The intruder
The rain could be heard coming down harder and faster than it had started, thunder rumbled in the distance and a little girl was clinging to her Father's arm.
"I'm scared dad" said the child as a flash of lightening lit up the front room. "Don't worry Riley, I'm sure it will be over soon" Her father soothed. Riley Porter was a ten-year-old girl who was an only child and she lived with her parents. Her Mother had emerged from the kitchen carrying a mug of Hot Chocolate in for Riley.
"It's getting pretty bad out there" she said as she handed the mug into Riley's hands. "Will it stop soon mommy?" Riley asked curiosly. Her mother smiled and stroked her orangy brown hair. "I'm sure it will be over soon baby" she soothed. Riley nodded and took a sip from her Hot Chocolate. Suddenly there was an almighty bang at the back door causing Riley to jump and accidenlty spill her Hot Chocolate over the rug.
"Who on earth is that?" Riley's Mother wondered as a second bang echoed through the house. "You wait here, I'm going to see who it is" and he left the front room. Riley was clearly terrified and flinched again as a third bang erupted. "Mommy, what's happening?" she asked in a scared tone. Seconds later, Riley's Father came back, looking nervous.
"It's him Trisha, he's trying to break into the house. Take Riley and run" he ordered. Trisha gave a small squeal, grabbed Riley by the hand and descended up the stairs.
"Mommy, what's going on?" Riley asked, clearly terrified. "Sssssssh, it's ok. We're just going to hide in my room" Trisha said, trying her best not to scare Riley. Suddenly there was another bang and Riley could hear her dad yell "HE'S IN THE HOUSE, RUN, RUN". Without hesitation, Trisha pulled Riley into her bedroom and shoved her into the wardrobe.
"I want you to be very quiet Riley, don't make a sound" she ordered her Daughter. Before Riley could say anything, Trisha had closed the door and could hear shouts coming from downstairs. Scared, Trisha ran to the window and opened it. If the intruder didn't come looking for her upstairs, she and Riley could escape. Riley was engulfed in Darkness but left a small gap to peer through. The little girl listened as the Bedrom door opened and Trisha let out a small gasp. Riley was hoping that it was her dad, coming to tell Trisha that everything was alright but she knew that it wasn't when the person who had entered the room ask "Going somewhere?". That voice that Riley heard was not her dad's . Where was he?.
"I'm not going anywhere" Trisha stammered. The second person chuckled. "I think you were planning on climbing out of the window wasn't you well, you're not going anywhere". Riley watched in horror as the intruder grabbed Trisha by the hair and flung her across the room. Riley was desperate to jump out and tell the person who was attacking Trisha to leave her alone but she was too scared to move. She was hoping that the mysterious Batman would show up and save both her and Trisha but instead, She listened helplesy as Trisha screamed and screamed. "STOP IT, STOP IT OR I'LL CALL MY HUSBAND" she shrieked. The other person laughed, a laugh which echoed around the room and made Riley's skin crawl. "Your husband is dead, and now it is your turn". Riley listened as Trisha screamed and screamed for a mere ten seconds until everything fell silient. The only sound that Riley could hear was the intruder's laugh. She peered through the small gap and saw him leaning over Trisha's body, laughing. About a few minutes later, he got up and not knowing that Riley was in the room, left. Riley waited until he had gone and climbed out of the wardrobe. She saw Trisha layed out across the floor and there was something odd about her face. Shaking all over, Riley moved closer to get a better look and what she saw next made her want to scream. Trisha was clearly dead and had a large rictous grin carved on her face. Riley let out a shriek and ran downstairs and into the living room where she saw her dad, who was also dead and had the same rictous grin carved on his face. Unable to look anylonger, Riley ran out into the storm and screamed.