Chapter 9
The Ominous Storm

I was trying so hard to walk home. The wind was blowing furiously, and the clouds were pitch black. The lightening was loud, and the rain was coming down hard.

I was nearly home. It was only two blocks away. All I wanted to do was lay down on my bed and listen to the storm as it came down on my roof. I felt lonely, as there was hardly anybody trying to walk through this storm, too. They were probably all at home, somehow knowing that this storm was coming.

Why was I in the middle of this thing? I decided to stop at the coffee shop after school. When I was leaving the storm suddenly came out of nowhere.

The lightening flashed, and I could have sworn I saw somebody in the brief light. It looked like a silhouette.

Then I started to hear a whisper.
Followed by a voice.

Suddenly, there was a raging laugh that called my name. I ran faster, hoping to get home.

"Ahahahahahahahaha!"

I ran faster.
Faster...
Faster.

Finally, I got home. I ran inside and slammed the door shut and was greeted by my mother.

"Light-kun .. is something the matter? You look like you've just seen a ghost.."

I didn't see anything.
I just heard something.
And I can tell you one thing..
It wasn't a ghost.