One dark, stormy night, I was walking home from a party. It was my friend Ria's fourteenth birthday. The party, held at Hotel Casino, was supposed to be over by 9 but had gone on till 11.30 (at least that's the time I left). The street, noted for strange happenings at night, was completely deserted. It was pouring and, despite having an umbrella, I was soaked to the skin. I regretted wearing that lilac satin dress; the strong gale was making me cold. Walking on, I stopped dead in my tracks upon hearing a small scuffling sound behind me. I was cold with fear. Trying not to panic, I slower turned and pointed my cellphone torch at the sound, which turned out to be only a rat! Poor thing, it was trying to escape the rain. And my imaginary ghost turned out to be a bedraggled mouse. What an anti-climax!
The Simmi inside me said, 'Don't be silly, there's nothing out there! Except your overactive imagination, that is.' Suddenly, a flash of lightning and the rumble of thunder made jump. I turned around and saw something long and black behind me! I screamed and started running like mad. Looking behind me, I saw that spooky thing, whatever it was, following me and to my surprise, I saw that it carried an umbrella and a mobile phone, just like I had! Then it struck me. I was trying to escape my own shadow! What an idiot I was! Screaming for no great reason at all and waking the entire neighbourhood! 'Scaredy-cat!' said my inner Simmi.
Reaching home at around 12.45, I thought my ordeals were over, but far from it! As I was fumbling with the latch, my eyes darted towards the doorstep. Something white stood there, flapping to and fro and clutching what looked like a club really tightly in its hands. Fear gripped at my heart. I raised my cellphone torch again and saw.....
My elder sister Eva standing there, with an umbrella, and not a 'club' in her hand.. 'Is this the time to come home?! I've been sick with worry! Thank your stars mom and dad are away, or you'd have been in hot water! Now come and change, you look dead on your feet. Come on!'
Thankfully, I stripped off my wet clothing and got into my bed in my night dress and dreamed all night about shadows and ghosts and deserted streets.
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