Haunted
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Emily McKernan, Grade 5
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Short Story
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2021
As I crept down the hallway, a light flickered on and off. A wretched squeaky noise filled the room. My heart stopped. Suddenly my knees felt like rubber. I had stopped, but I still heard footsteps.
The floor started to creak. My stomach churned. I glanced around. Nothing was visible. The hallway was pitch black. I wanted to scream but I couldn’t! My throat closed. I started to breathe heavily, worrying that I would never be seen again. I was starting to think ‘why did I get up in the first place?’
Then the light stopped flickering. The noise got louder and louder and then…
I could just make out a figure coming towards me. I froze with fear, not knowing what to do. Coming closer, I realised it was a boy no older than twelve. I reached a hand out towards him but it went right through him. He exploded into a million pieces of light.