That Night

• Crystal Galea, Grade 7
• Short Story
• 2018

As the twilight moon Glistens, I walk down Bolt street, my hands inside my sleeve. My phone buzzes. I don't bother to check it until it buzzes again.
'Do NOT come home!' Mum types.
I wipe my eyes, thinking that I must be reading it wrong. Why doesn't she want me to come home? 'BUZZ' There it goes again.
'It's not safe here.'
Well, where do I go now? And most importantly, why can't I come home?
'MUM WHY?' No answer.
'MUM!' Again, no answer.
As I look at the sky, stars are shining along the milky way. I hear a rustle in a nearby bush. What is that? As I cross the deserted road I look closer into the autumn leaves.Mum starts typing again.
'Stay completely still..'
I start running. I don't even know why but I continue. I quickly stop, trying to catch my breath. In the gloomy, fading light the shadow starts to get bigger and bigger. Suddenly, I become face to face with this person. I don't even know if it was a person. Maybe an animal, a monster. I look closer. A big uneasy smile comes even closer to me. "IT'S YOU?!" a cold fist hits my head, and everything goes black..... My eyes eventually open. and I lay there, my body on the cold and bumpy road. I feel paralyzed. I yell but I feel like my voice just gets quieter every time. What do I do now? Is this really the end?