We Are The Night

Chapter Seven

"We like skin."

"And bone, if you can bring us more bone we like bone!"

"Their intestines are the best part," one of them shouted. I think his name was Earl. He was far older than the others. Must have been pushing a hundred.

"I have school tomorrow," I told them. Before closing the door and going to my room.

My parents had walked outside a very long time ago. Before they left they told me that they loved me, but I knew that I was a bad girl. I liked to do things that other people didn't.

They didn't understand that. And I knew they were lying.