The Howl at Night//Joey Birlem {1}

Chapter twenty eight

   I woke up with a noise coming from downstairs it sounded like a cat meowing. I checked my phone and saw it said 3 am why did I wake up so early. I stood up and went downstairs quietly trying not to make a noise. When I got there the noise stopped.

   I stopped where I was but then I heard it again meow I looked around the kitchen is the cat inside the house? I turned on the lights but saw nothing I accidentally turned on the lights to outside but I still looked. Yes the cat is outside it is a black cat well now I'll have be luck.

   I looked around the cat and saw he was just looking thru the trash if he looks deeper he'll throw the trash and make a mess and we know my parents hate that so what do I do I grab the broom and I open the door

   "Shoo"I said the cat hissed at me and I backed up and gasped the cat ran away and a cardboard fell

   I sighted picking up the cardboard and putting it back stupid cat I have school tomorrow and I'm awake at 3 in the morning. I put the broom back and before I closed the door I saw a shadow pass fast as I heard leaves ruffle I looked where the shadow passed there's was nothing.

   I looked closer only to something hit the window fast breaking it I screamed at how schooled I was. I dropped to the floor only to put my hands in glass I gasped at the feeling of glass inside my hand boos was dripping from it and I had some cuts in my fingers. I looked beside me and saw a bullet I grabbed it and looked at it omg someone tried to kill me

"Grace GRACE!??!"my mom screamed I quickly put the bullet in my pocket so they couldn't see it

"Grace are you okay?"mom asked me she saw my hand and gasped she grabbed it and saw the broken window

"Yes I'm just bleeding"I said

"Honey is everything okay?"my dad said coming downstairs and saw Dylan beside him

"Grace what happened?!"my dad said

"I don't know I came and there was a cat in the trash so I scared it so it wouldn't make a mess I saw a shadow and I looked in the window and and.."I said

"And what?"Dylan asked

"I don't know something hit the window and broke it I fell down and I guess there was glass in the floor"I said

"Honey calm 911 I'll go check outside you two stay here"my dad said my mom quickly grabbed the phone and dialed 911 my brother came to me and hugged me

"Um hello yes someone threw something at my kitchen window and my daughter got hurt"my mom said

"No she has cuts and she bleeding"she said

"Yes both her hands" "ok thank you"she said

"Police are coming with paramedics honey stay here with your sister I'm going to find your dad stay here"she said we nodded she went outside

"Grace does it hurt"he asked as a tear went down my cheek

"A little bit"I sniffed

"Grace is there something your not telling me?"he asked

"No I already told you everything"I said he looked at me and then I heard sirens I looked at Dylan we both went outside quickly and found my mom and dad talking with the police

I think they heard me because they looked at me the police officer with the notepad and pen looked at me shocked he pressed a button on his microphone that police uses. He moved his hands telling me to come. I looked at Dylan he was just staring at the house and looked confused and angry