Basement Terror

• Ashleigh Powell, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2016

Lost in the deep, frightening forest. Sweat buds dripped down my forehead, my heart racing like a cheetah as I pushed my way through the thorny bushes. As I made my way through, my eyes darted at a old, wooden structure which looked like a house. I carefully tiptoed towards the risky house. I knocked on the ruined door, no one answered. My hand shaking as I reached it out to the door handle. I slowly twisted the door handle and the door creaked open. I took a deep breath as I walked inside.

As I entered the house, I went towards the old, cracked flight of stairs. The stairs were creaking as I was going up. I reached the middle of the stairs as I heard the stairs breaking. I fell through the staircase down to the haunted basement. I picked myself off the ground as I roamed around. It was pretty dark. I squinted my eyes to get a better view and I saw a glimpse of light. So I ran towards it. I was running as hard as I could and suddenly I tripped and fell into a whole sandpit full of quicksand. I was sinking very quickly as I started to panic. My hands moving very fast to dig myself out but it just made me sink even quicker. I gave up very easily as my shoulders went under the quicksand. Tears fell down my cheeks, nothing I could do except wait until I go right under and pass. I take a last look around before I go. The quicksand was up to my lips as I saw a lever. I forced my arm out ASAP to pull the lever. My hand eventually grabbed on to the lever and I pulled it with all my might. I sunk right under the quicksand. It was the end. Suddenly I felt rumbling coming from underneath me when a platform raised up out of the quicksand with me on top. I leaped off the platform and onto the ground. This time I walked towards the light looking at the ground to make sure I wasn't going to go through any more danger. But I should've looked both up and down because I got caught in a massive cobweb. I tried to get the cobweb off as a large tarantula jumped out in front of me. I screamed for my life as I heard something fall on the ground. It was bug spray. I reached towards it and grabbed it. I pushed down the button on the spray and aimed it at the spider. I sprayed it and killed it. Thoughts of glee ran through my head as I was able to get the cobweb off me. I cautiously walked towards the light as I was able to get of of the freaky house. Suddenly I realised where I was. I was at the amusement park that made you go though the spooky house and get to the other side.