The shadows

*my note*

This is my first ever book, so i hope you all enjoy it!!

I woke up in my bed, screaming at a dark grey figure leaning over me. There was no face, just a contorted body, twisted and deformed...

I'm not sure what it was doing but i was certainly more than scared.

I got pushed the covers off of me, slammed my pillow at the creature and ran out of my room, it turned it's head in small strange jerks, then its arm swung around - it was following me. I ran through the corridor, knocking off pictures as i bolted to my older brothers room, tears or fright streaming out of my chocolate eyes. My golden locks were clinging to my face, the tears like glue.

"BEN, BEN" i was screaming at the top of my lungs. "They're here again!!!!!"

Ben picked himself of of his bed, came over to me in his doorway about to run in and cuddled me, telling me it was alright.

Cradling me, he walked over to the large chair in the corner of the room, the furthest away from the door, he sat down with me.

So i asked "Do you believe me about the dark shadows, right??"

"Of course Teddi. It's alright, with me they can't get you." He smiled down at me.

With him i felt safe. He was the one all ways there for me. Because ever since our parents disappeared, he was the one I all ways relied one, I trusted him with my life.

I pushed his golden hair out of his eyes and smiled. But then I noticed something move out of the corner of my eye. It was lurking by the door frame. I turned my head to get a better look, but by that time it had slunk back into the night.

"Did you see that???" I asked. Somehow i had a strange feeling... It was almost as if i could sense my brothers awareness.... but i dismissed the idea as soon as it came to mind.

"What was it Teddi?? Was it the shadows?" His hazel eyes were portraying a deep concern for me. But it wasn't the kind that he would be thinking of me as crazy, it more the kind that he didn't want anything to happen to me. I think he believes me for real about the shadows.

I decided to tell him about what was in my room first. "I'm not sure what it was, but it was in my room, i swear!" i carried on "and then-then, it was just around this door!!!" My brother swept my hair back, revealing my horrified expression.

He smiled again, and looked at me.

I looked back, my face was lightening up a bit.

He looked into my eyes again, and instead of seeing my brown eyes, he saw something else. it was almost a reflection, of the scene played out just now...

I blinked back, my eyebrows, raised in concern.

Ben asked me " Are you alright??"

I turned my eyes down, my bottom lip was starting to tremble so i softly bit it. " Do I have to tell the truth?"

"yes" Ben was hugging me tighter now. " Tell me all of it"