That Night

• Darlene Haryanto, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2007

The dark alley laid before Amanda as she was walking home from Alicia, her best friend's house.

As Amanda was walking she heard a suspicious noise coming from the rubbish bin. She wondered what it was so she looked around her but all she could see was some rubbish in the bin and some tall buildings then she just kept on walking in fear.

But she kept on walking but now she heard the same sound again and she saw a shadow that had horns and a long tail. Now she feared for her life, she ran home as fast as she could. When she got home she heard a loud noise repeating itself, like..........

"Wake up sleepy head time to get out of bed!" sang her mother.