Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The House on Maple Street

Halloween

A doorbell rings. Ding! I race to get it. My best friend is there, dressed as a vampire. "Come on!" He says. I rush out the door. Everyone is dressed in their costumes as they yell " Trick-or-treat!" To thee ole in the neighborhood. We receive candy and treats, but the dentist gave us a toothbrush, toothpaste,floss, and an apple. ( Wonderful. Simply wonderful.) Then my best friend and I bump into the people we hate most: Tommy and his group of cronies. "Psst!" He says, beckoning us. I look at my friend uncertainly, but we follow. We go to an empty intersection. "You know it's Halloween, right?" he says mischievously. We nod. " And there's a lot of spooky stuff, right?" we nod again. "Okay. I have the ULTIMATE scare-your-pants-off dare." ho continues. " We dare YOU to go to the house on Maple Street."

" No!" I  scream, backing away from him, but one of his cronies pushes us forward. We slowly start on Maple Street. Tommy and his gang are laughing, at our heels. I slowly knock the door as I close my eyes and cover my face with my hands, bracing myself for what was going to happen .




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  1. AnonymousApril 9, 2014 at 12:04 PM

    I'm speechless,that's really... amazing.
    -speedy gonzales

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