Paranormal

• Samuel Ward, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2019

“Zzzzzzzz.” I snored. I had fallen asleep in class again.

“Sam!” shouted my teacher. “Wake up!”

I abruptly awoke from my slumber and, feeling a bit embarrassed, asked if I could go to the toilet. My teacher said yes but I couldn’t fall asleep again whilst I was there. In the bathroom, I heard an unnatural moaning sound coming from a dark corner in front of me.

“What was that?” I wondered.

I peered into the gloom. Was it some kind of spectre? Maybe I was hallucinating, but I went back to my classroom, where I wasn’t going to be alone with no-one to help me, just in case.

We were learning something about maths, I think. It was the last day of school so I was too excited to pay attention. Thankfully, I didn’t see any sign of the strange spectre. I mentioned it to my friend, Angus, who agreed that I was probably seeing things. There is no way that kind of thing would exist and follow me around, right? Just then, the lights flickered and I swear I saw the spectre again - my paranormal stalker. I think Angus probably saw it too because his face was as white as paper!

“Yay!!! It’s finally the holidays and I don’t have to worry about school anymore!” I exclaimed. “I’m guessing that I might still have to deal with that ghost dude, but who cares?! I’m free!”

After a few hours of celebrating my freedom, I FaceTimed Angus and talked about the spectre. He said that he definitely saw it and it positively, 100%, creeped him out. I replied to him by telling him not to worry, since it was only interested in me. Soon, I got him to calm down and started celebrating my freedom again on my iPad, playing my games but my parents found out at 2:00 am and took it away.

After I woke up from only 6 hours of sleep, I went to try and get my iPad from my mum and dad’s room and found it was quite easy, since they were both fast asleep. When I went downstairs to connect to the Wi-Fi, I heard the moaning again. I spun round, looking for the noise. I really wanted to get rid of this spectre!

I grabbed a broom handle from the kitchen and turned the lights off to lure the phantom out. It slid out from the middle of the kitchen wall. It was the size of a large man and it was glowing and it had a sword!

I madly slashed at it but it deflected most of my attacks. Finally I managed to jab through its defences. The spectre started leaking ectoplasm and it was weakening! It swung at me but I quite easily blocked it. I jumped up in the air and delivered the final blow to its head. It poofed into dust. I had defeated it!!!