The Hallway After Midnight

"The Hallway After Midnight" - Audio

Written by Milah Jones

Music Composed by Eddie Huresky & Randy Castro

The Hallway After Midnight

The lights flicker, hum, then die,

Shadows crawl where whispers lie.

Wind strongly whips around each corner.

Lockers breathe a ghostly moan,

I walk the halls, but not alone.

My footsteps echo, sharp and small,

Down endless rows of a peeling wall.

The big exit sign above the door gleams.

The air feels thick, the floorboards creak,

Something stirs that does not speak.

A door swings wide without a sound,

Papers twist and spin around.

A student runs fast from one door to the other.

The clock is stuck at twelve-oh-four,

I shouldn't be here anymore.

My phone light shakes, the screen turns red,

Did someone text me from the dead?

“Why didn’t you come to school James, I miss you”

I read the words - they spell my name,

Each letter burning, bright with a flame.

I run, but halls keep folding back,

Like how nightmares drown in endless black.

Will I be able to go?

And when I reach the exit door,

Reflecting a face I don’t know anymore.

It smiles at me, all pale and wrong,

And hums my favorite childhood song.

I close my eyes, I start to pray.

Hoping it'll just go away.

But I'm the ghost they chased away.

Milah Jones, Grade 10

Creative Writing Major

Eddie Huresky, Grade 12

Art Major

Randy Castro, Grade 12

Music Technology