The+Mansion

== I was running now, panting down the dusty hallway. I could hear the close footsteps of Him behind me, quickly gaining on me, and only one more door. I quickly opened it, only to find a dead end! I heard the maniacal laughter right behind me. I turned around… == == The house towered over me, casting a giant shadow over the rest of the neighborhood. I suddenly regretted my agreement; the house seemed to gleam with an eerie, sad feeling, giving me goose bumps. The gate creaked open as I gently pushed it, leading me onto a narrow, jagged path. The blood red shutters clattered and banged against the old house, but there was no wing. == == The path lead to a wide double door between two black pillars. The door swung open before I reached it, and cold, heavy air came out making me stumble backwards. As I turned to start sprinting, a large white hand, with long finger nails grabbed my shoulder, pulling me back ==

“Let go!” I screamed, “Let me //go//!”
== It let me go. I immediately stepped back. Then He stepped forward to reveal his figure. I gasped. It was wearing a long, black cloak. It had large yellow eyes that were sticking out of his sockets. A nose with only two holes, scars all over his face and a huge, gaping hole where the mouth should be. I ran to the door, but it was locked. == == He kept coming closer. I looked and saw a tall archway, which I hurried through. I could hear Him behind me. I was running now, panting down the dusty hallway. I could hear His close footsteps just behind me. He was quickly gaining on me, and only one more door. I quickly opened it, only to find a dead end. I heard His maniacal laughter right behind me. I turned around. He was there, holding something. I turned and I saw a peak of light from a crack in the wall. I bravely grabbed the thing in His hand. My hand got wet, instantly. == == I slammed the door in His face. I dug through the crack with the thing I had grabbed. Light streamed through the crack as I dug. I heard the door open as I crawled through the hole. I told the police of the creature I had seen, they checked the house later, and nothing was there but a large black cloak and dust. Blood covered my hand from a knife cut. The old house was torn down, and the space was used for a new community garden. ==