1. DARK SHADOWS…
by Teri
“Demi,” called her teacher. Demi got up and slowly slumped over to her
teacher, her tie swinging. “So, why haven’t you been paying attention this
class? You’re 13 years old, in year 9! You really need to concentrate this year!
Sit next to Hermione tomorrow, that way if you talk, it’ll be about maths, not
football!”
A very loud bell stopped the conversation.
“Right children, HOMETIME! Don’t forget your homework!” Then she turned
back to Demi. Demi could not hear properly because of the noise outside in the
cloakroom. She just about made out the words “Be…you…in…peril.” but Demi
did not think anything of it.
When Demi got out of the classroom, she found out that her friends were
waiting for her.
“Come on Demi. Do you want to play dares in the park?” her friend Ruth
asked. Grace and Amy both said “YES! Come on…” at the same time. Ruth then
mumbled “Ok…” but it was to take her mind of what she had just heard. Ruth
heard everything that their teacher had said but Ruth thought it was
impossible. Was it important or impossible? Surely not…
Demi pulled her heavy ruck-sack down from her locker by its strap. She
rummaged around in it and two minutes later she pulled out her phone. She
checked the time, it was half past three. Her mum would have expected her
home by then. She text her mum saying:
Mum, can I please go to the park with Ruth, Grace and Amy?
She clicked send and hoped for the best. Another two minutes later, she
noticed a message. Was it from her mother? It didn’t sound like it. It said:

2. Remember what you have just heard! Stick to it. Otherwise, the consequences
could be fatal! But yes…
Demi did a quick beckoning look to her friends. They came over and read it.
Demi thought Ruth looked scared the most but none of the others looked that
worried.
Demi and the others walked to the park, Ruth glancing backwards every now
and then. They found a soft spot on the grass and sat down.
About 1 hour later, Amy dared Demi to go into the cave across the road. They
all got out their school torches and walked over to the cave.
They walked on and Amy spotted blackness ahead through the glass gap in the
iron door. Ruth went back so she was safe.They went through the door and
before they could shut it, it had slammed. They walked on, wondering if there
was a way out. Behind them they heard footsteps running towards them,
belonging to a dark shadowy figure. The footsteps outside faded away but then
they heard a voice saying, “Did you not read what the text said?” Grace and
Amy looked round for the voice but did not find where it came from.
A pearly white figure came into view and Demi gasped in horror for what was
in front of her was a ghost belonging to her mother.
15 years later…
Demi was still trapped in one room with the stench of 2 rotting bodies, the
bodies belonged to Grace and Amy who had died almost instantly when they
had seen Demi’s ghostly mother. Demi had no-one for company apart from her
mother once a month.