May 15, 2003 05:34
The house was completely dark except for the light illuminating from the television. Alex was so thrilled to be left home alone by her parents and she was celebrating by staying up late watching horror flicks. Before they left, her parents told her to be in bed; "No later than 9! Or else!" "9?" she thought "9 is too early for me. Plus they'll never know. They'll probably come home at 11 or 12 and by that time I'll be fast asleep." The clock struck 9:30 and she heard a crash come from outside. "Is that my parents?", she thought to herself "No I must be hearing things just a cat or something." She forced herself to watch the movie again.
About 10 minutes later she heard a scream. By now she was scared out of her mind. She could feel her heart racing about a thousand miles a minute. She tried to move to she what had made that noise, but her body wouldn't budge. After a couple seconds of waiting she got up enough courage to go and have a look see. She tiptoed to the door, put her hand on the knob and slowly crepped the door open
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Ever done story starters in school? Want to do them now? Twist and twirl this and see where it goes. :)