Spooky Short Story
1 min
Spooky Short Story Contest 2nd Runner Up
Arianna B. - 8th Grade
Smile or Scream
On the night of Halloween when me and my 3 friends were trick-or-treating, we stumbled upon a small run-down house. "Was this house always here? Because I don't remember it." I ask, hesitant to step forward on to the crumbly porch.
"Meh, free candy so does that matter?" Elosie shrugs. Penny and Julie nod along in agreement. Eloise knocks on the door. Once. Twice. I grab Julie's hand out of fear because something is off about this house.
The door opens and I see Julie standing there. If that's Julie, then whose hand am I holding? The hand I am holding suddenly feels wrong. It is cold and the fingers are too long. I turn around and see Penny holding my hand, except her smile is wrong, too wide.
Then Julie's head turns 180 degrees in place and she asks, "Want some candy?" But her voice was wrong. Too deep. I step back, terrified.
Eloise's head snaps towards me as she holds out a basket of candy. She whispers in a raspy voice, "Take... the...CANDY!" I try to run but Penny's grip tightens on my hand. Then I noticed something. There are four pieces of candy in the basket with me and my friends' names each sprawled across them. Three of them are empty wrappers. The only one left is the one with my name on it.
I stare at the candy with my name on it. "No... this can't be" I whisper.
Penny's grip loosens. I stumble backward, and they begin smiling. Then I hear a knock behind me. Once. Twice. I slowly turn around and I see four figures standing in the darkness. One of them looks exactly like me. She is holding a basket of candy. She smiles, "Want some candy?"
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