The stranger in the neighbourhood

The peculiar figure

In the darkness, a light illuminated so brightly it blinded the girl, who was staring outside of her frosty window. Her eyes caught a glimpse of something very peculiar. It wore a black cloak, so she couldn't see its face, but she had never seen this person or thing in her neighbourhood before. Emily was curious to see what it looked like. She decided to go outside and explore the undiscovered person. Abruptly, someone or something rang the doorbell. The bell's chime was neverending. When it stopped, there was a bang on her door. Emily ran back to her bed, as she thought it was the safest place she could imagine and gathered her duvet over her. She felt something moving under her bed. She thought to herself, What could it be? Half of the blanket was on the floor as Emily reached for it, she fell. Beneath the duvet, Emilyn was breathing very heavily from this nightmare that just occurred. The sound of an axe being dragged onto the ground made Emily feel uncomfortable. Whatever was out there wanted Emily.

It was morning, the banging and rattling had stopped. Emily was cautious now because of what she experienced last night. She was traumatized by what she heard and saw last night. Emily opened her door ajar and looked back and forth to make sure nothing was out there to grab her to death. While she was slowly walking to her class, her friends came up to her and questioned her, what was wrong because the look on Emily's face made them feel worried. She was daydreaming about the cloaked, black figure. Her friend snapped her fingers in front of Emily's face to focus. Emily was apologising that she was not paying attention to their conversation. She felt an icy, cold breeze swift across her body. She shivered. Emily looked back and called out 'hello', which echoed in the narrow hallway. The hallway made her feel claustrophobic because of the little lockers, which covered the pathway and that made it impossible to get through to her classes. Out of nowhere, Emily heard a voice behind her. She cautiously turned around. And there standing straight at her was the monstrous creature.