The House Guest

Dad's Veiw:

I was driving to our new home when I looked over at my daughter. She was sad with her head up against the window. I frowned, I knew she was sad since her mom died from cancer. We left the house because it had too many sad memories of her. We needed to move on in order to be happy, I now where my wife is watching that's what she wants. When we arrived I carried the stuff in while my daughter went inside. Her name was Anna. She is 11 and going to middle school. 

I looked around the house and it was a nice place. I went down to the basement and found a door. I tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. A crowbar wouldn't even open it. I tried using a  knife, but I only cut my hand. I gave up and just called the landlord. He said there wasn't supposed to be a door there. I hung up and brushed it off as him joking. There is no way a door just spawn's in the house out of nowhere. 

I went back upstairs, I thought I heard the door creek but I dismissed it as the wind. A few days later I enrolled my daughter in a new school. I saw her on the bus and waved her goodbye. She didn't answer back and sat there emotionless. I decided to give her space. 

Anna's View 

I got on the bus and sat in the far back. I looked up to see a blue eyed blond boy walk up to me and sit next to me. I looked over at him and he smiled. I gave a weak smile back.

"Hey! my name's billy!" he said

"my name...is anna" I said shyly

"cool! you new here?" he asked

"yea..just moved" I replied

"nice!" he smiles

I smiled back better this time. This boy was nice. I saw another girl come and fill the last spot in the seat next to Billy. She had purple overalls and long black hair down. She also had dark green eyes. She smiled. We all got to talking and became quick buddies. I felt like I was making friends.

When I got home I ate dinner and headed to bed. 

Dad's View 

I was sleeping when I heard a noise but I stayed sleep. I barely noticed. In the morning I made breakfast and gave my daughter fruit loops with her favorite princess spoon and bowl. A few minutes into our meal. I noticed she was shaking and staring into her now soggy cereal bowl. I put my hand on hers and she looked up at me.

"Whats wrong Anna?" I said worried

"I-I-I saw a m-monster" she said stuttering

I figured she just had a nightmare. I told her to get ready for school. I watched her get on the bus still shocked. I decided to go in her room and look around. I didn't see any signs of the so called monster. So I knew she was having a nightmare. 

When she got home I helped her with her homework and she seemed normal again. I was happy to see she got over her nightmare. I was cleaning the living room when I found some dirt on the ground. It looked like fresh dirt from outside and Anna was upstairs. I didn't know what to think of it so I just cleaned it up. 

Anna's View

That night when I went to bed I opened my eyes and I screamed. I woke up to see something I never thought I would see. It looked like a creature but it was different. Its body looked like it was made out of tree roots covered in dirt. It was bald and as it turned to me I could see two stone shaped eyes. They didn't have pupils but I could tell they were angry. It had long claws that looked like sharp thorns. It was on top of me and looking right into my soul. I froze and it opened its mouth to reveal razor sharp stone teeth. It reached its really long slimy leaf tongue out. It licked my cheek and opened its mouth wider to take a bite. When It suddenly hit the wall and chlorophyll was all over my sheets. It must have been its blood, I could see a rip in its side. I see my dad pick me up holding an ax. It had bits of roots and soil on it. Along with the blood of the creature. We ran and headed towards the door when the creature jumped on my dads back and bit his shoulder. He told me to hide, I hid behind the counter and could do nothing but hear my dad fight that monster. 

I took a peek and watched it bite into his side and rip out his flesh. I cried as I watched him die I tried to help him but the monster threw me into the counter. I cried over my dead dad and looked up at the creature, as the cops pulled up it gave me a toothy smile and jumped out the window. The next morning I went on the bus while the police did their job. I was to head to my aunts house after. I was crying as I got on the bus. I looked up to see my friend come on the bus. The girl in the purple overalls. 

She sat next to me and gave me a familiar smile. I she lifted her shirt a little and revealed a bandage on her side. I froze and looked back at her. Her eyes were were stone and she grinned that same sharp stone grin.

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