Scare Tactics

It was a dark stormy night. Blood-curdling screams filled the town. Faces of all kinds were everywhere….it was the night of Halloween. I got on my Darth Vader costume and picked up my red light saver and took a step outside. Wind filled the air…but no one was outside. Not one person. There was no light coming out of my neighbor’s houses, and the only sound there was was the rustling of the trees blowing softly in the wind. Then came the screams. Cries for help and torturing screams filled the night all at once, babies were crying, mothers were weeping, gun shots fired, pleas for mercy. Then it stopped. All the noise went away and the only sound there was was the rustling of the trees again. Well that was weird I thought. Oh well, now it’s gone and more candy for me if no one else is outside. I continued to walk down the street. Only then did I notice that the all the street lights were out except for one, it started to dim, then it flickered and went out. There was barley any light out now. I suddenly got the feeling that I was being followed.

            Suddenly in a flash of light a horrible looking man was in my path. He face was indescribable. Half of it was torn off, and he was missing an eye. His jaw was pulled all the way down to his chin. Dislocated. His one eye turned a neon blue then in a instant turned neon green in a unnatural glowing hue. I screamed in horror. I turned and broke into a run with my life saver still clutched in my hand. But suddenly I wasn’t alone with this monster. Suddenly everyone was outside, I felt a rush of relief thank god! I thought. “HELP! HELP ME THIS MAN IS CHASING ME!” I yelled with all my might. But no one moved…they all just stared at me with….neon blue eyes. I took a closer look at the people around me. Everyone looked exactly like him but in forms of children, mothers, and fathers. “AH!” I yelped. I felt a knot in the pit of my stomach. I started to run as fast as my legs could take me, they started to burn but I didn’t care all I wanted was to get out of this town. I glanced back behind me to see if they were there and BAM I tripped over a twisted branch caught in the asphalt. I hit the ground hard. Agony screaming up my arm. Something splashed up in my face it was warm and liguidy. I wheezed and gasped for air. Rolling onto my back I heard footsteps coming….closer and closer. Panic seized my body. I got up feeling a spiking pain shoot through my arm, but I kept moving. I tried to get up but my foot was caught in the branch.

            I finally got out but it was too late the horrible man had caught up to me and…..spoke. “Don’t run” his voice sounded human.

“Get away from me!” I yelled.

“Are you scared?” he man asked suspiciously.

“YES I AM!” I started to cry. “Please, please don’t kill me.”

“I’m not…..because you’re on “Scare Tactics” he said with a grin.

I didn’t get what he said for a moment….but then I finally got it. Scare tactics was a show made to scare people. A rush of air blew out of my lungs, I didn’t even know I was holding my breath till then. The man spoke again

“Your friend Sammy set you up” 

Sammy suddenly came out by behind a set of bushes. She was wearing her usual clothes a bright neon purple shirt with flowers running down the side of it, and a pair of skinny jeans. Confusion ran throughout my body, but also anger, but at that moment instead of yelling or screaming my lungs out I ran into her arms. I grabbed on to her like there was no tomorrow.

“Gottcha” Sammy said while wrapping her arms around me.

“UGH! Why did you do that!?” I spoke.

“Because you always think that your not scared of anything and I wanted to scare you!” she replied.

“I hate you!” I laughed.”But thanks and yes that DID scare me!”

“Okay well it was all actors so no worries, let’s get you home” she said. And we walked home until the shadows of the night swallowed us.