By: Amy Liu

“Hurry up!”

The boy’s cries filled the forest as he panted, running at the speed of light. He dug his feet into

the mud as he blindly ran. His eyes were blurry with tears, as he faintly caught sight of his three-story mansion. Panting, he opened the door and shut it quickly.

“Open the door!” came the desperate screams of his sister, pounding on the door.

They were playing a game of hide and seek in the woods. Their parents were out for days, so

they could do whatever they wanted. It seemed like a dream, but then…

“Open! Quickly before she catches u-”

Suddenly, the girl’s eyes went wide open, as she staggered back in fear. Slowly, her eyes turned pitch black, as well as her once flowy white dress with puffed sleeves. Her soft, short pigtails that she did by herself stiffened. The ghost took over her body entirely

The boy glanced at the window. The girl was staring blankly at him.

“I see you through the window,” She whispered

The girl tilted her head blankly and smiled. Their eyes met together, and the boy staggered in

fear, clamping his sweaty hands against the door. He looked at his hands and saw a sudden

stream of blood on his palm. He wiped it off on his now blood-stained shirt.

“I’m coming,”

The boy sped away from the mansion door, skittering across the floorboard quickly, but then

found the first floor useless and climbed the steps three at a time.

“I hear your footsteps,”

The girl suddenly appeared beside the boy, as the boy screamed before using the railings to pull himself up to the second floor of the mansion.

“You can’t hide from me,”

The boy glanced frantically, before throwing a vase toward the girl. She was taken aback. Using the time, he quickly went upstairs to the master bedroom,

“I’m coming closer”

He glanced around the bedroom. Seeing no escape, he pushed away the chair, crouched under the desk, and held his breath. Slamming the door shut, he hid.

“You’re not very good at hiding”

The girl opened the door slowly, before looking under the bed.

“You’re not there, I wonder. May you be in the closet? If not, I surrender”

The boy sighed loudly in relief before-

“I found you! Now pay the consequence,”

THE END