Reading Can Hurt

Reading Can Hurt Chapter 5

"You ok?" My mom asked me

"Why wouldent I? Im not dead." I told her

"Well sorry Im not good at parenting, I dont know what to say in a situation like this." She said getting irreted by the little things in life

"Well what we do is sit and wait till the annocer says its safe." I said standing up then i got scared and heard something

Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap, I heard on the window I turned around to see what is was, I was hoping it was not the killar but I was lucky it was just a tree branch knocking on the window then the announcer came on.

"I am pleased to inform you that the killer has left the town an hour ago and we are all safe." I heard my mom sigh with relife I did to and I'm pretty sure that everyone in town did to the annoucer continued.

"But the bad news it that the police is 99% sure that he could come back at anytime, so we bumped up our secrety system so out town is more then ever safer for people to live in."

When he said he could come back the butterflies in my stomach came back oncer again and I was freacked out again. I could hear my mom gasping for air.

"Dont worry, for right now the town is safe and everyone is aloude to go outside and un lock there doors and windows." I was super glade to hear we could go outside so i quickly went upstairs.

I yelled at my mom "I'm going to check up on Ashton, I will be right back."

I heard her say "ok" in a quite voice so I ran out the door to Ashtons house was only a couple houses down from mine.

I knocked on the door but there was no answer so I ranged the doorbell 20 times still no answer. I checked if the door was un locked but it was still locked, lucky for me I knew where the spare key was. I ran to the mailbow opened it up found the kep taped to the roof of it and ran back to the house. I unlocked the door and I yelled for him.

"Ashton! Ashton? You there buddy?" I yelled as loud as I could but sill no on answered I ran around in and outside his house, no one in sight. I ran up the staires still calling his name to his room and it looked like he just got up from his nap or sleeping he always was a heavey sleeper. I guess he was not her so I went downstaires about to leave when I saw someone in the doorway I got  sick feeling in my stomach hoping I was not in the wong house.

"Hello?" I asked "Ummm I guess I;m in the wrong house I will just leave now."

I went right up next to him and tryed to step around him but he kept standing in front of me. I got a little annoyed with him. i tryed to push him but nothing happened. I'm guessing he was older then me because he was alittle taller and stronger then I was.

"Excuse me." I said "But your in my way to leave."

"You must leave!" The older man said in a deep dark myseriouse voice, he was wearing a hood over his face so i did not see who he looked like, and the rest of his clothing were all black.

"Ummm I;m trying to but you are blocking me way of leaving." I said still trying to get around him.

"You must leave and never return to this town!" He said a little louder, he looked up just a little to see his eyes, it was blackish with blueish eyes.

"I'm TRYING!" I said yeling "Not let me through!"

I pushed him out of my way and fell to the ground. i turned around to say sorry but he dissapered, out of my sight no where to be seen. I havve no idea where he went, if he walked away I would of heard his footsteps behind me also would have felt a breeze to but I felt nor heard anything. I quickly ran out of his house only to bump into another person.

"Oh I'm-" I cut myself off when I saw who it was "Oh hey Asheley old buddy old friend of mine."

"Yeah umm hi." She said getting up from the ground (I helped her up) "Hae you seen Ashton?"

"No I was just looking for him to, and may I ask why?" I asked Ashely

"We have a study date today we always study on, Fridays, Saterdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays." She said looking down at me

"Ok well I have not seen him all day, but did you hear about the murders and sireal killer on the loosse." I asked waving my hands around

"Yes I did that is really a terrible thing." She said

"It really is anyways I got to go, by the way dont go to Ashtons house." I said walking away

"Wait whay?" She asked trying to catch up to me

"Well I dont know if I was in the right house or not but I was in Ashtons house and this creepy old mancame right up to me when I was inside. I dont know if he really was an old person but I never got a good look at him eaither." I said backing away from Ashely

"Ok thanks for the heads up." She said waving back at me

"No problem, see ya." I yelled back at her

"Kk bye." And with that she was walking away

I was glade she was looking for Ashton because I wont. Well I would to but all of a sudden I got a chill on my back and all I wanted to do was go home and have a blanket on top of me. Once i got to my house I yelled for my mom.

"Mom I'm home!" Again no answer, I;m getting annoyed with this.

"Wow," i thought "No one is answering me today."

I went o the kitchen counter to see a note placed on the table it said"

Dear Caden

Went out with the girls be back by mid night, be safe.

Your truly" Mom

"Great I'm home alone with a killar on the loose nd no one to talk or text." I thought to myself.

I opened my phone texting Ashton 'Hey where have you been starnger?!' After a few minutes he did not text back yet I'm begganing to worry about him. I turned on the TV to spongebob it was an old one but a good one. Then I felt my phone vibrate it was Ashton! He wrote 'sorry I have been busy.' I forgave him and I started texting him till 10 at night he had to go and I stayed up to watch some TV till 12. I fell asleep but woke up and went to my own bed.

The phone rang and I picked it up I said "Hello?" no one answered all I heard was deep breathing and I got scared and hung up.

"Must be wrong number." I said out loud. I looked around and my mom was not home yet and its 3 in the mroning now. I hate it that she lyes to me. So I went to bed and woke up around 6 to get ready for school. I left to hear the siren go off again I quickly ran back inside and turned on the TV to the news channel.

"Stay inside! We have just been informed that the killer is back!"