In the closet

Chapter 3

"ERIKA!!" We were all banging on the door, but no answer. "Everyone back up" said makayla. We obeyed. Makayla backed up, and then sprinted at the door, and body slammed it. Slowly, it creaked open. Cautiously, we went inside. It was dark, so erika hadn't turned the lights on. Lhili flicked the lights on, but Erika wasn't there. "M-maybe Erika is just playing a trick on us" gracie stammered. I nodded, and pointed to a ladder. "That leads upstairs." I whisper. "Yes, that must be where she i-is" lhili breathed. After that, we all piled into the biggest bed, makaylas bed, and went to sleep. We were much to scared to sleep separately.

"Come play in the closet" whispered an eerie voice. My eyes snapped open, and i shook makayla awake. "M-makayla did you hear that?" I asked her. "Hear what?" She whispered back. "Someone told me to come play in the closet" "probably just Erika playing tricks on us" "yah, your probably right." "Go back to sleep" "okay"

In the morning, i couldn't shake the memory of the voice from my mind. It haunted me, like everywhere i went the voice was there. It didn't sound like Erika, it didn't sound like anyone i knew. It terrified me. It was in my dream to.~dream~ I was having a pillow fight with my sisters when the closet door swung open. There was nothing there, except the eerie voice that seemed to be coming closer. "Guys whats that?" I had asked them, but they just said "whats what?" And "i don't hear anything" so i pretended i didn't either, and went back to hitting my sisters with pillows. Me and lhili knocked gracie down, and something grabbed my leg. "Gracie stop that it tickles!" I had said, looking down. But gracie wasnt there. nothing was. Something grabbed my leg and pulled it out from beneath me. "Hey! Stop! Guys, help!" I screamed. But they just carried on like they couldn't hear me. It dragged me into the closet and slammed the door shut. There, in the shadows, with piercing red eyes, was erika. ~end of dream~

*3:00 in the afternoon* "hey, do you guys want to walk to sev and get movie snacks?" Asked lhili. "Sure!" Said makayla. "I do!" Said gracie. "Julia, you coming?" Lhili asked me. I nodded, and grabbed my purse. We left the house, and i locked the door behind us. We walked down the street. My sisters talked about last night, while i walked with them in silence. I could still hear the voice. It was following me, i was sure of it now.