Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The creature in the closet

A scary creature lived in the closet.
Angie didn't know what it was exactly, but it was there. But her parents didn't believe her. They said that there was nothing to be afraid of in the closet.
Clinging to the blankets on her bed, Angie peered through the darkness toward the closet door. The creature would wake up any second. It always got up at 11:15. Though Angie was tired and this was way past her bedtime, she was determined to get proof of the creature's existence.
Looking away from the closet, Angie picked up her father's fancy digital camera. Fiddling with the buttons, she got it to turn on. Clicking a little switch on the side, Angie almost jumped as the flash popped up. Swallowing, Angie hesitantly crawled out from under the covers and toward the closet. She could hear a faint scratching noise now. A thin fog was pouring into the room now from the bottom of the closet door. Aiming the camera, Angie closed her eyes and pushed a button. The flash lit up the room as the camera gave a soft click.
The scratching stopped. Shivering, Angie stared at the closet. She hoped the creature wasn't upset about having its picture taken. There was a tap-tap, and Angie let out a squeak as the doorknob began to turn.
Abandoning the camera, Angie scrambled up the bed and under the covers.
The closet door began to open.
Cree.
Creeee.
Eep. 
Squeezing her eyes shut, Angie covered her head with her stuffed elephant.
Tap-tap. Came the creature's footsteps, though Angie tried her hardest not to hear them.
Tap. The bed sank a little as the creature sat down. Angie stopped breathing as the blankets covering her began to shift. There was a suddenly chittering.
"W- would you like to play?" A young voice asked. Angie frowned and hesitantly opened her eyes, lowering her elephant as she did so. A bird-like creature was on her bed, its head tilted slightly as it studied her. Its wings fluttered open, then closed. "Do you?" It asked, beak clicking as it turned to look toward the closet.
Angie turned to look. She gave a gasp of surprise.
For a foggy world had replaced the inside of her closet.

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