Alive in Death
The heavy iron gates captured my trembling fingers as I rigidly thrust them
open. As frozen as ice, my chubby hands began to solidify. The tempting orange bowl of
treats relaxed agreeably on a suspicious scarecrow. The dangly strings of lights formed a
twisted maze upon the house. Reaching their broken light bulbs towards the roof,
they slowly murdered the sky.
On the left of the mansion stood a large vermilion maple tree, swaying back and
forth to the rhythm of the prevailing wind. The moon shone in the charcoal sky, posing as
the only source of light for the next few miles. A group of crows rapidly flew by, as if
they were being chased by terror.
The house stared at me with its ghostly window. I stood there. Noiseless and
stable. The frigid weather formed a layer of frost over my parched lips; tiny specks of
salty tears dripped onto my Dora sneakers. Suddenly, a Frankenstein costumed
shadow, glanced at my motionless face through the upper bedroom. A voice of horror
alarmed my ears. My brain declared for help, but nothing came out of my empty
mouth. My feet commanded to sprint back home, but my legs refused to be safe.
The blood-painted window met my eyes. My innocent face instantly became white and still. My powerful heart started to pound faster and faster; as if it were a clock spinning out of control.
The gigantic mansion seemed as if it was about to crush my minuscule body; I wished I could be in my mom's arms, feeling the warmth of her protective body when she kisses me goodnight on my rosy cheeks. As I drew nearer to the mansion, the whole town seemed soundless and still.
The neighborhood instantly felt dead. Dances from the tree stopped, and the
iron gates stood far behind-way behind in the distance. The powerful wind started to calm down; making my Cinderella gown rest nicely on my skinny legs.
Without thinking, my feet forced themselves towards the exit. Sprinting through the infinite path, I finally locked my fingers onto the glacial bars. With a sight of relief, I exhaled, letting all the bad energy escape from my dependable lungs.
Suddenly, the air began to feel much warmer.