Bad Dreams

• Aj Scoulou, Grade 4G
• Short Story
• 2017

One eerie night I was alseep in my cosy blue bed, when I heard a big thud. Then I followed the noise up the creeky staircase and was trying to be very quiet, so as not to wake anyone up. As I reached the top of the staircase, I slowly looked around the corner of the wall to make sure I didn't see any monsters.

Now that I was in the clear I kept on walking carefully and slowly until I reached the attic. I pulled down the staircase from the ceiling and again heard the big thud but this time the noise was closer. I was afraid to go into the attic but the voices in my head was telling me that there's nothing to worry about, it will be all good.

Once again I climbed up the attic stairs and was shaking from fright, I kept inching closer and closer to the noise. Suddenly, my heart started racing really fast because I thought I saw the shadow of the monster, only to my surprise it was all my old stuffed toys.

Oh no, the big thud, it made me jump so high that I came crashing down and I was worried that I woke up the family. I picked myself up and kept looking for the noise. THUD, as I listened carefully, I realised where the noise was coming from, it was an old pipe in the attic walls. I was relieved that there were no monsters in the house.

As I woke up, I realised it was all a BAD DREAM.