Irony: A Short Story

They both walk to the old shop located about a mile and a half away from the house. She takes the keys and opens the front door to the dusty, dilapidated shop. The likes flicker on like a lightning bug trying to wake up.

Inquisitively, she goes to the door of the shop and peering through the window on the door, spots the figurine standing on a small,

Around the other side of the building, Alyssa is met with more neon signage boasting 24-hour access. She gives the frosted door a gentle nudge and enters.

"Right. I forgot that fast." I roll my eyes and unlock the door for her. She climbs in.

She turns back to the door opens it and slides her body through the opening, she will be missed. The door closes, everything is silent

She begins stuffing supplies in her purse, which is half full of cash. As she exits the store alarm rings and Freema started running for the mall exit. She makes it to her car and heads home.

“tiptoes to the door and opens it, walks out. Curtains close behind her and spotlight shines on her.

The camera pans to the opposite side of the room, where two guards are shown guarding a door identical to the one AUDREY is in front of. Suddenly the door, outlining three people. The girl hears the door open, halting her attempt to break free. She turns her face so her ears are facing the direction of the noise. As their footsteps get louder, she sits up straighter.

As the group gets farther into the building they are overcome by a horrible, rotten musty smell like a dead animal decomposing. Suddenly, we turn the corner and the lights go out! We all gasp and reach out for each other. Brooke lets a tiny squeak but then gets quiet. The lights suddenly flicker back on and we all look around like owls in the night. Sophia looks back to see if Brooke is okay and screams “ Brooke, where are you?” The girls start freaking out and sprint down the hall faster than a cheetah. Once they make it back to the door Emily pushes on the handle but whispers,” it’s locked, now what do we do?” Overcome by the smell of dead animals and the hallway getting colder makes Sophia start pounding on the door. She sobs, “Help, someone help us! We are locked in and our friend

Briskly, she comes out from behind the counter and enters the store room that lies further into the shop.

to the door and back again. She then looks evilly at the agent and his

I glanced one last time behind me and entered the room in a swift motion. Only to be greeted by another voice. "Looking for something, Miss?"

“Just a bit homesick that’s all. Well it’s getting quiet late I must be off to bed,”

When she saw who was at the door, she rose and looked around the room to settle what memories she had of the place. It was told to her by many that this was her mother’s favorite home. Now she would never see it again.

Footsteps approach from behind. She quickly slipped into the shadows cast by the stairs. A figure rushed past. Dressed in a gray robe, a young girl with straw-colored hair stopped and turned to look back the way she came.