I'm Your Keeper... (A Short Horror Story)

She's Drawing Near.

She's Drawing Near.

I woke up this morning, it was pretty cold and it was pretty dark as well. I looked back over at the new family across the street and I could see the young girl playing in safety of the light out front. I leaned on the window sill, and I could see my hands shaking out of the corner of my eyes...

Is this girl breaking my new found sanity...?

I turned on my lamp next to my bed and she saw me again. She looked over and stared straight at me again. She stood up slowly and started walking towards the pavement; her mum must of saw her from the window and she came out. I moved out of the way so her mum wouldn't see me but I could still see them. She kneeled down so she was the same height as her daughter, she was speaking to her and then she pointed over at me.

Her mum took hold of her arm and dragged her back inside of their new house. I stood up properly. My heart was now pounding inside of my chest and my head started hurting. All I could think about was the chances of me losing my sanity over this child.

I couldn't even think straight, and then the darkness was coming. I went downstairs back into the basement and started building something new...