting, but she couldn’t! Soon she couldn't see, or hear, and she couldn’t feel her feet, legs or arms!

Her arms became puddles of wax, her legs melted into a giant puddle. Soon she became a puddle of human wax. The kitten walked into the bathroom, and looked at the puddle of waxy human flesh. The kittens' grin was a deceiving smile. The kitten slowly started walking around the melted human flesh.

After that it made a full circle. Dark smoke surrounded the black kitten. Then the smoke disappeared and in the kitten's place was a witch. The witch was tall and fair, she wore a long silver coat hiding a dress made from sparkling green silk. “Well, well, well.” the witch said “What do we have here?” She walked around the puddle of human wax, “I guess, that potion was a melting potion.” she said.

She started rummaging through her coat grabbing a long wooden staff, a long wooden staff. She pointed it at the waxy puddle, A bright green light flashed out of it and hit the puddle of wax. The wax puddle started forming into a small human figure of some sort. The wax puddle formed into a human figure, but the figure was a small wax doll. “Now you will spend the rest of your life as a wax doll, unable to do anything!” The witch yelled, cursing the wax doll. The lights started flickering, the chandelier swayed left and right, and the witch vanished. All that was left was the lonely wax figure that sat on the bathroom floor. Lifeless

Jordan's Encounter

By Evan Lyndes

Chapter 1, The Beginning.

I was a girl who lived in a small neighborhood. (If you could call it one). There were at least 9 houses around me. I lived near the Woods, which never bothered me.

At first.

Once I got a little older, I became more aware of the dangers of life.

Our house, which was the 5th house built, was robbed when I was two years old. The robber took some of our ancient Eygptian artifacts, which my Grandmother had left behind before she passed away.

The robber was never found. As I mentioned earlier, I lived in a small neighborhood. So, there wasn't Police Stations around. The nearest Police Station is 8 miles away.

Chapter 2, Back to School.

It was a Monday morning. 6:00 AM, raining hard, and very foggy. "Jordan, wake up!" My Mom called.

"Shoot, I forgot!" Jordan exclaimed.

I couldn't believe I was going to Luna Junior High!

Of course, it wasn't near our neighborhood. Probably why Mom woke me up at 6:00. Before she woke me up, I had a dream. Well, more of BAD dream. Bad dreams are no fun. The dream was about that one night, where the robber took our belongings. But, in the dream, I could see his face...

It had a big and ugly grin. Almost made me pee the bed. The eyes were almost hollowed out.

Those razor sharp teeth.. It almost appeared as if they were the teeth of a Great White Shark.

"Jordan, get ready!" Mom yelled.

I was so caught up in thinking about that nightmare I completely forgot about getting ready.

Chapter 3, The Car Ride.

"So, are you excited??".

"Meh, I'm not sure. I've never been to this Middle School.

"Oh relax, Jordan! I'm sure you will be fine."

"Besides, you already made it to age twelve, didn't you?"

"Yeah."..

"Alright, we're here!"

The sight of this school looked depressing.

All of the Students walking by seemed.. Sad.. Almost scared!

I was terrified. Imagine, me, so gloomy, so sad, so.. depressed..

"Ew, this school looks disgusting."

"Again, relax, Jordan. I, my parents, and my grandparents went here. You will be fine." . . .

Chapter 4, Memory.

"Ugh, where is my Homeroom??"

I look at the paper again. The paper holds my room numbers, the time I should be there, and the time I leave there.

302.

The number striked my memories...

The number on my paper felt so familar..

I thought to myself.

"I mean yeah, of course, dummy! It's a dang number, of course it would be familar. You knew how to count."

But, I dug deeper into my brain.

302.

I suddenly remebered, 302. That was one of the words that unknown robber spoke to me..

"I'll be back, Kid. Remember, 302, I'll be there."

I'm pretty sure he meant the time 3:02. Besides, he sounded like a grown man. He couldn't be there. Unless, he was a Teacher. But, how could he know my Homeroom number and my Middle School ten years later!

I brushed it off.

I went up to the third floor and, to my suprise, everything was dark up there. There was only 6 little lights illuminating the long hall.

310, 309, 308, 307, 306, 305, 304, 303, and 302.

"Okay, I'm here." I thought to myself.

As I opened the creaky old wooden door, there was little-to-no light in the classroom.

Chapter 5, Period H.

"Welcome, Student!" the Teacher said.

"Please, sit yourself by Hector".

"Hector, raise your hand."

A short arm rised up from the distance.

"Thank you, Hector. You may lower your hand."

As I walked over to my new seat, I realized, there were only 5 Students in the classroom.

There were also name tags taped to their desks.

Hector, Samantha, Star, Ryan, and John. Now, it's Hector, Samantha, Star, Ryan, John, and Jordan.

"Welcome, Students. You are currently in room Three-Hundred and Two. I will be your Homeroom Advisory Teacher."

"I know, coming to a new School is scary sometimes. But, I am here to help you get comfortable here and so are your other Teachers."

"Now, it has come to my attention that the Students, and the School, had become a little... odd."

"It might seem scary here at Luna Junior High. But, this School wasn't always like this. There was a robbery in a nearby neighborhood ten years ago. After that, our neighborhood became more aware of the dangers. Overall, it just turned gloomy."

Chapter 6, Hector.

As I sat down in my seat, Hector seemed to be staring at me. He had beautiful green eyes, beautiful brown hair, and a cute smile.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Hector, you?"

"Jordan.", as I smiled.

"Nice to meet you, Jordan."

"Now, before you get used to this school, there is something you need to know."

I nodded my head.

"So, there are stories and rumors about this School being haunted. I just want you to know, do NOT listen to those stories. This School is not haunted, just depressing."

"Alright?.." I said with confusion.

Chapter 7, Getting To Know The School.

After the bell rang, I went for a little walk around my school. Obviously, I wanted to do something before the next period started.

So, that is what I did. I took a walk on the first floor because that floor had the most lighting.

As I was walking down the hallways of the first floor, I noticed something strange. . .

A door with the words "DO NOT ENTER" on top of the frame.

I mean, yeah, it could've been staff. But, who puts a sign that looks like it has been hand-written with blood.

I was shocked.

I checked the nearby clock, it was 8:54. My next period started at 9:00. So, I opened what seemed to be the death door.

Chapter 8, Death Door.

*CRREEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAKKKKKKK*

TO BE CONTINUED

IN 2022!

About the Author:

Evan Joseph Lyndes was born in CA 1/14/10.

If you want to find me online, I'm "BBgamer26" on the Nintendo Wii U, "JrLptonWhspr" on Xbox Live, "JrLptonWhspr" on my second YouTube channel (You can find my 200 subscriber first channel if you know where to look), and my phone number is 928-830-000).

Thank you for reading!

Writing to a Photograph

CREEK went Sasha’s window as she crept out to her balcony where one of her best friend of 9 years awaited her “Hey Kai! Where are the others?” Sasha asked in a whisper as they climbed down to the pavement driveway “Aaron and Ash are waiting for us at 21 and Srai street” Kai whispered back. They were going to the biggest party of the year! Or so they thought.

Aaron and Ash waved as they saw Sasha and Kai walking towards them, “Hurry up! The party starts in 30 minutes!” Aaron yelled “Shut up Aaron! You’re being too loud!” Kai said as he ran up and hit Aaron. At this point Sasha was behind the three of them, as she was looking at the stars, she noticed that there was something moving in the trees, a tall dark figure lurking in the shadows.

Sasha ignored it thinking it was all in her head but still kept her eyes on the trees, just then as they were walking up the dirt path way all the street lights went out and it seemed like the whole world was pitch black.

Sasha, controlled by fear, screamed as loud as she could but it was as if no one could hear her, “This isn’t funny guys! You know I’m scared of the dark!” Sasha yelled out with a shaking voice, a whisper came into her ear “No one is here for you now.” Then, Sasha felt a slight pull on her ankle, after that she had a gut feeling to run, so she did, she ran like her life depended on it, in her case it really did. It felt like she was running for hours, as she slowed down she noticed a pile of bloody clothes next to a dim street light,but it wasn’t just some ordinary clothes, Sasha recognized who the clothes belonged to, they were Kai’s. She knelt down beside the bloody pile and sobbed, Sasha sobbed so hard she felt as if her eyes were bleeding, as she calmed down, the street lights began to flicker then completely go out. Still terrified, Sasha got up, wiping her tears away and started walking with hope of finding her friends.

As Sasha crept around the dark void, she heard the shuffling of rocks behind her, like something or someone was running towards her, when the thought of being followed entered her mind, Sasha ran. She ran like nothing more mattered in the world. Sasha kept running, her heart beating faster every second.Out of nowhere, she tripped. Face first into the dirt, fearing that something was still after her, she got up and ran, even faster than before.What she didn’t realize was that she had tripped on a shoe. Aaron’s shoe. Sasha slowed down to a jog, not because she was safe, no, she couldn’t breathe. Sasha had asthma.As she slowed down she heard a voice “Sasha? Is that you?” It was Ash! “Yes! I’m here! Where are you?” Sasha yelled into the void, then Ash’s warmness surrounded her. She had finally found someone. “Do you know what happened? Where are the others?” Ash asked, Sasha’s heart sank, remembering what had happened to Kai. “I really don’t know Ash, but I found Kai’s clothes on the floor covered with blood” She explained “You're joking right? There's no way” Ash said in a “you can’t be serious” tone, Sasha looked at him with a sorrowful look. Ash broke out in tears, he now knew something was wrong, there was something with them, and it wasn’t human. “We have to find Aaron, maybe we can get out of this hellhole” Sasha said, reaching her hand out to Ash “Yeah, Maybe” Ash replied with a sad and annoyed look. They set off with the intent of finding Aaron, Sasha reached for Ash’s hand but when she held it, it was cold as ice. “Maybe he’s just cold, I mean it is pretty chilly out here” she thought. A scream cut through the silence, “Sasha?! Ash?! Help!! Please!” Sasha ran towards the voice, when she got there, she was terrified. It was Aaron, his body was halfway in the ground. “Sasha!! Thank god!!” Aaron said in tears, “Aaron!” Sasha yelled out as she grabbed Aaron’s hands to pull him out, “Ash!!! Hurry! He’s stuck!” Ash froze, it was like he didn’t know Aaron. “Why don’t we just leave him? He’s almost dead anyway! He’ll just slow us down.” Ash said, trying to get Sasha to let go “He’s your brother! What is wrong with you?” As Sasha finished yelling at him, Ash’s skin peeled off like a costume to reveal a hideous looking monster. It dove under the ground and pulled Aaron deeper into the void “Sasha let go, it’s okay” Aaron said softly with teary eyes “No! I’m not leaving you” Sasha said through her tears, “I’m sorry for everything, especially when I used your toothbrush that one time” Aaron chuckled, then let go. Sasha was in disbelief, all of her friends were gone. Then, a hand came out of the ground and pulled her into the void.

Writers Note:

Hi! I really hope you enjoyed this story! I had so much fun writing it! Even if it took me a few days lol!

Spooky month: the blood moon by Erick G.

Chapter one: SPOOKY MONTH!!!!!!!!

one SPOOKY month there was a kid named “skid”, he loves halloween and he waits every year for the month “spooky month”, its a month of spooky-ness and at that time is halloween. He has a friend named Pump, Pump is a kid dressed up as a pumpkin. It's september 30 11:59, DING!!!!!!! It's october 1st 12:00, skid burts out of his room down stairs and screams “IT'S A SPOOKY MONTH!!!!!!!” he tells his mom about saying “hey mom IT'S A SPOOKY MONTH!” she says “IT'S A SPOOKY MONTH!?!?!?!?” and does a thing called the “spooky dance”, he then goes outside and does the friend call, Pump comes out he says “hi skid” and skid says “HAWI PUMP!!!!!” they do the spooky dance until… The blood moon comes. Skid says, “hey why is the moon red and creepy.” Pump repliys “yeah it's almost like the moon is bleeding and it's all over it.” they then both say “eh it's probably nothing!”

Chapter two: The bloody mess (not really lol)

Once when the moon turned red weird things started to happen… THE CANDY MAN DIDN'T SHOW UP TO GIVE SKID AND PUMP SOME CANDY! And zombies came out of the ground. Skid saw 2 of them come up in front of him! So he thought it would be nice to say, “HAWI! Who are you???!!!” the zombie said “mah meh AHH mers”, “what?” said skid in a high pitched voice “also IT'S A SPOOKY MONTH!!!!” The zombie’s stood up tall and said “IMTS AH SPOOMY MONT!?!?!!” Then they did the spooky dance for a while, until the zombie's spine broke off. The zombies went to mean mode and 38 of them went out of the ground and tried to attack them. “SKID PUMP HURRY! GET IN THE CAR!” said mom, they then rushed to the car and opened the door, they drove to a safe house and skid and Pump both say “hey mom im hungry!” the mom says “sorry hun, we can’t get any food because well… look out the window, how can any fast food be open?”. “Then why is that mc donalds open?” says Pump. “oh! I guess we can go there.” They get mc donalds but while they were eating the zombies climbed up there car and broke the front window, “wow look guys he wants to eat my big mac :D” says skid. Pump looks at the skid and says “maybe you should give it to him, he looks very hungry!” skid replays “yeah!” Skid gives it to him and he stops to eat it and turns into dust. Mom says “woah maybe if we feed it a bunch of big mac’s all of them will disappear!”

Chapter three: spooky hamburgers.

Once when the zombie ate the big mac they were going to get a bunch of big macs and somehow feed it to the zombies, but they needed some help, skid and pump called all the people that they know and told them to feed them some hamburgers. They came and some of them survived AND THE CANDY MAN SHOWED UP!! YES! They bought a bunch of big macs and yeeted it in their mouths. They all disappeared and everything went back to normal. Skid and pump got outta the car and told the candy man to give them candy. He gave them some candy and they lived happily ever after. OR DID THEY?!?!?

Credit: thanks to sr pelo for mom, skid, pump, candy man, and the idea!

I know this is short but it's a thing people can have time to read and I hope you enjoyed it!!!

She's staring at me as I type this. Why? I don't know, she shows up almost every night. She scares me to death. Her BIG glowing red eyes staring at me through her long, straight but wavy rigid hair, that drapes over her slim shoulders. Her tall and thin body disappears in the dark, but her eyes, her eyes still lingering in the corner of my room. She creeps closer and closer every night to my restless and anxious body laying in bed, feeling defenseless against her. Why do I feel so weak around her? A terrifying feeling growing deep in the pit of my stomach every time she's around. She's getting so close you can see the computer light reflect onto her. Getting closer and closer everytime I blink, eventually getting so close I can feel her breath. Her eyes glowing an even deeper red than before, locked on me. Why me? Why can't you leave me alone?

(What is Really Real?)

By Adannie,Toc 8th Grade

“Aaah no no no please please let me go please I don't want to die please”

With tears dripping down her face, still petrified from what she saw, Ella woke up, shaking, and terrified.

She took two deep breaths before falling onto her bed, and then wiping her tears away. Then she began her day as she normally did. You may be asking how she could get up after waking up screaming, well, simple. This normally happens a few times a week. Ella had terrible night terrors, although she ,her parents and even the doctors couldn't find out why it was a real mystery.

Afterward, she brushed her teeth and her hair. She took about 10 minutes just to pick a blouse. She always was a little extra; afterward, she went downstairs expecting to see her parents, but they weren't in the kitchen, nor the living room, the porch, or even their room. Although she missed her parents, she didn't think too much of it because although Ella's parents normally told her when they wouldn't be there the next morning, they often went to work early.

After she made her breakfast, she went to school to talk to her best friends Margaret and Olivia.

She participated in her class as normal, but her bully Stephanie was giving her

An especially hard day that day. Right before Ella had the chance to walk into her class, Stephanie stepped right in front of her, making her trip, and began to say

”Hai Ella looks like you made a new friend, with the floor” Then Stephanie began laughing hysterically.

“Ugh what do you want Stephanie? I'm not in the mood.”Ella replied

“Oh nothing, just wanted to say hi “

And just as easily as she came, Stephanie walked away. Stephanie and Ella were once friends, but one day Stephanie just changed and started being very rude towards Ella. After school Ella walked the few blocks to her house and just as every day said hello to the nice old lady named Mrs. Williams, who was always watering her lawn she was a kind woman and funny two Then she saw the two twins rose and Jace, they were always playing after getting home from school Ella always enjoyed her walks home as she was quite fond of the people in her neighborhood after unlocking the door and taking off her shoes she was excited to chat with her mom about her day but when she finished setting down her stuff she yells, “I'm home” just as usual, but there was no reply she figured her parents didn’t hear her So she said once more.“I’M HOME”

She waited but no reply she figured her parents simply too far away to hear her So she went to find them she checked the kitchen, bedrooms, porch, living room, and even the bathrooms but they weren't there she was very concerned because her parent’s car was in the driveway So she called them But then she heard a ring from downstairs, but when she went down she saw their phones but not them.

“Where could they be?”She thought,

But all she could do was wait. So she waited and waited for about two days, going to school, returning home. She even called the police, but no luck every day the same, she would go to school, come home yell and call and cry just a little She was scared and alone, and slowly her friends stopped going to school for a reason that was unknown to Ella, and it didn't help that her bully just kept driving her crazier and crazier You could say all of this was making her become a little...mad.

On the third day of her parents absence she went home feeling so close to just breaking all in sight but then she saw her parents and went for a hug but then they just, disappeared and They kept popping and every time they just disappeared and disappeared they kept popping up and popping up and this continued till nightfall Ella was so physically and mentally exhausted from this that she just fell to the ground having what felt like an anxiety attack with her breaths seeming to disappear she began panting and everything in her head and around her seemed to be getting louder and louder and LOUDER cars passing by dogs barking everything was just, loud, this continued until she was completely out of breath she noticed her inhaler and reached for it hoping to regain some life but as she reached she dropped to the floor banging her head roughly on the table blood everywhere screaming begging pleading for her parents to just... come...home.

Or at least to what she thought was her home and then. She said to herself with what felt like her last breath.

”Please come back to me I just don't want to be all alone … please”

Weeping on the floor, she, as if her soul had been released, sees herself crying but feels nothing. She feels no pain she feels no grief or sadness it's as if she was watching a movie of herself, but then as if her soul was slammed back into her body everything suddenly comes rushing back all the pain all the sadness all the grief all the despair and suddenly everything... goes... dark, but then she wakes up, but not on the floor with blood everywhere no not there but in a white room with a tall man saying “Everything things going to be ok ...Ashley”

Made by Keiran Tran, Grade 6

November 16 2010 12:15 am

Lake Erie, Michigan

Robert M. Dwane hears a loud noise in the living room of his home, authorities were called to the scene of reports that someone broke into the building. They had found no trace of signs that someone got in through the windows or pick locked the door. They had also found no evidence that someone had entered the building at that time, CCTV had detected someone entering the building even though no one was there. Robert had lived in that house for sometime now, and moved in 1999. For a business trip at a start-up company founded in 1984. Robert at the time was 24 and no one visited him much, he also went out mostly until now. Robert kept hearing the noise for the next few nights in his house, mostly consisting of loud bangs or objects getting smashed and the owner of the building Steven Lane along with police captain Alexander James decided to investigate.

Before they went in, they told Robert to leave the house until the investigation was over. Steven Lane and Alexander James entered the room. They saw furniture flipped over, stuff thrown against the wall, and objects shattered. Alexander called the rest of the crew outside the room to look inside, they took pictures, they looked to see who’s fingerprints for who moved the stuff. The others took samples back to the station. Robert was notified of these changes via text.

Nightfall came and after a few minutes, they heard another sound. Coming from another room, Alexander wanted to come but the landlord went in alone. Just then Alexander heard a bump and something hit the wall. He rushed in and he was gone, he looked all over for him but Steven was not there. He disappeared, just then they heard a loud crash outside. He saw a car crashed into a wall, police at the scene saw that there was no driver. Then he heard something fall inside the house, he looked and saw that the TV had fallen. Suddenly a door closed, he rushed to where the door closed and saw scratches on the door. He went inside and saw a bunch of fallen, broken, flipped, thrown and impaled objects, they also saw scratches on the walls. The room also felt cold, like something was watching him. It was in the second bedroom, even though the heaters were on. Instantly, the lights started flickering, doors closed rapidly, and things were being thrown everywhere.

Alexander ran towards the front door! It was chaos. He kept on running towards the front door. The door was locked. So he barged at the door, he kept on hitting the door until the door fell down. Objects were still being thrown at him, and he ran out the hallway with scratches on the walls trying to claw at him, he ran out the building and he was safe. An hour later, he told Robert M Dwane to move out of the house.

THE END?

November 9 2011 9:00 am A forensics officer analyzed the fingerprints, and what he found was disturbing. The fingerprints were strange, it had long nails and it belonged to someone who passed away, 16 years ago. He filed a report on the situation and they condemned the room ever since.

The Attic

By: Dayton Phelps

It was 4:30 in the morning. Right after the witching hour. My friends and I were approaching the murder house that has been all over the news. It's a house that has been here since the 1800s known for its famous killings. We lived in a small town so everyone knew of it, even the small children. I was dared to go alone at night but my 3 friends, Ezzi, Ryan, and Anubis, wouldn't allow me. I guess I understand as there is a rumor that an old man that lives here waiting for dumb kids to walk in so he could take revenge. I didn't believe it for the most part, it sounded silly. We slowly pulled into the driveway, seeing how dead everything around the house looked, the trees, the grass, even the house, all looked dead. ¨Well this is going to be a fun adventure.¨ I looked over at Anubis, he didn't seem scared at all. ¨That's brave talk for someone who will pee themself first.¨ I said as laughter erupted from everyone else while Anubis looked at me like he wanted to strangle me. ¨Well let's stop stalling and go explore this crazy house, yeah?¨ Everyone nodded and started getting out of the car.

We began walking up to the house, making sure we didn't step on any of the rumored traps, even if they were fake we didn't want to find out. The door was already slightly opened so we walked in, Anubis, then Ryan, then Ezzi, then me. It didn't look like how we expected it to, it was clean except for the amount of dust and trash on the floor. There were also a lot of boxes that I made a mental note to look into. ¨It smells terrible in here.¨ We all looked at Ezzi, realizing it did in fact smell bad. ¨Well you didn't have to say anything because now I smell it.¨ Ryan was right, now I feel like i'm going to vomit. ¨Jesus it smells like milk after being left in the sun.¨ I said in all honesty. I left the room, going into the kitchen where the smell was even worse, I pulled my shirt over my nose. ¨Do you guys want to go upstairs? See if it still smells?¨ They all looked at me nodding, as I began to walk up the hollow feeling stairs. ¨It feels like if I make the wrong move I will fall through.¨ Ryan said pretty loudly, you could feel his voice boom through the quiet hall. ¨Do you want to knock the house down, big bad wolf?¨ I said just wanting to get to the top without falling to who knows where. We all get to the top sighing in relief, going towards the only opened door. The bedroom. We all looked around going into the suitcases and old wardrobe. ¨WOAH, there's an attic!¨ I mentally sighed looking at where Anubis was standing. ¨Shut up please.¨”Ezzi said looking annoyed as it felt like the house would knock down at any second.

We all piled into the closet looking up at the attic door. ¨Should we go in?¨ I looked at Ezzi like they were crazy. ¨Hell no.¨ I said that in all honesty, I did not want to go in there. ¨Oh come on, you chicken?¨ I glared at Anubis, thinking for a second, realizing there's no reason not to. ¨Fine, but I'm not going first.¨ I said looking at the rest of the group. ¨Fine by me.¨ Anubis said. He started pulling the door down, stairs coming with it. Anubis started going up, then Ryan, then Ezzi. I contemplated on going until I said screw it and I climbed up into the attic. ¨Should we close it?¨ Ryan said laughing. We all glared at him, even Anubis. I gagged, there was a terrible smell coming from the other side out of the room. I think everyone else had smelled it as I heard someone gag. I started looking for a light switch while everyone else was just standing by where the attic was lit up by the light from downstairs. I looked back hearing giggling as I saw Anubis turn on the lights. All of their eyes opened wide as I turned around to see what they were looking at. An old man and a coffin looking box… ¨Should we see what's in it..?¨ I looked at Ezzi, nodding my head kinda curiously. ¨I'm down.¨ I said, as everyone else just slightly nodded their head. We all stepped closer, and closer, and closer. The odor is becoming more and more. It smelt so bad but I could tell that we all were too curious to just stop now. We all circled around the coffin shaped box, holding our breath from anticipation...and the smell.. We all put our hands on the box, preparing ourselves for what we might see. We all slowly lifted the lid as the smell began to get stronger. “Found the smell..” I said mainly to myself. The lid was finally all the way off as we saw what was inside. It was a little girl holding a bouquet of dying flowers, her head seeming to be holding onto dear life as she looked like a doll but was definitely real. We all dropped the lid as we screamed.

We all closed our mouths quickly after remembering the old man laying beside us but unfortunately he wasn't lying down anymore. He seemed to have been looking for something. It didn't take us long to find out as the knife was now in his hand. We all screamed running to the door of the attic while the old man began to get up and chase us. Ezzi started crying while Anubis and Ryan were trying their best to get us out. I was the last one out, feeling the old man right behind me. We all ran down the hollow staircase and through the smelly living room and out the chipped old door. I found that it was hard trying to get away from a psycho even when they were far away, you always feel like they are right behind you. I kept running hoping the traps were just a rumor. ¨UNLOCK THE TRUCK!¨ I didn't even know who said it, feeling like my ear drums were going to burst from how fast I was running, I was ahead of everyone else. Thank you track for helping me run from a killer. I almost slammed into the door trying to open it. I opened the other door too as I got in. Feeling my heart beating in my throat. Everyone else got in as Ryan locked the doors. We heard a thump next to my window. We all jumped looking at the door, the crazy guy was next to the window. I screamed, as Ryan was fumbling to get the key into the ignition, but when he did, he backed out and drove as fast as he could away.

I sighed, finally feeling safe. ¨Can we switch, Nubi?¨ Anubis looked at me nodding his head. You could tell all of us were out of it. Me and Anubis changed seats so I was now next to Ezzi. ¨That was terrifying.¨ I heard Ryan say just nodding my head relieving what had just gone down. What if one of us were too slow.. What if we didn't lock the doors in time.. All that is flying into my head. I felt a hand on my side pulling me in for a hug. I just wanted to relax my heart. ¨Should I call 9-1-1?¨ Ezzi said, pulling out their phone. ¨Yeah.¨ ¨Yes¨ ¨Yep¨ We all replied after a few seconds. I heard the ringing as Ezzi was speaking to an operator but I couldn't hear exactly as I was starting to fall asleep. My eyes closed for a second and in the end sleep consumed my head, as I had fallen asleep.

The wind howled and hissed, shocking Jayden upright in bed. He was coated in a thick layer of sweat, and the moon was high above his head, pulsing like a beacon. He felt something dreadful was heading his way. he say something in his doorway and he hid under the covers because he thought it was safe and then 2 minutes go by he finally peaks out and there he was a 6,4 tall man with a cleaver knife standing at his door way still as can be he says hello jayden gets scared and hides and then 7 seconds later his bedsheets begin the fall off the bed the man was pulling them off and he hits jayden over the head his white bedsheets were no longer white they were red

You're not afraid of the dark, but what's in it.

Anything can randomly come out.

Next time, listen.

The silence can be so loud.

And so can the breathing next to you.

On October 30th, 1962, it was midnight in October and the air was still and bitter. I was tired as I had to wake up at half-past 10, and I didn’t want to wake up and startle my wife. I slowly and carefully walked out of the house and drove to the box. I got out of my car and headed for the stairway. As I walked into the signal box, something felt off. Not like missing keys or an untied shoe like I’ve done many times in the past before, but like a strange odious presence was upon me. I didn’t think too much of it until I finally opened the box door and stepped inside. As I pressed my cheek against the glass and peered outside. I noticed a small engine with a line of coaches. That’s weird. That train was supposed to have passed by now. I thought to myself. I didn’t give too much thought to it, but the thought of an accident lingered in my mind.

As I sat down in my chair, a thought struck me. We haven’t had steam engines come through these parts since the great scrapping of 1960, and even though we got tourist trains now and then, they never ran at night. I glanced at the window again and that same engine was still there.

I felt nervous, dreadfully nervous. To calm me down, I pulled out a paper bag filled with bulls' eyes that my wife had bought me the other day. I took one out of the bag and started to chew my anxiety away. I then looked at the clock; it read midnight. I then heard something that made me fear for my life. A shrill whistle of an express steam locomotive. It was fast and dull, but my heart jumped as my pulse swelled. I quickly phoned the nearby station for help. "HELLO, HELLO? " "I said frantically." But there was no response. I slammed the phone into the holder and grabbed my whistles and flag to alert the crew. I raced out of the box frantically, my heart beating like a jogger on the sidewalk. I blew my whistle until I was out of breath, my heart pounding and beating. "GET OFF THE LINE!" I screamed. But there was no response. That meant the cab was empty. I dashed back into the signal box and halted all traffic coming through.

I could still hear the puffing and the chuffing of the locomotive. It was coming in fast and there was no way to stop it. Of course! I thought to myself. The points! I dashed to the point lever, knowing this was a life or death situation. As soon as I pulled the lever, my blood ran cold. "Bloody hell!" I screamed. The engine carriages were still on the points and I couldn’t do a dang thing. There was a myriad of things I thought of doing. But each one I dismissed in my head, knowing the outcome and consequences. Then I heard the dreaded sound. The whistle of the locomotive. It grew closer and closer. "NO, NO, NO, STOP, STOP THE ENGINE!" I cried from the signal box.

I dove in the corner and put my hands over my head for falling debris. "Lord, please save me!" I shrieked. Then there was silence. I got up from my fetal position and looked outside the window. All I could see was the dawn sky as the sun arose. My shift was over, but my fight for answers wasn’t, and all I wanted now more than ever was answers. Answers I knew I would never receive. Ever since that day, I’ve never set foot in that box. As all wise signalmen now know, never go into box 413 unless you fear for your life...

The End

The House Down the Street

It was Halloween night when 3 teenagers wanted to go into the scary house down the street. The teenagers' names are Jake the football player, Amelia the quiet one, and Fred the smart one. They might not seem like your typical friend group but they have been friends since babies. They also were very curious. Every year they would try to go into the old scary house down the street. The house was old and had white chipped paint. They all chickened out but this year was different. This year they were seniors. As they walked up to the house “I don't think we should go in”. Jake is the one that always chickens out.

They finally went inside after they all agreed. It was their final year in their small town. Next year they're all going to leave for college. So with all Jake’s courage he went inside. It was surprisingly small. It had ripped wallpaper and the floor was all dirty. “I...I think we should leave” Jake said as his voice cracked. “No” says Amelia with her normal soft voice. “We’ve been wanting to for years. Next year we can't” Amelia said again. Fred is just sitting there watching them argue. Finally he had enough. “Shut up,” Fred said. Once they stopped arguing they all started walking to the kitchen. That's when they all heard footsteps upstairs. “Let's get out of here,” Amelia said. “ Oh... so now you want to listen to me,” Jake said with a sassy tone. They all started running to the door. Fred tried to open the door but it wouldn’t budge. That's when they found out the door was locked but when they tried to unlock it they noticed there was no lock.

The only way out was from upstairs where Fred saw a ladder on the window from the people who did it years before them. So with that knowledge “The ladder on the window” Fred says but all he got in return was confused faces sent his way. “Just follow me” he says but he also noticed that they weren't moving he finally says “Now”. And with that the two confused teenagers followed their friend up the stairs. When they got upstairs there were alot of doors Fred was now confused also. There were two rooms. How would they choose? So they did the best thing to do. They went into the first room they saw which was the one to their right. When they walked in the door shut and they heard a click sound. They tried to open the door but it wouldn’t budge just like the door downstairs. “Step aside, let the strong one do it,” Jake said. But when Jake tried to do it wouldn’t open. “The strong one... right” Amelia says in a sarcastic tone. They all look around the room till Amelia finds a chest that sounds like it has a key in it. “I found something,” Amelia says. “Let me see” Fred says “It looks like we need to find a key” Jake says as he is looking over Fred’s shoulder. “I already found one” says Fred as he quickly puts the chest down and goes to the bookshelf and grabs the key he saw earlier. He opened the chest, grabbed the key from inside it and opened the door.

Once they opened the door they ran to the room beside them. But just like the room next to them the door shut and the room was locked but this time the window was locked as well. Their only way out was locked. Amelia was looking around the room when something clicked. They thought it was the window or door but when they tried it was locked. That’s when Fred saw the drawer open and when he looked inside there was a note. “Hey guys look what I found” Fred said. Jake and Amelia walked over to Fred to see what he was talking about. When Amelia grabbed the note the drawer snapped shut and Amelia let out a loud scream that hurt both boy’s ears. The note read “Once you find the key, never come back”. “So we need to find a key”. So they all spread out to try and find a key that’s when the drawer of the bedside table opened up. “You guys are looking, I'm too scared,” Amelia said. When Fred looked into the drawer it was a puzzle box. Fred went to grab it and when he did the drawer didn’t close like it did with Amelia. “Oh so now you have favorites” Amelia said with anger. Jake was laughing and Fred just smiled at Amelia. Once Fred figured out the puzzle there was a key inside. He went to the window and unlocked it

As Amelia was climbing down the ladder all she could think about was that this is one of the last things her and her friends would do together. And all she could think about is how sad she was. Fred wanted to go back to middle school where all they could think about was middle school drama and how he could come out to his parents. Jake thinks about how they all met in 1st grade and how he had a crush on Amelia but was too scared to say it. Once they were all on the ground they walked back to their houses. They all said their goodbyes and as their heads hit their pillow all they could dream about is what their next adventures will be until they graduate.

House Hotel

The lights flickered as all my classmates were buying stuff at the convenience store. My school was taking a trip to Oregon, but my class ended up being late so we were the last one’s to leave and we ended up stuck in a cold, dark town, everyone was cold, they would stare at you without trust and everybody looked like they hated everyone, i was used to it. The company rented out a hotel for us to stay for now because as the glowing orb, a cloistering blanket of darkness, filled in a infinite field of fireflies, came upon us, we stay upon the “hotel” It was just a big house with shinny lights on the top of the roof saying “House Hotel”, it wasn't exactly a hotel but it had a little convenience store at the bottom and the room’s where at the other floors on the top, it was a strange building, but it was unique, the rooms seem unbelievable, beautiful, and comfy, as if it have come out from a fairytale, but as i see more, more i felt it was off, like it was physically there you see it but you don’t feel it, you know that kind of feeling you feel in a new place, when you get a fresh start, that rooms lacked of that, not the rooms at all, if not all the town it felt it was there but not there at the same time. It seems i was the only one to notice because nobody else complain about it, and everyone felt comfortable. All the class stop at the convenience store at the bottom of the floor.

The women who greeted us was old with grey hairs, she had a hump in her back and there was another women she was young her hair was long and black, but her eyes were dread of life empty like they have seen the white veils the walkd around on the garden of fireflies the cover the dark, as i saw the young women eyes, i saw the old women face, she was clinging her eyes as she opened her mouth to show her teeth symbolising a smile, but her eyes where the same as the young women’s, white without the spark of a little star, lifeless.

All the class ended up agreeing to stop at the convenience store at the bottom, as we stop the tiny convenience store we saw on the outside, it ended up being like a supermarket, as i saw these, it seem more unique but not good unique but unique, in simple words crazy weird, for me because everybody seemed amazed and non look to notice the feeling of dreadness, emptiness and painfulness. I felt coldness in my skin running down my spine making my arm hairs to stand, i started to stared at a ail, that one that caught my eye everytime i try to look away to ignored, but i felt as if the colors calling my eyes and the little song the it played it called my ears and my feeling, it felt like deja vu, these happened before went through my mind. I always used music to drowned out the voices, making me fall as sleep when i cried, and make me smile when i need it, the ail song was making feel those feeling in the same time, it made me calmer it made me more defenseless to stop me overthinking on everything i seen so far in these town.

As I approached the ail I heard someone calling me, not calling me, screaming. A screeching sound I heard in the back of my ear, as I turned around there was nothing there, just the darkness of the night with no fireflies in the darkness. Nobody else seemed to notice the screeching sound.They all seemed to be just picking out what to buy, as I turned to see the old women who came back down with us to check on us. The old lady face turned white pale as the life she had left, disappear, even thought her eyes showed that before, these time the eyes wasn't the only ones showing it also her face, her mouth open, her eyes got wider and more the gave the hint away, was the her body was shivering, she seem agitated, disturbed. I realised she heard that sound also, as she saw me she just smiled but her hands were still shivering, as i saw her hands, the old lady put them behind her back while still smiling. As I stared at a bag of chips while ignoring the ail music that was calling me.

Darkness came as i stared up to see if someone is here, i see a dark tall figure just laughing, i din’t found any form of the tall figure, the darkness disappear as i looked araund the lights turned red, where i saw the old lady standing she was laying down in the floor with blood coming out everywhere as i turned around to see if anyone was seeing what i was seeing, i saw noene just the red lights flickering, then i heard the screeching sound, the scream. I turned around to see the old lady but she was gone, except I saw a creature eating something where the old lady was. As I realised what he was eating, I tumbled on the floor, out of frightened of this unknown creature. I'm not even sure if it is even a creature or a deformed human. As the creatures heard the sound i made when i drop the bag of chips i had, the creature approached the more the creature approached the longer it got, and the more clear i could see it. The creature was a human, a long human with its body all black and a white mask of a smiley face. The lights turned off, I looked around to see if the creature was near. Then I heard someone scream, the lights came back but not red this time, they turned white like it was before. I saw Sam standing in front of me saying “Girl, are you ok, what you smoking the you are not sharing” as he stood there i laugh cause the creature was fake, i was just dreaming again with my eyes open, and because he’s joke was funny i just laughed and said “I’m fine, just dreaming with my eyes open” he just smile and stretch out his hand, that's when i realised the i was actually on the floor, as i felt the chillnes on my back running through my hands, i just gave him my hand.

As i was standing up Sam said “sooo, our date” i just stared at him and said “what about it?’, “i don’t know but when we get to Oregon im gonna make sure we get the best damn date we can get!!” i laughed “you seem very happy about it”, he smiled and laughed, everytime i see he’s laughed it makes my hearth runs in joy, because in he’s eyes im the whole godamn world to him, and i loved it. “Why i wouldn’t, im dating the girl of my dreams, and aren’t you” as he said these he grabbed my hands and putting them together, as i felt he’s hand it warmth my hearth i smiled and said “i am” as he was gonna say something, the teacher said “have anyone seen stacy?” a girl said “she went upstairs again, she forgot something” when these was said i remembered the old lady, as i looked back where she was standing she was gone…

“Sam heve you seen the old lady?”

“Nah, why do you ask?”

“Im just curious”

“Im going upstairs i have to use the bathroom”

“Ok, don’t take too much time”

He left. The stairs where outside the building, they where in a werd place, thats a part of the building the makes it unique. Stairs the dont go there. Supermarkets that don’t go there. A town the does’t fit. I remember, i haven’t seen a single person right now not even a car passing by nor a person, not a animal neither then i wonder, wheres everyone? I went to search for the old women, in the supermarket, i was gonna ask my teacher, she wasen’t here neither as i realised there where no adults only students i asked Miranda the school president, she ignored me as always, she’s always mean and annoying she’s very manipulate, even thought everyone things she’s a sweetheart, i know her real self. In tota they are 24 kids in class and i know two went up stairs, but there was one missing, as I wonder and trying to figure out who is the kid missing and where they go?

I went outside in the darkness, i felt someone watching me, following me as i ran upstairs something grabbed my leg, and pull me down as i slaed on the floor, feeling the coldness of the floor on my back, as i turned around to expect seeing something... Nothing. As i turned around to see the stairs there was crow crying, as i heard its crying i run upstairs as i could. I always hated loud noises it reminds me of death, every time someone die the campanas would sound, meaning someone was death. I always hated that loud noises. As i run upstairs the exqusits room the where once there, where gone they had blood everywhere then i heard someone scream, it sounded like the young lady voice screaming for help. I run as fast i could to the voice, I saw her laying on the ground, the creature from my dream was over there, but except of a tall person with a mask on, it was the old lady, feeding of the flesh of the young women, as i saw these i run, i run as fast I couldn’t, i din’t know where but i just wanted to leave these damn place.

Every wall was covered of blood then i saw the teacher, laying on the ground also covered in blood as i saw these i remembered. Sam!! Sam went to the bathroom upstairs as i turned around searching for another exit, i realised the only exist was where i saw the old lady eating, as i remembered these i wanted to vomit, i needed to hold it in, if i vomit is over for me. Then i felt someone covered my mouth, i wanted to scream cried. Then i heard a familiar voice it was, Stacy, i heard her voice saying “shut up” as i heard these i felt relief. As she put her finger in her mouth telling me to be quiet, she grabbed my arm and took away her hand from my mouth, I realised she had a hammer in her hand with blood on it, i was scared again. She realised i look at the hammer. “I needed for protection” she said, “whyyy iss ttthere blood on it”as i try to have courage to pronounce those simple words. She laughed and spoke “Do you wanna stay alive or what?” as she said, smiling.

The lights went off. It felt like a blanket wrapped around the world, no mine world but this time there was no withe glowing orb, nor a garden of fireflies. Then i felt her gabbed my arm in the darkness, we started walking i was scared to say anything, i was scared that the old lady may hear, i was worried if Sam was ok. The lights turn on but these time they were red, as i saw Stacy wasen’t grabbing my hand. It was the giant dark figure monster, my hearth sank in my chest knowing i was catch by the monster. I scream and plead to please let me go. Please. Please. Please. I don wanna die. I don wanna Die. These words were just going through my head. The ligths went off. I was crying cause i knew i was done for. The lights turn on, these time it was Stacy grabbing my arms and screaming at my face “shut the hell up!!!!!” as i saw these, i realised right in the corner of my eye the old women standing. Her eyes where completely black, her white old hair turned red, her teeth widened, and widened, showing a abnormal size of teeth, resembling a smile. I was terrified. Stacy saw the look in my face, she turned around slowly as she saw the monster her face was terrified. Stacy stand on het two feet grabbing tha hamer and screaming bunch of cursed words, the monster smiled just got bigger.

I pushed Stacy to the monster, I ran for my life, trying to ignore her screams of help and curses. My only thought was I DON'T WANNA DIE. I ran for the exit as I was near and I heard Sam scream. SAM!! Sam was alive as I look back he was trying to help Stacy. I saw these and just went down the stairs. I’M GOING TO SURVIVE, NO MATTER WHAT. as i heard sam screaming “Help me pls, Help me pls Zoe”

I went down the stairs, as fast I could trying not to fall, the White globe still out in the blanket of darkness, except there were no firefly’s ou. I was too late. The walls are covered with the bodies of my classmates. I felt on the floor of the image of these. I laughed the loudest I could because I was finally free. Of everything. Because this had already happened.

The wind whirled past me and the summer sun screamed in my eyes. I glanced at the crowd of people waiting in line for the roller coaster. It is my 16th birthday and I was with my best friend at an amusement park. The amusement park was based on a forest and everything was overgrown and mossy, and the plastic trees towered above us like skyscrapers. My friend and I have been together ever since we were born and would do everything together. It was the first time that my mom has let me go without adult supervision to a busy place. It was a moment of independence for me and it felt so good.

We had just gotten off our first ride when things seemed very off. The screaming had ceased to exist and no living being was in sight. The park seemed almost abandoned. Vines had covered the exit to every attraction. “Did we travel to the future?” Suggested my friend. He had always been into supernatural things such as time travel and aliens, but I'd never think that a roller coaster attraction could make us do that.

“ I don’t think a roller coaster could make us do that,” I commented. We walked alone among this lonely park looking for anyone that could tell us what was happening. The only living thing seemed to be an odd abundance of insects and birds.

“Address the protagonist 's name I am concerned about what happened to all of these people.” Friend’s name said shakily. We reached the entrance of the park and there it was. A park mascot wearing a bloody bunny fursuit with dirty and matted fur holding a happy birthday sign.

“ This better be a prank,” I whispered to my friend. The mascot’s pearly black eyes shined with an ominous glow. With a sharp movement, the bunny pulled out a cake and a lighter.

“Address protagonist 's name I think that we should run,” We planted our feet on the ground and took off to the thicket of the wild attraction park. We took a turn and passed the previous coaster that emitted sinister energy until we saw the mascot again near the entrance to the love tunnel. It continued to stare being in the same position we last saw it in.

Everywhere that they ran the rabbit fursuit seemed to follow.

“ Let's split up,” my friend suggested. It seemed like a crazy idea but there was no current escape to this nightmare.

“ I think I am going to confront them,” I said. I was still trying to understand how this happened, but the only thing that mattered was getting my friend and I out of this fever dream alive. Each step I took while going back towards the exit of the amusement park felt heavier every time. I felt like fainting but I kept walking until I had reached the entrance.

The rabbit was there but the cake and sign were gone, instead, it held what seemed like a blood-stained birthday card. The words on the paper were glitching like a broken TV. The words taunted me from afar as I squinted.

“ Stop!” I called out to the rabbit, “ What is the meaning of this! Why are you doing this?” The mascot costume dropped the card on the floor and started to wave like it was a final goodbye. Left, Right, Left, Right. My vision started to blur as I fell to the floor. I felt heavy and sleepy like a weight had fallen on my head. Right, Left, Right, Left. My brain felt an intense pulsing. Think I should just fall asleep…

“ Address protagonist name wake up! Are you okay?” My friend shouted. I was out like a light on the floor. The afternoon sun streamed in my face as I stood up. The park seemed to be bustling with life and people again. The overgrowth was gone and all of the rides were running. We seemed to be at the same spot we were at when this abnormal experience had started.

“ Address Friend Name, why don’t we go back home?” I suggested. He agreed and we started strolling towards the exit. “ Did you see it too?” I asked.

“ Yes, it wasn’t a dream I could smell the putrid scent of that mascot costume.” Friend name said. Hearing him describe the rabbit made me want to puke.

We reached the exit and went through the gate. In my mind, the rabbit was still there waiting for us but nothing appeared. I called an uber and asked for a ride home and we waited. On our way home we saw it. Through the car window on the side of the freeway, it was waving. They held up the same card I last saw it with. We passed it just as quickly as it came. I would never be able to forget the image of that thing waving at me.

Isaac and his mother lived alone in a small house on a hill. Isaac was your average 7 year old, drawing pictures and playing with toys, while his mom watched Christian broadcasts out in the living room. Peaceful home, beautiful skies, and a loving mother. Things were great. That was, until the day Isaac’s mother heard a voice from above.

A strange voice, almost, heavenly. “Your son has become corrupt,” the voice said in a menacing tone, “He needs to be saved.” Isaac’s mom was startled, she worried if she did not listen what could happen to her. Hesitantly, she stepped into Isaac’s room and took his crayons, drawings, even his books. Isaac was confused, sitting on the red nylon carpet on the floor of his room.

It was now morning and Isaac’s mom sat in the living room, waiting patiently, not entirely sure what for, but then, she heard it. “Your son is still corrupt, you must shed him from the evil that surrounds him.” This time, without hesitation, Isaac’s mom barged into her son’s room. She ripped the bedsheets off Isaac’s mattress and dragged the dresser that held up his TV out into the living room. Isaac sat there on the dirty old mattress, TV on the ground, and a worried look on his face. He stared through the tiny crack in his door and watched his mother stare lifelessly like a zombie at the television in the living room.

The next morning, Isaac’s mom made breakfast. For herself, not Isaac. In the middle of her meal, she heard it again.

“To prove your trust in me above all else, I require a sacrifice.”

Isaac’s mom thought about what she just heard. “Anything for you, my Lord.” she said out loud. She went to the kitchen, opened the drawer right below the stove, and pulled out the first shiny, silver blade she could find. “Isaac!” she screeched.

Isaac was now scared, peering through the tiny crack in his door, he saw his mother creeping towards him. He locked his door and it was only then he realized he was trapped. His windows locked and death knocking on his bedroom door. Isaac ran around his room, looking for anything. His mom banged on the bedroom door, screaming once again, “Isaac!”

Out of fear and crying, he pulled the red nylon carpet off of the floor and attempted to hide himself. Then, there it was. He saw it. His only chance to escape. A trapdoor. A big trapdoor was hiding under his carpet.

Just as his lunatic mom got the door open, he looked at her. She was only a blur in the wall of tears in front of his eyes. He swung open the hatch. His mother dashed towards him and he looked down. He could hardly see the dark hole in his bedroom floor, but he jumped down into the dark and unknown depths below.

The driver

I was walking to the Pumpkin patch in the perfect costume for the costume contest. When all of a sudden a car slammed its breaks and nearly hit me. I began to scream at the driver. The driver quickly realized what happened and apologized several times. I told the driver “Next time just watch where you're going man.” The man replied with “I'm so sorry, do you need a ride to the Pumpkin patch.” I jumped. “How did you know I was heading to the pumpkin patch? Are you following me?” I said nervously.

“Well you are in your costume so i assumed you were heading to the pumpkin patch.” “Oh I mean I guess I can use a ride,” I said unsurley. I hopped in his car and we headed to the pumpkin patch. Once we arrived I noticed that the man was in ripped clothes, but I just ignored it and enjoyed the rest of the ride to the pumpkin patch.

We arrived at the pumpkin patch and I got out of his car. I yelled to the man “THANK YOU!” as he drove away. I got inside the pumpkin patch but it was different. It was abandoned. I was shocked. I was wondering where everyone is. I looked around for a bit and decided to call my family but it went straight to voicemail.

Everything went silent, the wind stopped and I could hear my own breathing. Then everything went pitch black. I opened my eyes and I was laying in my bed. I saw my parents hovering over me and I asked what happened. My parents told me I had gone straight to sleep once we had gotten back from the pumpkin patch. I told my parents what happened. They told me I was silly and I should get some more rest, but it all felt so real it was too real….

Deja Vu

The lights flickered as all my classmates were buying stuff at the convenience store. My school was taking a trip to Oregon, but my class ended up being late so we were the last one’s to leave and we ended up stuck in a cold, dark town, everyone was cold, they would stare at you without trust and everybody looked like they hated everyone, i was used to it. The company rented out a hotel for us to stay for now because as the glowing orb, a cloistering blanket of darkness, filled in a infinite field of fireflies, came upon us, we stay upon the “hotel” It was just a big house with shinny lights on the top of the roof saying “House Hotel”, it wasn't exactly a hotel but it had a little convenience store at the bottom and the room’s where at the other floors on the top, it was a strange building, but it was unique, the rooms seem unbelievable, beautiful, and comfy, as if it have come out from a fairytale, but as i see more, more i felt it was off, like it was physically there you see it but you don’t feel it, you know that kind of feeling you feel in a new place, when you get a fresh start, that rooms lacked of that, not the rooms at all, if not all the town it felt it was there but not there at the same time. It seems i was the only one to notice because nobody else complain about it, and everyone felt comfortable. All the class stop at the convenience store at the bottom of the floor.

The women who greeted us was old with grey hairs, she had a hump in her back and there was another women she was young her hair was long and black, but her eyes were dread of life empty like they have seen the white veils the walkd around on the garden of fireflies the cover the dark, as i saw the young women eyes, i saw the old women face, she was clinging her eyes as she opened her mouth to show her teeth symbolising a smile, but her eyes where the same as the young women’s, white without the spark of a little star, lifeless.

All the class ended up agreeing to stop at the convenience store at the bottom, as we stop the tiny convenience store we saw on the outside, it ended up being like a supermarket, as i saw these, it seem more unique but not good unique but unique, in simple words crazy weird, for me because everybody seemed amazed and non look to notice the feeling of dreadness, emptiness and painfulness. I felt coldness in my skin running down my spine making my arm hairs to stand, i started to stared at a ail, that one that caught my eye everytime i try to look away to ignored, but i felt as if the colors calling my eyes and the little song the it played it called my ears and my feeling, it felt like deja vu, these happened before went through my mind. I always used music to drowned out the voices, making me fall as sleep when i cried, and make me smile when i need it, the ail song was making feel those feeling in the same time, it made me calmer it made me more defenseless to stop me overthinking on everything i seen so far in these town.

As I approached the ail I heard someone calling me, not calling me, screaming. A screeching sound I heard in the back of my ear, as I turned around there was nothing there, just the darkness of the night with no fireflies in the darkness. Nobody else seemed to notice the screeching sound.They all seemed to be just picking out what to buy, as I turned to see the old women who came back down with us to check on us. The old lady face turned white pale as the life she had left, disappear, even thought her eyes showed that before, these time the eyes wasn't the only ones showing it also her face, her mouth open, her eyes got wider and more the gave the hint away, was the her body was shivering, she seem agitated, disturbed. I realised she heard that sound also, as she saw me she just smiled but her hands were still shivering, as i saw her hands, the old lady put them behind her back while still smiling. As I stared at a bag of chips while ignoring the ail music that was calling me.

Darkness came as i stared up to see if someone is here, i see a dark tall figure just laughing, i din’t found any form of the tall figure, the darkness disappear as i looked araund the lights turned red, where i saw the old lady standing she was laying down in the floor with blood coming out everywhere as i turned around to see if anyone was seeing what i was seeing, i saw noene just the red lights flickering, then i heard the screeching sound, the scream. I turned around to see the old lady but she was gone, except I saw a creature eating something where the old lady was. As I realised what he was eating, I tumbled on the floor, out of frightened of this unknown creature. I'm not even sure if it is even a creature or a deformed human. As the creatures heard the sound i made when i drop the bag of chips i had, the creature approached the more the creature approached the longer it got, and the more clear i could see it. The creature was a human, a long human with its body all black and a white mask of a smiley face. The lights turned off, I looked around to see if the creature was near. Then I heard someone scream, the lights came back but not red this time, they turned white like it was before. I saw Sam standing in front of me saying “Girl, are you ok, what you smoking the you are not sharing” as he stood there i laugh cause the creature was fake, i was just dreaming again with my eyes open, and because he’s joke was funny i just laughed and said “I’m fine, just dreaming with my eyes open” he just smile and stretch out his hand, that's when i realised the i was actually on the floor, as i felt the chillnes on my back running through my hands, i just gave him my hand.

As i was standing up Sam said “sooo, our date” i just stared at him and said “what about it?’, “i don’t know but when we get to Oregon im gonna make sure we get the best damn date we can get!!” i laughed “you seem very happy about it”, he smiled and laughed, everytime i see he’s laughed it makes my hearth runs in joy, because in he’s eyes im the whole godamn world to him, and i loved it. “Why i wouldn’t, im dating the girl of my dreams, and aren’t you” as he said these he grabbed my hands and putting them together, as i felt he’s hand it warmth my hearth i smiled and said “i am” as he was gonna say something, the teacher said “have anyone seen stacy?” a girl said “she went upstairs again, she forgot something” when these was said i remembered the old lady, as i looked back where she was standing she was gone…

“Sam heve you seen the old lady?”

“Nah, why do you ask?”

“Im just curious”

“Im going upstairs i have to use the bathroom”

“Ok, don’t take too much time”

He left. The stairs where outside the building, they where in a werd place, thats a part of the building the makes it unique. Stairs the dont go there. Supermarkets that don’t go there. A town the does’t fit. I remember, i haven’t seen a single person right now not even a car passing by nor a person, not a animal neither then i wonder, wheres everyone? I went to search for the old women, in the supermarket, i was gonna ask my teacher, she wasen’t here neither as i realised there where no adults only students i asked Miranda the school president, she ignored me as always, she’s always mean and annoying she’s very manipulate, even thought everyone things she’s a sweetheart, i know her real self. In total they are 24 kids in class and i know two went up stairs, but there was one missing, as I wonder and trying to figure out who is the kid missing and where they go?

I went outside in the darkness, i felt someone watching me, following me as i ran upstairs something grabbed my leg, and pull me down as i slaed on the floor, feeling the coldness of the floor on my back, as i turned around to expect seeing something... Nothing. As i turned around to see the stairs there was crow crying, as i heard its crying i run upstairs as i could. I always hated loud noises it reminds me of death, every time someone die the campanas would sound, meaning someone was death. I always hated that loud noises. As i run upstairs the exqusits room the where once there, where gone they had blood everywhere then i heard someone scream, it sounded like the young lady voice screaming for help. I run as fast i could to the voice, I saw her laying on the ground, the creature from my dream was over there, but except of a tall person with a mask on, it was the old lady, feeding of the flesh of the young women, as i saw these i run, i run as fast I couldn’t, i din’t know where but i just wanted to leave these damn place.

Every wall was covered of blood then i saw the teacher, laying on the ground also covered in blood as i saw these i remembered. Sam!! Sam went to the bathroom upstairs as i turned around searching for another exit, i realised the only exist was where i saw the old lady eating, as i remembered these i wanted to vomit, i needed to hold it in, if i vomit is over for me. Then i felt someone covered my mouth, i wanted to scream cried. Then i heard a familiar voice it was, Stacy, i heard her voice saying “shut up” as i heard these i felt relief. As she put her finger in her mouth telling me to be quiet, she grabbed my arm and took away her hand from my mouth, I realised she had a hammer in her hand with blood on it, i was scared again. She realised i look at the hammer. “I needed for protection” she said, “whyyy iss ttthere blood on it”as i try to have courage to pronounce those simple words. She laughed and spoke “Do you wanna stay alive or what?” as she said, smiling.

The lights went off. It felt like a blanket wrapped around the world, no mine world but this time there was no withe glowing orb, nor a garden of fireflies. Then i felt her gabbed my arm in the darkness, we started walking i was scared to say anything, i was scared that the old lady may hear, i was worried if Sam was ok. The lights turn on but these time they were red, as i saw Stacy wasen’t grabbing my hand. It was the giant dark figure monster, my hearth sank in my chest knowing i was catch by the monster. I scream and plead to please let me go. Please. Please. Please. I don wanna die. I don wanna Die. These words were just going through my head. The ligths went off. I was crying cause i knew i was done for. The lights turn on, these time it was Stacy grabbing my arms and screaming at my face “shut the hell up!!!!!” as i saw these, i realised right in the corner of my eye the old women standing. Her eyes where completely black, her white old hair turned red, her teeth widened, and widened, showing a abnormal size of teeth, resembling a smile. I was terrified. Stacy saw the look in my face, she turned around slowly as she saw the monster her face was terrified. Stacy stand on het two feet grabbing tha hamer and screaming bunch of cursed words, the monster smiled just got bigger.

I pushed Stacy to the monster, I ran for my life, trying to ignore her screams of help and curses. My only thought was I DON'T WANNA DIE. I ran for the exit as I was near and I heard Sam scream. SAM!! Sam was alive as I look back he was trying to help Stacy. I saw these and just went down the stairs. I’M GOING TO SURVIVE, NO MATTER WHAT. as i heard sam screaming “Help me pls, Help me pls Zoe”

I went down the stairs, as fast I could trying not to fall, the White globe still out in the blanket of darkness, except there were no firefly’s out. I was too late. The walls are covered with the bodies of my classmates. I felt on the floor of the image of these. I laughed the loudest I could because I was finally free. Of everything. Because this had already happened. That one kid missing was me. Thats when i realised i was just reliving these petrefying dream over and over, how i betrayed my hero, my friends, and my lover. I couldn’t die. I heard a laugh behind my back, i turned over it was the monster of my nightmare, laughing, “please don’t do these again” as i cried as i could. I heard a little whisper coming from the creature just saying “I try to help you, but you are just too selfish and stupid to listen”. I felt someone stab my stomach, and bitting into my body, it was the old women just feeding of my flesh like before.

The morning came as I woke up. I had a strange dream. But i forgot what it was about, i gotta get ready today we are going to Oregon at my school as a trip. For some reasons it felt like Dejavu

The Figure

By Aaron Perez

Life has been hard since my father died, my mom works from 4 pm to 11 pm and I leave school at 7 pm because of my after-school program. I hate this because it means I have to walk home in the dark. But I hate it even more because of the man. There is always a man who follows me for a few blocks before he takes a left of 23rd street.

But this night was different there was no moon, and the only light you could see was the old street lights flickering on the side of the road. My walk started normally I left school around 7:10 pm

“Then my mom called me, “Have you got home yet?”

“No, I am a little late today because of some work I had to pick up”. I responded

“Oh alright, I also wanted to tell you I am going to be a little more late today because I am taking two shifts”. She exhaled

“Don’t worry about it, I will be fine”.

About one block into the walk the man started following me. Once I passed 23rd I looked back to see the man still following me. This frightened me at first but I just calmed myself down. He must be going to the drug store. He will only follow me for two more blocks. I passed the drug store to see him still following me.

At this point, I sped up my paste. So did the man. I began to take every corner I saw. I took a left and it seemed that I had lost him, But again I was wrong. He appeared out of nowhere with his black hoodie and a more frustrating paste. I took another left, he followed. I took a right and again he kept following me. At this point, I started to panic. What is he following me for? Did I drop something? Does he want to tell me something? Is he even a man? I became overwhelmed, so I ran home!

Once inside I just stared at the door for the longest five minutes in my life. When I finally calmed down I heard 3 quiet knocks on the door. I tiptoed to my room thinking he or she or even it would not hear me, but on the damn last staircase, I felt making a loud thump like a bowling ball being dropped. I ran to my room and hid under my bed. In less than 10 seconds I heard the window break. I heard him walk into the living room downstairs, but he was not taking anything. He was looking for me! I could hear him opening every room in the house. Until finally my room was last.

He came inside in a stressful manner. I could see it in his feet, he was tapping the floor like a snare drum being played slowly. He opens my closet with anger and saw nothing. I covered my mouth with both my hands, thinking he would not hear me. But my breath made a squeaky noise against my hand. He got on his knees and I saw his face... IT WAS ME! He then whispered to me, “run”. That’s when I heard the doorknob downstairs creak open.