Creative Story : A Short Story

It was around 10:30 when Devlynn finally laid down with her daughter in bed. Dakota had nearly fallen asleep while eating in her high chair after having a full on play day at the daycare. To say the least, Devlynn wasn't that far behind her since it was such a long day at the studio. After tidying up the kitchen and around the house, she finally had some time to sit back and relax. Doing some minor work on her iPad while listening to music she paused, looking over at Dakota sleeping peacefully next to her in bed. Suddenly she smiled to herself as she felt nothing but pure happiness looking over at her little girl. The past few months hadn't been the easiest, but they made it; together. Just Mommy and

Ally sat against the wall head tucked in her knees crying in despair.She always felt so unlistened to.She wondered why this certain tension just seemed to infiltrate her.Ally then wiped her tears as her mother called for help with groceries.As she walked down, she saw her dad already helping her mom.She still decided to help with the groceries anyways.She tried to avoid any eye contact as her eyes were still puffy from the tears that had swept down her face.However, it didn't seem to matter much considering the fact that her parents didn't glance anywhere near her direction.They were too busy conversing about the way her dad's day went.Mumbling under her breath she said "thanks for asking about my day, glad to know you're concerned''.Ally then

“So if your father is still alive, then why aren’t you guys together?”, I ask as we all sit in the living room in front of the warm fireplace of the old home. “My father isn’t well.”, she says abruptly with a stern, but sad tone of voice. Ray and I glance at each other then look back at Colleen, “He’s sick and I don’t think he has long, I’ve been out here trying to find more supplies for him.”, she says looking down, “When the sun comes up, I need to go back to him”. I feel so bad for her and I can tell Ray does too, I don’t even want to know what happened to her mother or any other family she may have had. I can’t think of anything else to say but, “I’m so sorry”. She looks up at me and says, ”Well, what’re you going to do. No one exactly

The eyes of the painting followed me as I passed it. I was chilled to the

whatever. He needed to be a big boy about it. And as far as going back—absolutely impossible. “It won’t happen, Sherry. He wants both of us dead.”

“Young man. You have no idea what you’ve started with these kids. It isn’t just irritable library patrons who call here. Its parents, teachers, the Library Board members and not just one town commissioner, but the whole town board, mayor included. Everyone wants to know what you have done to these kids.”

Tossing and turning, unable to sleep, remembering when she was a young girl, warm milk helped her to fall asleep, Marlene went to the kitchen and prepared some, but tonight it didn’t help. Picking up her purse, she whispered, “I need some fresh air.”

I desperately attempt to calm my quailing heart, but it is to no avail as it pounds against my trembling breast. The terrifying, headless beast continues to chase me; he looms closer and closer. I can feel his breath, burn down my neck, like hellfire. I violently jab my horse’s ribs increasing my speed up, his breath lessens. I see safety, my heart soars. I lift my head up high rejoicing in the sanctuary I soon shall be blessed with. He lifts his head as well and hurls it towards me. The head flies through the air flaming, smashes through my skull ripping my head from my neck.

I had been up an hour previous to when she walked in and tried to get a couple more minutes of sleep. Though I tried my hardest to close my eyes, the sounds of snoring from the other side of the room kept me wide awake.

The frigid temperatures didn’t prevent those rumbustious preschoolers from playing on their school’s playground. Hannah, who was wrapped up tightly in her coat and hat, cleaved next to me. She gripped my hand forcefully. I tried to walk ahead of her, but she yanked my coat harder.

It was a hot and humid day when a group of students from Lexington High made the long trip to Niagara Falls. They sat on a rundown school bus that jerked and moaned as it sped down the highway. The students quietly mumbled as the heat slowly suffocated them. A sneeze was heard from the back and someone answered with “bless you”.

Huge fire burning. Screams louder and louder as the night goes on. People one by one. A huge bonfire party was going. The night of a lifetime. The biggest party of the year. But Skyler a tall brown haired brown eyed girl and her best friend Rylie a blonde haired harsh green eyed girl didn’t mind missing the blast. The girls were out for danger and more than they had planned. Rylie honestly didn't want to go threw with the plan her best friend Skyler had come up with but she went anyways. In Georgia there was a big town called Carrollton and there was an old abandon house that had legends upon legends about it. The most popular being a old lady lived there with her husband and the husband went crazy and made a lab in the basement to try to kill the ones who had disrespected him. And like now at least one person did not agree with it but let it happen. But one day his lab test went wrong and killed the woman and the husband. And the man is still going and working to kill each and every person. “I don't wanna do this sky.” Rylie paused. “My mom died kinda like this poor woman and I don't wanna get into that”

It was a friday night and I had just came home from school to take a nap. “Sophie does I think,” I said, slowly, confused. My mom nodded, “Your father wrecked his bike, we need to pick him up.” I was alone, my mom now asking Sophie the same question. The whole house was strangely quiet, and the only sound that was missing was the constant sound of my dad’s television.

"I hope you both choke," he muttered, before turning back and continuing his retreat, this time at a slower pace. Callum stopped again, looked over his shoulder to check on their progress. They were still following him but it looked that their need to catch him had lessened somewhat.

Adelynn was frozen still as the air began to darken. The blackness came out of nowhere and seemed to engulf her. She had just been standing in her barn enjoying the crisp October air when she felt as though something was off, and now she knew she was correct in her suspicion. All she could hear was her own heart pounding as she tried to look around. She stumbled around trying to fight a light source, a door, anything to get her out of there. Suddenly, her hair stood on end as she felt a cold hand grasp her arm in the darkness. She screamed and bolted, not knowing where she was going or what she was running from.