The Key- By O'Meara-Jean Daniela

The Key

                   Chapter 1

It was 8:30pm my bed time for school days. I did my homework till 8:45pm, then I put my homework on my bed side table, left the book on the pale white page, fell asleep and had a dream about a pitch black door in our house never opened, I always wondered what was behind the door, would it be Candy and Sweets or Monsters and Ghouls, ugly oh so ugly Ghouls, well, I told myself, I guess we won`t find out.

I woke up at about 6:30 to pitch black, was this what was behind the door? Was it only pitch black behind there. Darkness surrounded me, I was falling now, falling to my death. Shaking my head, “ NO, NO! This can't be happening! I'm to young to die! Please I`m only 10! I'll be a good girl! I SWEAR!!”

       Chapter 2         

I was still surrounded by darkness, still falling. Then I realised I was tangled up in my blankets and had fallen of my bed. I untangled myself and tried to grab my homework book, but I failed, I got up, I brushed my dark long hair out of my face, and just then my light blue eyes saw my homework book with a pitch black key and writing that said “You know what to do.” Was this the key to the door? The pitch black door that stood in our house? Questions rushed through my head. What should I do? Should I tell mum? Why does it say you know what to do? Who put it there? Question, questions, QUESTIONS!! I started to feel dizzy. My mum ran into my room saying “Why are you screaming questions?!” I started to fall like I was in a dream again but only this time it was real. Before I knew it I was on the ground. I had fainted.

         Chapter 3

I woke up to a big golden ball. The Sun. Mums long black hair was tied up in a pony tail. Blurs suddenly became clear, and I realised Mum was shaking me, trying to wake me up. I saw a worried expression on Mum’s face, I could see that she was scared, scared of losing me like she lost Dad. I got up slowly, I could hardly even talk, I saw Mum change her expression,  she gave me a big hug. “Oh my gosh Sarah. You almost gave me a heart attack! I`ve already lost your Father and I'm not going to lose you too! ” “ I...I...I...I`m ok Mum s...s...seriously. ” I choked out.

That afternoon I couldn't stop thinking about my dream and the key. I had decided that enough was enough. I ran up to my room and grabbed the key and ran back downstairs… right to the door. I stood in front of it panting heavily staring at the door that had stood there in our house untouched for all those years, I grabbed the key from my pocket and held it the in the middle of my palm. Mum came running into the hallway and gasped “Sarah! no don't put that key in the hole you have no idea what's going to happen! Please don't open it, the thing inside there... it killed your father and now it`s coming for me! ”

       Chapter 4

I ignored her. I mean, you know Mums, they make up stories to scare you. “Dad died in a car crash, and you know that Mum, because you were there when it happened!” I screamed “Sarah I'm telling the truth. Please your Dad didn't die in a crash.”

“Well then tell me the truth Mum. Tell me the truth!”

“Ok then, you were just a baby when it happened. It was the day we moved in. Your father and I found the door and the key, so we unlocked it, and that's when it happened. The monster charged out and next thing we knew it was going for you, your Dad was heroic enough to save you. He jumped in front of it and died. He slowly pushed it in the room again and died in the room behind that door.” I still didn't believe it. I put the key in the hole, twisted it and opened the door…

                                     Chapter 5

I gasped as I saw Dad`s 9 year old skeleton “DAD!” I cried “Sarah, you have no idea what you have just done!” A big black cloud of fog emerged “RUN SARAH, RUN!!” Mum pushed me out of the way. The black fog charged at her and killed her like it killed Dad. I started to run because I knew it was coming for me. I burst out of the door and ran down the street to my friend Faith’s house. I ran through the door and screamed “Faith! You have to help me, or I'M GOING TO DIE!!!” “Ok just calm down Sarah.” she said

“ CALM DOWN!!! HOW CAN I CALM DOWN FAITH!! I'M ABOUT TO DIE!!!. ”

“ Sarah… ”

“ Don't you Sarah me Faith. you don't get it, I'm am about to…”  Knock, knock, knock. 

“ NOOOOO!!! IT`S AT THE DOOR! IT KNOWS I'M HERE!! ”           

“ Sarah, it's just my aunty. Relax, I`ll show you that it's just Aunt Mabel.”

“ NO!! DON'T GO OUTSIDE!! ” but it was too late Faith had already opened the door.

“ See it`s just my Aunty. ”

“ I...I...I SEE IT!! ” I ran down the hall and out the back door. I knew that the beast had claimed another victim. I didn't dare look back. To look at my dead friend. To see the terrified look on her face.

                                        Chapter 6

I ran down to the local park where all my friends were. I told them about the black fog and how it killed Faith but they didn't believe it , they just laughed, so I decided to leave, and as I ran, i yelled out “I won’t be there for you when the fog comes!”