Short horror stories

The red cloak

Juni Cole was an ambitious teen with a lot of curiosity. She would often run to the back of her house into the forest to get away from her fighting parents. Juni had made a tree house in the forest when she was 6. The tree house was so high up that he parents couldn't climb and the tree house would not hold adults. Juni was light and always has been which means she will still be able to go in the tree house. Juni would often skip breakfast and dinner. But in the tree house she kept a whole load of protein bars or snacks and chips.

In Junis' tree house there was a bed, some curtains, a few shelves and blankets. She also stored some boots, hiking shoes, coats, sweaters, and extra clothes just in case she had to stay there for a while. The tree house was secure enough that it could manage a storm or branches falling down.

Juni wished she had all the "in" clothes and all the newest hottest items, sometimes. Other times Juni didn't really care. Juni had long thick milk chocolate hair. And she had beautiful brown eyes. She had fair skin and a slim figure. She was sort of tall if you asked her friends. Juni was about 15 in the fall 2015.

One morning her parents were fighting and her dad got so mad he packed up and just left. That was last time Juni saw her dad. Except Juni now could have a peaceful home with her mother. She would still use her tree house for when her mother went out to the bar or was having a breakdown. Juni still went to school, but soon started losing friends and getting bullied for how she looked and what she wore.

Juni started spending the rest of September building insulation in the tree house so it would be ready for winter.

When October came she set up her house for Halloween and she started cleaning the house up all the time. Her mother was rarely home nowadays. Her mother would spend her days and weekends at the bar or at her new boyfriends house.

Juni was severely depressed and couldn't take it after a few weeks. She stopped going to school, she quit her part time job and she started stealing food items from stores. Juni never got caught because she knew how to get them. Only a good criminal can get things done. She spent most her days smoking in the tree house with some of her dads old cigarettes.

On October 30th Juni was up in the tree house and decided I haven't had a life since I was 4 years old. She dropped her cigarette out the window and watched while the ground below her engulfed in flames. She smiled then walked over to the little door. She was about to jump out of the little doorway but then something caught her eye. She saw a silhouette of a small figure in a red cloak. Juni lost her balance and fell into a burning forest. Everything was dark.

Juni woke up and looked around. She saw nothing but white. Her eyes adjusted and she realized it was a white room. I can't be in heaven? Maybe this is it, hell. She stood up n a mirror appeared on the wall. She walked through wards it and looked at it. She had a reflection so she thought, I must be alive, am I in the mental hospital? She was wearing a white gown and white slippers. Her hair was cut of and cleaned. She had burn marks all over her body except for her mouth and eyes. She screamed then a door appeared on her left. She walked towards it and pulled at the handle, it opened. She stepped out into what seemed to be a long tunnel. She walked for about 3 minutes then called out, "is anyone here?" Nobody answered. Then from the end of the tunnel which lead to another tunnel she saw the small figure in the red cloak. She ran as fast as she could but she seemed to be unable to go anywhere.

The rooms ceiling started to shrink and the walls got more narrow. When Juni ran this time a pull of speed thrusted her through the tunnel. She reached the end where she saw the figure go. She followed that dimly lit tunnel for about 5 minutes. Then she reached a door. It was a large silver cellar door. Juni went to turn the handle then she realized it was hot. She thought, is there a fire inside or something? She turned it but her hand didn't seem to get affected. She stepped inside to see clouds that showed every memory of her in her life. The good and the bad. At the back of this white walled room there was a big cloud, it showed fire below the tree house and a pair of feet standing on the edge, in first person view. She watched thinking maybe she'd see how she got here. But all it showed was when she jumped then everything went black.

Out of nowhere a women dressed in a white lab coat appeared. She said, "Juni Cole, it's time." It's time? Juni thought as she followed the women confused. The women brought her into a room with a chair. But not just any chair it was a dentist like chair. The women took Juni by the arm but for some reason Juni could not pull away. She was seated then strapped to the chair. Juni thought, is this the torture chamber? The women repeated calmly, "It's ok just close your eyes." Juni followed the direction and closed her eyes. She felt something she hadn't ever felt before. It felt like a burning iron sword cutting in her leg. She opened her eyes and saw the red cloak figure standing there. The figure took the cloak off to reveal a horrific sight. The eyes were burnt out and her skin was being held by stitches. Her mouth was stitched closed but an echoing demon voice said, "go back to where you came from." And kept repeating it. Juni sat in the chair unable to move and screamed. She screamed, "where am I?" The demon said, "stop, stop, stop." And kept repeating that. Juni sat there screaming then........ Nothing but darkness.

Ms. Cole it is time to wake up your breakfast is ready. Called out an all too familiar voice.

Thanks for reading short scary stories, I hope you liked it. This one was the longest most detailed one and it took me a long time so I hope you enjoyed. Please vote and let me know what kind of stories you'd like to hear more.❤️😊👍🏼