Preface

I entered the room and as I looked around, I noticed that no one else inhabited it. I glanced at the pictures on the fireplace. A

picture of me as a child, an auburn haired, green-eyed child missing her two front teeth, standing next to a boy whom looked exactly

like me, only with blue eyes, was the centerpiece. The rest of the picture frames were spaced perfectly. Photographs of the blue-eyed

boy and me as infants, our first day of school, and several others, leading up to our most recent school pictures. I turned around and

stared out the window. It was dark and the rain was pouring, pounding against the window. A clash of thunder made me jump and

chills made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. I quickly pulled the curtains closed and exited the room. The house was

extremely quiet and I wondered where my mom was. I walked up the stairs to the second floor, calling her name. I reached the second

floor and walked down the hall. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shadow of someone behind me. I quickly turned around and

screamed as a pair of dark eyes stared into mine. He was here.