The haunted house
by Eva Šakić, 6f
I’m never going listen to anyone again! Me and my best friends Lilly and Ruby had a sleepover. Lilly said, “I think it would be such a cool idea if we snuck out and went inside the haunted house!” I was kind of scared, but because both of them wanted it, I agreed. So we snuck outside, to the house. When we arrived, I had an bad feeling. I said, scared, “Guys, I don't think this is a good idea! What if something happens to us?” Lilly laughed. “Come on, don’t be a loser! Ruby took her phone with her.” I agreed even though I didn’t want to.
We got in and in the same second a doll scared me to death! I screamed in fear! Ruby hit me on my cheek. “Ruby!” I screamed angrily. But then I saw it wasn’t Ruby that had hit me, but a giant monster that had taken Lilly! Me and Ruby were really scared and we ran away, but Lilly screamed: “Jennifer!, Ruby! Please don’t leave me! I saved you from the monster! Now save me!” But we were already too far away to help her, even if we could have.
The scream that came from Lilly when she was eaten will be stuck in my head forever! Me and Ruby hid behind a statue, when suddenly we heard footsteps. The person wore big, heavy boots. “Oh girls, where are you? Don’t be scared, I won’t do anything!” the person said. Ruby moved loudly. I panicked, because I heard the steps coming closer. So I ran away, but the person didn’t chase me. I was happy, and although Ruby had run away, too, I saw she wasn’t next to me. At that moment, I heard a scream and three seconds later a choking sound. I knew it was Ruby, so I ran faster than I had ever done in my life!
I saw a barrel standing on the right, so I hopped into it. Quietly, I cried. Both my best friends had died. I wondered if I would survive. I sat in the barrel for two hopeless hours. I waited until morning, maybe I could escape the haunted house. Then, suddenly, I heard a loud roar and big, heavy boots. The monster and the person! The person shouted “Come out or you’ll regret it!” For another half an hour I was still safe in the barrel when the person found me. I couldn't see who it was, because the person was masked and did not look like a human. I couldn't tell if was a male or a female voice. “Good night!” said the masked thing and the monster hit me unconscious.
When I got up I was tied up in a chair. I couldn't move. I panicked, but then I saw a window. It was open and I had an idea. I lay down in the chair and crawled to the window. It was very high up, but I reached it and I jumped. It was horrifying! When I woke up, I was in a hospital. I told them everything, but they didn't believe me! My poor soul was and is still called crazy because they think that I killed them! It’s been three years and I’m still traumatized.
