Darkest Night

• Janaya Sheahan, Grade 7
• Short Story
• 2015

Darkest night
Crimson red eyes stared straight though me, it sent shivers up my spine. The beast took a step forward out of the darkness of the shadow. I was frozen in fear is this it? Am I going to die?
My name is Teresa and this is my story. It was my last year of high school, then I was going to get shipped off to University. I didn’t want to go but my mum has done a lot for me so I owe her that much as least. My dad died in a fire four years ago because he went into a house to save a man but dad was brave, strong, he believed in me and hoped I became the girl I am today. I thank him for that every day.
So Jakkkie and I were going to a party to meet up with some friends. I left around 2:00am I think and I walked past Kate. Kate was a quiet girl.
I got home went to my room and laid on my bed a soon as I touched my soft, fluffy pillow I fall in a deep sleep. I dreamed about Kate running down the dark and empty street and shouting for help then something out of the darkness grabbed her. I woke up.
I got to school and I saw Kate’s sister and mother and the police, I walked up to jakkie and asked “Why are Kate’s mum and sister here?”
Jakkie looked at me with a surprised look. “Don’t you know?”
“Know what?”
“Kate was killed last night!”
“What! How?”
“They said she had two neck wounds they think she was stabbed.”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! After school I got home and I decided to investigate where they found her. It was about 10:00pm when I left the house. When I got there the area was of course, blocked off but I still went and looked around and found nothing. I heard a cracking noise like someone was watching me. I headed back to my house, and then I heard footsteps following me. I started to run but, in a flash it appeared in front of me with its crimson red eyes staring straight through me. As it took another step I snapped out of my daze, but it was too late. It had me in its cold arms. It felt like I was going to get frost bite. The cold burned into my skin then warmth, something warm was on my neck and I tried to feel what it was then in a reflection of a window I saw it biting my neck, I tried to free myself from its grasp but it was sucking the life out of me. My energy slowly being drained. Everything went black…