WEEK 335
Mary's eyes grew wide as her closet door slowly creaked open and...


...her heartbeat beat faster and she immediately went under her covers of her bed..She tried to yell out mom...but nothing came out of her mouth. She tried to jump out of her bed but the covers were too wrapped on her so she tripped. She did not even want to look at her closet. She tried getting up at the same time fighting of her covers with frustration. Frightened she finally ran but her soreness wouldn't let her run faster to her parent's bedroom and Mary banged and banged on their door. "Mom!! Dad!!" cried Mary. "Open! Please!!" crying hysterically. Her mom immediately opened the door. Mary hugged her with desperation.

"It's 3:30 in the morning she's burning hot with fever" said her mom to her dad.

"She'll be o.k.," said her father. They both took turns holding her until she fell asleep again.

by Lupita Zapata, Brownsville, TX

...she saw something creeping out towards her. She held her breath, What could the small shadow be? Her night-light was not bright enough to see what it was. Slowly it came toward her bed. All of a sudden the shadow jumped up on the foot of her bed, Mary let out a gasp. Then she finally seen what came out of her closet. Mary smiled as she gave her kitty Sparks a pat,"You scared me Sparks," said Mary. She gave Sparks a hug. Then Mary got up and closed the closet door.

Mary smiled as she got back into bed. Sparks was already asleep."Good night, Sparks." said Mary. Then Mary too laid down and went to sleep.

by Patty, Spring City, TN

...she saw her father's body hanging between her prom dress and graduation gown. His hair had something that looked like bread stuck in it, and he smelled like bologna. He had a faded orange tank top on but no bottoms...at all. She belched forth a stream of vomit that was the same color as his shirt. She closed the door and wiped her eyes and went to town.

by B, Lake Bluff, IL