But...The Shadow Said So

It all began last Saturday as Jane (an eight year old girl) lay peacefully in her bed listening to the rythmic owl hoo's under the full moon. White gold shined through the window. Jane sat up in bed desperate for a drink, making her way to the kitchen a loud slither from the wall caught her attention causing a direction change. The slither, heard once more. What was happening? She felt a sudden urge that there was a whispering sound. 'Emilyyyyyy, Come to meeee you are wanted'. She agreed it was her wild imagination on top of that it was 3am in the morning and she WAS tired. She grabbed a glass of orange juice and went back to sleep. All night she moaned and groaned, the same words repeated in her head almost hurting her brain. Beats of another being surrounde the room...it was...as if she was being cornered, trapped even. The volume of beats increased by the second untill finally she couldn't take it any more and let out a deaening scream. Awakenin her Mum, Dad, 15-year old-gothic sister and 2-year old brother. Her family rushed into the room only to find...