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My sister looks at me with boredom as I walk around. The house was basically empty with only us in the house since my parents were in a “car accident.” I walk upstairs throwing my body onto the bed, letting my eyes begin to get heavy, slowly drifting into sleep... I jolt up putting my hand on my head. It had seemed like somebody had shrieked out loud which made me wake up. I hear it again, a loud, painful shriek from downstairs. “Sonya?” I call out my younger sister...no answer. With no clue of what’s going on I race my feet down the stairs hoping nothing terrible had happened. I look around for Sonya but she is not to be seen. I look right and notice the basement door open with the lights flicking on and off. Without hesitating, I sprint down and I spot Sonya at a corner crying. “What happened?” I ask her a little irritated she woke me up She replies “She’s coming.” “Who?” “ I don’t know her name but, I saw her.” At first I think this is some prank, like, she’s messing with me, but the way she’s crying in fear and horror I begin to actually believe her. I break the silence “What the hell did you do down here?” She points past my face to a table with lit candles and something that looked like a board game. I observe it noticing the different alphabets and numbers. A small, black, clock rests upon it, not even moving it’s second hand. What was a broken clock doing down here? “I’m gonna go back upstairs.” Sonya walks back with her hands

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