A Girl's Night out There were no stars in the sky The wind was making a slight shush noise

It was pitch dark And I was walking alone The pitter patter of my own feet was echoing on the road I walked as fast as I could Eager to get into the safety of my home The cursed power was out There were no lights I guessed my each step Let nothing be lurking in the dark I hoped My heart skipped a beat I heard something slithering away slyly Trying to get away from the feeling of dread On this isolated dark eerie stretch of road I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder I gave a scream of fright Trembling like a leaf I turned around And wept tears of joy My brother Rupert stood in front of me Rupert was a year younger and supposedly smarter than me He said he knew I would be scared in dark Hence had come out to escort me back Rupert told me stories, he made me laugh Together feeling much lighter we walked hand in hand I ignored the dragging noise made by the dead fallen leaves on the floor And suppressed the heaviness at my hearts core I felt the night pressing on us from all around I imagined hearing ominous sounds Rupert said I pray we do not meet the drunken ghost I added amen and marched faster Alas! standing not ten feet away from us was a shadowy figure Nobody knew if he was for real Every fortnight the lonely shadow would shuffle down the dark road And every living being would skitter away from the shuffling echo I rooted to the spot with fear I dared not take another step ahead Rupert boldly took my hand and dragged me ahead All the while I felt the hooded eyes of the shadow glared The nearer we got, the colder I began to feel My throat clammed up, my heart raced The shadow did not even glance at Rupert But fixed its deathly stare at me I whimpered, we were almost level with it I wanted to turn heels and never stop running Ruperts hands too felt oddly cold There was no comfort to be found anywhere

I felt the time come to a stand still My feet felt laden with iron as I took each step Slowly but surely we passed by the shadow And its foreboding glare was all that I felt I knew somehow I was being marked By something beyond dark There was a presence of sinister in air That with Rupert I yearned to share Step by step we left the shadow behind But I could not shake the feeling that I was marked Soon the shadow was out of sight But my gut screamed everything was not alright My head felt foggy My eyes felt heavy I dreaded entering our home Yet I knew not why It was my sanctuary It was my abode Home, safe with my brother was here I ought to be As the home came in sight I felt my mind jostling around in thought I wanted to celebrate our near miss with the drunken ghost Yet something about its stare held me on hold Rupert seemed more and more jubilant as we came close Finally we reached our tiny abode I opened the door and stepped inside And heard Rupert firmly lock the door against all shadows lurking outside I heaved a greatful sigh and turned around with a smile on my face Behind Rupert, a note stuck on the door caught my gaze On it was Ruperts writing hey sis, going out of town with friends ll not b back until weekend With a heart turned into ice I looked into the eyes staring at me from Ruperts face!